Our resident merchandizing guru, Kelsie, has Spring on her mind.  It’s still cold, but she’s already spending her weekends camping… and thinking of ways to visually reflect the seasonal change at the Lizard Lounge in Portland, Oregon.  Inspired by the bright hues of the painted succulent pots pictured above, she began her project by coming [...]

By Ponch Membreno, manager of the Horny Toad/Nau Outlet Store in Freeport, Maine I usually make these around the winter holidays, but they end up getting left up all year long. Their glow is really nice and warm – perfect for windows or any space you want to redefine. You can make them varying sizes [...]

The lounge space at Horny Toad & Nau Outlet Store in Freeport, Maine is a comfortable place for people to rest their feet. It has a TV and satellite subscription and an old Mac to give kids hours of online computer games (with firewalls to protect access to email and private sites).  They brought in [...]

Landsharks in Saugatuck, Michigan has got merchandizing dialed.  Check out these four great tips they’ve generously shared with us.                 1. At Landsharks all of our 4-ways racks are layered with at least three items. We merchandise our 4-ways based on color stories rather than by brand. This [...]

I was standing in line one morning waiting for my favorite egg sandwich at Ohno Cafe, where there is a list of choices scrawled on a chalkboard – it’s not even a pretty chalkboard and the handwriting is not so great either, but many restaurants in Portland, Maine use this method to let diners know [...]

If you have not already put together an annual calendar that includes events and visual themes to merchandise by, there’s no time like the present! Weekly and monthly brainstorming sessions on your next window or visual merchandising display can be exhausting. A visual merchandising calendar will save you money and time because you will know [...]