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 [...]

The Lizard Lounge’s merchandising guru, Kelsie Morrow, held a clinic on window displays at the Winter 2013 Outdoor Retailer Market.  It was awesome, and lucky for the people who weren’t able to attend, she shared her presentation with us here for the benefit of all.  Enjoy the slideshow and feel free to send us photos [...]

The Mountain Store in Crested Butte, Colorado uses nature-inspired displays to keep their merchandizing fresh and region-specfic. These images are from their Fall display, but the message is timeless: Simple cues from nature work beautifully to keep your store looking great.     A new season is coming! Can you think of relevant adaptations of [...]

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 [...]

Sometimes we really want something simple, easy and visually inspired to support our merchandising stories but find ourselves out of cost-effective ideas. We think this sunflower is fresh-looking – and it’s super easy to make from recycled paper or old posters
. A Quick How-to: Cut your old paper/posters into A3 size. Roll each piece to [...]

Everyday items like books and magazines can be found anywhere – and they’re guaranteed to be familiar to your consumer. Older books can be found for cheap if you take the time to hit a couple yard sales on the weekends. Using familiar objects in new and unexpected ways causes the consumer to take a [...]