Merchandising

Customization Sells

Many businesses have been creating customized products to feature branded names, locations, images, unique stories, and more. Museums & More discussed customization with a few manufacturers to learn more about how and why they began... more »

Ways to Create an In-Store Experience to WOW Millennials and Gen Z

Want to know something strange? Less than one-third of millennial consumers are motivated by advertising — according to a Retail Dive article — and Gen Z is more easily swayed by endorsements from what Forbes calls... more »

2019 Creative Display Contest Winner Entices and Inspires

Retail stores around the world incorporate product displays to entice and inspire customers. Artistic, creative, subtle and sometimes bold arrangements allow shoppers to experience merchandise, view complimentary products (to spur on additional purchases), and to... more »

2019 Creative Display Contest finalists

Back in October, a call was sent out to readers to submit a photo of their most creative in-store displays. The entries came flooding in and our editors were tasked with the difficult job of... more »

North Carolina Aquarium revamps gift shops

With three locations along the Atlantic coast, the North Carolina Aquarium Society entertains and educates well over a million people each year. Each aquarium has a gift shop. The retail team also operates a fourth... more »

Creative Display winner: The Crow’s Nest Beach Market

Ideas and tips for eye-pleasing product displays are high on the want list for just about every brick-and-mortar retailer. We at Gift Shop and Museums & More magazines felt a great way to inspire creativity... more »

KidsQuest plays on

KidsQuest Children’s Museum graduated to a larger location in 2015, but that actually meant less space for its Museum Store. Store Manager Alison Luk and crew hasn’t let that stop them from running a retail... more »

Creative Display Contest

Click image to enlarge. Vote by Feb. 12, 2018! Vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MMCreativeDisplay   more »

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