When choosing the best shelving options for your store, do not forget to consider freestanding display formats, not just static bays. Dump bins, despite the unappealing name, are an excellent tool to have at your disposal, they can be used to place small impulse purchase items in the clear sight of customers, as well as filling any small gaps you may have between shelving units.
Dump bins are a truly versatile item, many stores will use them to place small sale items near to the checkout to encourage shoppers to grab items on their way to pay. Stores also use dump bins to control the flow of the queue for the till you can place a row or create a shape of dump bins for people to queue between or next to. This means that those waiting to pay do not get in the way of other customers and encourages impulse purchase.
As mentioned dump bins are a great place to put sale items, having them stand alone makes them more attractive to passing customers and constantly changing the items in them to whatever is on sale that day/week means that customers are more likely to look at what is new and pick it up. You could also place small items that do not require a shelf to be displayed properly, many food stores will place crisps and snacks in the bins as it is obvious what they are without having to perfectly see the front of the packet, while fashion store will often place accessories like tights and socks in the bins.
Items placed in a dump bin will not be displayed neatly like on a shelf so it is important to consider what you place in there. It needs to be something that is easily recognisable even if you do not have a perfect view of the front of the packaging. You also need to consider that there will be several ‘layers’ of the products stacked on top of each other within the dump bin.
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