for the past three weeks, i've been setting sales planners. these are corporate ordered merchandise displays on endcaps, directed at promoting new items, seasonal items, or one time buys/special pricing. usually, it's a two person job, but with summer now officially under way, the workload is doubled, sometimes tripled.
you would think that a space that is 3'W X 7'H X 18"D is a small space to work with, but adding three shelves and peg hooks gives you an unlimited amount of options. normally, the displays are preconfigured, but for these three foot sections, there is a lot of wiggle room.
there are a couple of things that you have to deal with when setting a sales planner. you have to find a suitable location, keeping like items close to like items. the salesfloor in our store has lettered and numbered blocks. "A" block is chemicals, cosmetics and pharmacy, "B" is stationery/office supply/small appliances/kitchen wares, "C" block is bath, window and storage, "D" is bedding, decor and frames, "E" block is toys, sporting goods and automotive, "F" is electronics, music/movies/books, pets and luggage, "G" is market, fresh/frozen foods, paper goods, toiletries, rear seasonal and mini seasonal. Each block has a specific department number, so as you set each salesplanner, you have to stay within the same department.
also, endcaps are usually dumping spots for clearanced items, so there's quite a bit of movement and rearranging that has to happen before you can get started. there are, believe it or not, standards for clearance displays, so one of my many skills is my mild OCD, which compels me to arrange
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