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Month: February 2008

Pop Princess, a nice look

Completely off topic, I love the look of this shop at Forest Hill Chase. See for yourself:

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From the outset it is visually appealing to its target market. Girls light up when they see it. Shopping looks like fun, certainly not a chore.

In newsagencies we tend to focus on shopping being a chore. The newsagency of the future has to be, in part at least, a pop princess type business, something completely fresh and appealing. yes, it will date. But, hey, good retail is about fashion.

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Newsagency challenges

Hair magazine cover-up

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Whoever is responsible for the packaging of the latest issue of Hair Now must not know much about how customers buy their magazines. It’s all about browsing folks. To browse, customers need to be able to open the package. Sealing the magazine in a plastic bag is nuts. To see this in a sea of magazines makes it stand out and look like an adult title.

While I was wondering what do do, a customer picked up a copy off the shelf, looked at the plastic and dropped it. I asked her about the magazine and she explained that she’s not going to buy it unless she can see the magazine. I am surprised that the people at Hair Now don’t get that.

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magazines