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Mini Bins, Great for Introducing & Displaying Products

Posted by Robert Walthall on Sat, Jul, 12, 2014 @ 09:30 AM

mini_binsAre you using your check-out counter space most effectively? Many business owners overlook this high-value "display real estate"; don't be one of them. That smooth countertop shouldn't be crowded with merchandise, of course, but you can use it judiciously to display small, quick-grab items. The perfect container to display this type of merchandise is the mini bin.

Small, effective display options for your check-out counters: Mini bins are the perfect answer

Mini bins are the perfect answer for your checkout counter display options. They:

  • Are small, clear and compact, for easy visualization of merchandise

Mini bins are available in different sizes, but all are small, clear and compact. They are meant to contain merchandise – not to be the focal point of the display themselves, but simply to house your items for sale in an attractive, easy to see manner. 

  • Are portable

Because they are portable, and because you can change them out instantly, mini bins let you make easy product and display changes in minutes. Want to move a "display" to another checkout counter? No problem. Similarly, when a product in a particular mini bin runs out, you can fill it with that same project again for simple resupply, or change your "display" out quickly by adding a different product altogether.

Advantages of mini bins

  • You can display small items in a compact space

Small, clear, and compact, mini bins are the perfect way to display small items on your check-out counters. Gumballs, individually wrapped candies, trinkets – any small, loose item is the perfect fit for the mini bin. Contain small items on your counters at checkout and make them easily accessible to customers for quick grab and go.

  • You can create the perfect focal point for best-selling items effortlessly

Mini bins let you contain small, best-selling items at the checkout counter so that customers can take advantage of last-minute buys easily. Best-selling items like over-the-counter medications (in travel size, for example) fit perfectly in mini bins.

  • You can house a lot of product in one easy-to-manage display

As small as they are, mini bins can hold a lot. Group different but complementary or related products together in separate checkout counter mini bins to create irresistible best-selling displays. For example, gumdrops, individually wrapped hard candies, chocolate candies and gumballs can all be housed in different mini bins, configured near the checkout for quick grab by customers. A single customer, for example, may not want to buy a whole package of chocolate candy, but being able to grab a few on the go, makes the sale. By grouping complementary mini bins together, you increase the impulse sales value of these small individual items by giving customers the variety they want.

  • They can be reused endlessly

Washable and sturdy, mini bins can be washed and reused endlessly; buy them once and use again and again.

Don't overlook check-out counter space as the valuable retail "real estate" it is. Populate that real estate with a few effectively grouped mini bins full of enticing "quick grab" products your customers can't resist. You'll keep your customers happy, and increase your own profits effortlessly at the same time.

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