Here's how you can cultivate a strategic mindset for merchandising.

To cultivate a strategic mindset for merchandising, focus on these key areas: Market Research: Stay updated on market trends and customer preferences. Competitive Analysis: Understand competitors' strategies and identify gaps. Customer Insights: Gather and analyze customer feedback to inform decisions. Product Differentiation: Develop unique product features and benefits. Pricing Strategy: Implement competitive and value-based pricing. Sales Channels: Diversify and optimize online and offline sales channels. Marketing Alignment: Coordinate merchandising with marketing campaigns. Data-Driven Decisions: Use analytics to guide strategy and measure performance. Continuous Learning: Stay adaptable and continuously improve your approach.

Get in to the river and swim... so you will know how deep it is and get to know the current.. Every business is unique and you need to get into it to be able to know what challaenges and opportunities you are facing. Experience in previous busines will help you to avoid doing same mistake and grab the opoortunities that you missed

It is fundamental to understand the basics of how clients thinks and shops, and how things operate in the stores. This is to ease understanding execution to achieve a win-win result

I have seen is empower your employees to experiment and innovate by providing them with the tools, resources, and freedom they need to do their best work.

Avoir une base solide est essentiel pour développer les principes du merchandising visuel. Dès lors cette base permet à une entreprise d'être agile dans sa stratégie merchandising et de développer rapidement des projets autour de ces principes.

The industry is plagued by “ sameness “ these day. Brick & Mortar(including department stores & DOS) are filled to the rim with merchandise, e-com sites are increasingly becoming harder to navigate, both channels are over assorted and lack focus. A strategic mindset starts with a vision. Merchandise leaders need to see beyond results and start with the most simplistic strategy: what can I offer that no one else is? From there, build a merchandising strategy the ticks off the following: Who is my target audience What is important to by customer What unique experience can I offer to them

Could not of said this better. Depending on region and market place, generallly it’s a sea of product With no clear identifiable hero product, lack of story telling and connection with the customer. Retail experience and considered assortments is such an important driver to converting your customer in different ways. Don’t even get me started on quality and fit !!!

Based on where you are doing merchandising and with whom, you should also follow a daily game plan set by the team. Be very committed to the goals and follow directions well. Never hesitate to ask questions as they lead to problem solving.