"Box" Shop and Shelf Space -What's Your Views? - Page 2

ahpeow

Usually the owner will ask to viewing your catalogue or samples first to evaluate if it clashes with thier existing customers. They will have individual advise for you.

Most likely they will still allow you to display so long the design is different.

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Can earn rent from me of course they will allow me to display Actually I'm not referring to products from existing customers but rather products from owners themselves. I know of some owners besides renting out the box/shelf space also have carry their own products.

annies.Knicknack

Hi everyone,

I just got 4 boxes beginning of this mth selling kids wear but i'm considering to continue or not. I actually agreed with ahpeow that communication and hard work is essential to make things happen . It is very important that the sales staff knows how to push your items. Especially items that need to operate or match.Take for example a customer is looking at a tee-shirt, the staff must come in and tell the customer that it will look good if it goes with this bottom or that bottom afterwhich introduce her to acc etc etc..... I don't think the staff are educated in this field. Being friendlly is one thing but helping us the supplier to sell more is another. I personally feel that the boxes are more for small items like small bags, acc, cute stuff when you take and go. If i want to take the box, i will sell small items the next time. All in all i'm losing money till todate.

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Losing money Sorry to hear that.... but small items unless they are really unique and can command higher selling price, very difficult to cover rental. Anyone has experienced lost or damaged products while products are in the hands of box/shelf space owners?

Takeshi

Hi Everyone,

I rented a box in the past. The shop has more than 40+ boxes. No theme at all. I, myself, as a customer walked in. I feel very giddy. So many boxes. So many items. All kinds of decoration. IS VERY VERY MESSY.

The only person who earns is the shop owner of the boxes. Even if 1 box owner stop renting, very quickly, another owner will take up the box. That's how it works. If not how the shop owner earn money? Especially those boxes with window panel, customers can not even touch and feel your products. They can only see from outside. That's when sales person comes in. May I ask something? So many items in the shops, ranging from accessories - collections - plushies and etc, how are they able to remember all the functions of your products?

To tell you the truth, most of the time, the salesperson will just say, "I don't know. I not sure". They won't really bother to remember all the products functions. I also suffered loss in renting box. These are my personal view.

annies.Knicknack

Hi Again,

I left out one more point here. Besides the rental they are also taking Deposit which is 1:1 thing & so call comm & POS charges. I know of one which is 17%and my current one is 13.5% . So do remember to add that into your cost. BTW, i'm going to remove my kids wear & put up Acc this weekend to see if it moves. I left with 12days to die so what the hack....throw what i have and see how now. The fact is i also spend alot of $$$ to make up signage & props but it's not movvvingggg.........

aphrodite

hi there,
my product is damaged very often in one of those "box" shop. eventhough i gave them a display rack but they didnt put it properly. i always found my products wasn't in a proper place everytime i came down to replenish, resulted to bring home unsold cos damaged products. so sad lor...
and it also true that the sales girl cant remember all your product feature and are too busy to attend all customers.
as the space i rent is pretty small, i can only display a few range of my products in order not to cramped my allocated space.
on the other hand, those "boxes" is a good way of advertisement, to introduce your products to as many people as possible.
having said that, i didnt regret my decision renting those "boxes" but i certainly wont renew my contract.

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12 days to die....dying a slow death then Oh but thanks for the reminder on deposit, comm, POS charges and signage & props. Any other costs we need to take note of? Hopefully the signage and props you can still use them when you move to other places.

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Just by putting your products in the box is a good way of advertisement only if your sales has indeed increased but if like what Takeshi said, there are many boxes and sales communication is lacking, customers may not even notice your products lor

Takeshi

Ya lorx. 1 thing to add on. If you rent a box right, you can't put any of your contact no. name card or what so ever. They called it the conflict interest. If you want to put in your contact no or name card, you need to pay extra money or rent 2 boxes instead of 1! That's lyk OMG!

So even people buy your product, that's only 1 time transaction. They won't remember it again. Sad right? You also dunno who bought your items. You can't update them. You can't contact them. Is like, really putting items there to sell. Earn money. That's all. No customer relationship at all.

If you really want build a lasting customer relationship, box is not a good place. Flea and bazaar will be a better idea!

Yeah, they charge comm. for sales. Explaining that is for salaries, plastic bag, electricity, blah blah blah... A lot of crap. So renting a box is 1 cost. Comm. is another cost. Transportation fees to restock is another cost. Buy materials to decorate box is also another cost and etc etc.