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VISUALMERCHANDISING
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Where do retailers use visual merchandising?
Four areas of display in a retail store
Storefront
Store Layout
Store Interior
Interior Displays
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STORE INTERIOR• Fixtures: Store furnishings
– Permanent and movable– Display cases– Counters– Shelving– Racks– Benches
• Size, variety and quality affects clientele
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INTERIOR DISPLAYS
Purpose– Show merchandise
– Provide product information
– Reinforce print/other advertising
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INTERIOR DISPLAYS
Purpose
• Promote store’s image
• Usually promotional
• May serve as part of selling space
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Types of interior displays
• Closed: see, not touch – Jewelry
• Open: encourages handling– Clothes racks
• Architectural: shows use of product– Room vignettes– Kitchen set-ups
• Point-of-purchase: promote impulse buying– Tabloids, candy at
check-out
• Decorations: promote seasonal or holiday themes
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Display Design
• Balance – equal distribution of objects– Formal: identical on both sides (symmetrical)– Informal: not visually identical
• Point of Emphasis – point of eye contact– Contrasting color– Contrasting shapes, size, textures– Highlighting with spotlight– Placement – something in foreground
Every display must have:
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• Harmony – pleasing effect of combinations
• Proportion – (Scale) The relationship of the design elements to each other; pleasing effect on the eye– How do the elements relate?
– Consider the side of the space in the window
– Consider the size of objects to be used in the window
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• Harmony – pleasing effect of combinations
• Rhythm – line direction, eye movement
– Pyramid/cylinder
– Step or progression: progression of sizes or color (light to dark)
– Zigzag: background, middle, foreground
– Repetition: (xxx) multiples of the same shape or color
– Alternation: (xoxo) when certain shapes or colors are used alternatively (light against dark colors, warm colors with cool)
– Radiation: emphasis in middle; all radiates from center (sun)
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AREAS OF WINDOW DISPLAY
• Bow – most important part, seen the most; Used for main attraction, catch the eye
• Center panel – runs ceiling to floor
• Floor – used for tie-in items to help bring attention back to window
• Back/side walls – hanging, accessories
• Door wall – last chance for customer before entering store
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Evaluating a Window Display
Ralph Lauren Theme:
Balance:
Emphasis:
Proportion:
Rhythm:
Harmony:
Seasonal
Asymmetrical
Contrast
Proportional
Alternation
Yes