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7 Best Uses for a Retail Showcase Kiosk

Posted by Kathy Heil on Jun 14, 2016 11:27:42 AM

AdobeStock_70322575.jpegBig, bulky products are easy for shoppers to see. But when your mall kiosk business specializes in the small stuff – jewelry, watches, electronics, and so on – you have two merchandising issues to contend with. Your tiny merchandise has to be protected from theft (or breakage or contamination), yet it has to be highly visible. The retail showcase kiosk is your best friend because it excels at both.

Here are 7 ideas for a retail showcase kiosk you can try:

  1. Display showcases can be constructed to provide visibility from one, two, three, or all four sides — as well as through the top. You can build them in squared, angled, or rounded shapes, and as shallow deep as you need to fit your merchandise and the dimensions of your layout. Cabinet styles can give your kiosk a distinctive overall shape and décor style as well as showcase merchandise.
  2. The glass tops double as demonstration space where sales staff can interact with customers.
  3. Counter-top units such as towers or enclosed racks are a great choice to house your smallest or most valuable merchandise, displaying items where they are easy for customers to see, but also easy for you to keep an eye on.
  4. Taller units can serve as stand-alone displays. Towers that revolve make the most of floor space by giving shoppers multiple “views” with one small footprint. Taller showcases help vary the height of your displays, too, giving your entire kiosk business greater eye appeal.
  5. You can achieve visual height with a wall-mounted retail showcase kiosk. It can house a single presentation – say, a necklace, matching bracelet and earrings displayed on an interesting prop – or you can outfit it with shallow adjustable shelves. With a door-style, locking front panel, items are secure yet easy for employees to access.
  6. Add lighting. All types of showcases benefit from additional lighting, whether it comes from the exterior and serves to highlight the entire case, from the back or side to add drama, or from the interior to add glitz.
  7. Use tried-and-true merchandising techniques to fill your showcases, but dare to be different, too.

Concerned about using glass?

Today, acrylic is widely popular for retail showcase kiosk design, because it’s outstandingly versatile. It is far lighter and stronger than glass. And special finishes can help keep surfaces free of fingerprints and protect them from scratching. Acrylic works well by itself, and it combines beautifully with any other type of material. So go ahead – get creative.

Not sure where to start? Talk to an expert on retail showcase design. They know what works best, so they can give you ideas that will turn your kiosk into an irresistible stop for passersby and a must-have shopping experience for customers.

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So how can use these excellent fixtures to add pizzazz to your business?

Topics: Kiosks

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