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The Shopify Merchant's Bedside Book: 'Merchandising''
The Shopify Merchant's Bedside Book: 'Merchandising''
The Shopify Merchant's Bedside Book: 'Merchandising''
Merchant’s
Bedside Book
‘’Merchandising’’
Chapter 1
MERCHANDISING
Merchandising Checklist..............................................35
How to Increase
Conversion with proper
Merchandısıng?
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Your business success is beyond having great products and
competitive prices, it's also important to focus on the
customer experience as a whole.
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This means researching your audience's demographics,
lifestyles, and interests, and using that information to tailor
your displays and promotions to their preferences.
In eCommerce merchandising,
curation is often overlooked but holds
immense power. A well-curated
selection can ignite impulsive shopping
and boost cart value. Know your
customers, strategically place products,
and watch engagement and sales soar.
Group products in a
logical and visually
appealing way
There are a number of strategies for grouping products
effectively such as organizing products by category, creating
bundles, upselling or cross-selling, and so on.
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Within each category, products can be further grouped by
style or color.
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Personalize customer
experience in visual
merchandising
Customers love it when you know them! You can
recommend products based on customers'
interests, geography, or browsing history. You can
also manually save the spotlight for the hottest (trending)
items in your store.
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Stats on the Effect of
Merchandising
93%
of consumers consider
5-6X
higher conversion by
visual appearance for
buying decisions. leveraging site search.
50% 62%
of consumers switch of customers consider
brands with no video/photos reviews
appropriate before purchase.
merchandising strategy.
24% 82%
of brands believe
of customers interacts
with products in the enhanced experiential
store before purchase. value is crucial.
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Top Benefits Of
Merchandising For a
Shopify Brand
‘’The Reasons Behind The Impressive Stats Above’’
Increased Sales
Effective merchandising can lead to an increase in sales by
showcasing products in a flattering manner.
Merchandising involves more than just displaying products
on shelves or webpages; it involves creating a visual story
that captures the customer's attention and encourages them
to make a purchase.
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Not to mention, merchandising also allows
customers to see your products in scale and in
practice to make sure they can purchase the right
variant (size, color, material,...)
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You can also use high-quality product swatches captured in
various lighting and angles as well as detailed product
descriptions to help customers make informed purchasing
decisions.
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25% to 40% of the total profits of most
businesses originated from returning
customers. If your customers remember
that your online store is easy to shop
through, they will return again and again.
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Differentiate from
competitors
Effective merchandising can help Shopify brands
differentiate themselves from their competitors. By
creating a visually distinctive and memorable
online shopping experience, brands can stand out
in a crowded marketplace and attract more
customers.
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Improve the store's SEO
rankings
By optimizing product categories, descriptions, and
promotional campaigns, store owners can ensure that their
store is more visible in search engine results, which
can lead to increased organic traffic and sales.
Additionally, merchandising can help to improve customer
engagement, which can further improve SEO rankings and
increase the store's visibility.
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To illustrate, using the same font, colors, and logo on
all of your product pages can help reinforce your
brand's identity and make it easier for customers to
recognize your products.
Better Inventory
Management
An underrated benefit of merchandising is that this
practice can improve inventory management by
highlighting products that are selling well and
reducing inventory of products that aren't.
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On the other hand, if a product's sales isn't that prominent,
you can redirect merchandising by either running a sales
campaign to recollect the initial investment or including it
in a bundle with other high selling products.
Competitive Advantage
Strategic merchandising can give your brand a competitive
advantage by setting it apart from other brands in the same
market.
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Mentioned practices such as customer reviews,
customizable product display, customized pages and
product filters,.. can all be satisfied by using a
powerful page builder like PageFly.
web page.
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What Does It Actually
Take to Utilize a Product
Filter & Search Tool?
eCommerce platforms like Shopify offer a free product
filter and site search solution, yet with flaws and limitations.
A moderate investment starting at around $19 is necessary
to boost sales with merchandising.
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What Is an Agency’s Role
in Merchandising?
A Shopify Expert plays a pivotal role in store
merchandising, helping their clients create an effective and
impactful product display that can be an impetus for
customer conversions.
written by
Xavier Lee
Managing Director at
Jumpstart Commerce
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What Is a Tech Partner’s
Role in Merchandising?
In eCommerce, a tech partner can contribute significantly
to merchandising by providing the technical expertise
and support needed to effectively manage and
optimize an online store's merchandising strategy.
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Here are some ways to demonstrate how a tech partner can
contribute to an eCommerce business’s merchandising:
Platform selection
Having a tech partner can help a business select the right
ecommerce platform that supports effective
merchandising. They can evaluate different options and
recommend platforms that have features such as search
functionality, product recommendations, and easy product
categorization.
Personalization
When it comes to building a memorable shopping
experience, personalization is key. How a tech partner
can personalize the shopping experience is through
implementing tools such as product
recommendations, personalized search results, and
dynamic pricing.
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Personalization can also help increase sales by showing
customers products that are more relevant to their interests
and needs.
An example of personalization is
utilizing a page builder to build your
store design, make any necessary
tweaks in product display to achieve the
most effective and sales-driven layout
for your products and customers.
Optimization
Another way technology can assist an eCommerce business
optimize its merchandising strategy is by testing different
layouts, product placements, and promotional offers.
Through A/B testing and analysis, a tech partner can
help identify the most effective merchandising
strategies for your business.
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Maximizing Customer
Satisfaction
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How to Measure the
Success of Store
Merchandising?
Measuring success in eCommerce merchandising can be
complex, but there are several key metrics that can
help determine how well a business is performing.
We suggest you look at the below metrics for an effective
measurement.
Conversion rate
Visitor engagement
Bounce rate
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Customer feedback
Customer segmentation
Challenges When
Leveraging
Merchandising Tools
Page Builder Tool
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2 Touch Interactions
3 Performance Optimization
4 Content Optimization
5 Compatibility
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of some no-code
solutions
with critical featu
res,
merchants strugg
le to
optimize online
merchandising, inclu
ding
site search.
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Solutions When
Leveraging
Merchandising Tools
Page Builder Tool
Tips to make your shopify store mobile
responsive
As buyers are becoming more reliant on their phones and
tablets, it’s important for Shopify merchants to make their
stores responsive to mobile devices. We suggest you follow
these tips to make your Shopify store mobile responsive.
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9 Monitor analytics
Search Tool
Important touchpoints to do online
merchandising with best practices
1 Search merchandising:
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3 Window display = Website homepage:
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But, it is much more difficult to showcase your
products on a website because you can’t list everything
out like in a physical store. So, pay attention to
optimizing your site navigation as well as product
filters to inspire online visitors’ next action. Only
show filters that are relevant to the listed
products, display the price filter in a range
slider, and the color filter using a swatch.
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CAse Study:
Merchandising Effect
on Protein Package
‘British nutrition brand’
+£250K
around a £250,000 increase in sales with
the effect of site search.
1.3X
conversion rate went from 2.5% to 3.2% by
leveraging merchandising.
40K
total searches that focus heavily on brand
names, popular products, and requirements.
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CAse Study:
Merchandising Effect
on Sage and Paige
‘Global Fashion Brand’
4X
the number of search sessions increased
with the implementation of site search.
2000+
more than 2,000 number of sessions with
search within 2 months.
3.5K
in the peak season, the number of sessions can
almost reach 3,500 sessions with site search.
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Merchandising
Checklist
buy-one-get-one offers.
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Murat Kaya
Growth Marketing &
Partnership Manager