30 Clever Ideas From Retail Stores To Bring Customers Back To The Shop

In a world that is getting more and more inclined towards online shopping, retail stores need to constantly innovate so they can creatively keep customers coming back to their stores.

Some shops have come up with unique marketing gimmicks to retain their local customers in the most appreciable manner. In fact, some would go so far as to say, that perhaps every store could take a leaf out of their books. So scroll below for some of the most ingenious promotional campaigns that retail stores everywhere should implement.

#1 A Grocery Cart That Attaches To A Wheelchair To Provide Greater Independence While Shopping

#2 Crayola Started A “Choose Your Own Crayon Box” Station In This Office Supply Store

#3 The Body Shop In Stockholm Has This Now. Refillable Shampoos And Other Products

#4 This Store Sorts Avocados By Ripeness

#5 “Blind Dates With A Book” Prevent You From Judging A Book By Its Cover

#6 This Store Allows You To Build Your Own Pens

#7 Our Local Shop Grows Its Own Salads And Herbs On Site

#8 Free Vegetable Leaves For Pets In My Local Supermarket

#9 My Grocery Store Started Selling Overripe Bananas For Cheap With A Recipe For Banana Bread On The Bag

#10 They Have Pet Carts In Grocery Stores In Italy

#11 The Vegetable Shops Here Shows A Picture Of The Farmer

#12 This Board In An Italian Supermarket Shows You What Fruit Is Available At Different Times Of The Year. This Would Be Useful In All Supermarkets

#13 Men’s Restroom In A Grocery Store Had A Selection Of Free Diapers

#14 This Irish Supermarket Has Quiet Evenings For Sensitive People

#15 This Store In Poland Allows You To Buy Frozen Dumplings And Veggies In Bulk And Weight Them Instead Of Prepackaged Boxes

#16 These Shopping Carts In German Store Have A Built-In Magnifying Glass

#17 Supermarket Trolleys In Sweden Have A Map Of The Supermarket

#18 This Sporting Goods Shop Has A Pool To Test Aquatic Equipment

#19 My Local Grocery Store Prints Their Receipt Paper Double-Sided

#20 Our Local Supermarket Makes Juice Out Of Unsold Fruits. Literally Zero Waste

#21 My Shopping Bag Has A Printed Holiday Pattern, So It Can Be Reused As A Wrapping Paper

#22 In This Grocery Store, Cashiers Hangs Up Flags At Their Registers To Indicate The Languages They Speak

#23 These Two Different Sets Of Shopping Baskets At A Department Store In Bangkok. For Those That Need Help And Those That Want To Be Left Alone

#24 This Checkout Has No Candy For Parents With Kids

#25 These Mini Display Tents

#26 Chairs In A Mall Food Court Are Notched To Hold Shopping Bags

#27 This Baby Store Has Different Surfaces To “Road Test” The Strollers

#28 All Supermarkets Should Do This

#29 This Shopping Cart Has A Spot For Kids To Stand On While Their Parents Pushes

#30 The Bra Store I Went To Has Instructions For A Self Breast Exam In The Changing Room

Shanilou Perera

Shanilou has always loved reading and learning about the world we live in. While she enjoys fictional books and stories just as much, since childhood she was especially fascinated by encyclopaedias and strangely enough, self-help books. As a kid, she spent most of her time consuming as much knowledge as she could get her hands on and could always be found at the library. Now, she still enjoys finding out about all the amazing things that surround us in our day-to-day lives and is blessed to be able to write about them to share with the whole world as a profession.