Let's Talk a Little Shop | ASD Market Week

Mastering Retail Merchandising | DeAnna McIntosh | ASD Market Week

DeAnn McIntosh - Retail Business and Merchandising Expert Season 1 Episode 3


Welcome to Let's Talk A Little Shop, a podcast created by ASD Market Week. Let's talk a little shop aims to help small businesses navigate the rapidly changing retail landscape, whether you own a brick and mortar store or are an online seller (or both) this podcast provides tangible strategies to keep your cash register ringing.

I sat down with DeAnna McIntosh of Retail Evolved in order to discuss the lost art, and science, of merchandising. What started as detailed discussion on planning, trends and in-store selling quickly became something much, much more. In this episode, we discussed over 17 ideas and strategies for retailers in under an hour. Listen in to learn about:

  1. E-commerce and the truth about your conversion rates.
  2. How the problem isn’t your marketing, it’s your merchandising.
  3. Why and how merchandising became a lost art and science. 
  4. How to look at merchandising as the operational system for the back office part of your business.
  5. How to get your products to the right people.
  6. Why your retail business needs to solve a specific problem for your customers.
  7. How can to serve your customer at a deeper level
  8. Why know your customer will put you 10 steps ahead of your competition. 
  9. Creating a better merchandising experience through headless commerce.
  10. Using apps and creating services for customer retention.
  11. Finding alternative uses for your store. 
  12. Rethinking your product mix.
  13. Pricing and sales in time of inflation.
  14. Standing for something and having a mission.
  15. Becoming a staple in your community.
  16. Adding services that solve customers' needs.
  17. How to Create a VIP Day that also moves retail inventory. 


About Deanna McIntosh:

You can find DeAnna at DeAnnaMcIntosh.com or RetailingEvolved.com, and on all social platforms at @DeannaJMcIntosh. You can learn about her Retail Business VIP Day as well.

Learn more about ASD Market Week:

To learn more, visit ASDOnline.com. You can also register for our next show. Get the transcript and read the full interview here.