Category Archives: Shopping Baskets

What Kind of Baskets Are Right for Boutiques?

A woman looking at clothes in a boutique while another woman stands in the background.

Boutique shops come in all shapes, sizes, and specialties, but they’re all in the business of selling premium products to local customers. Like any other type of store, boutiques must do their best to incentivize foot traffic and purchases — marketing may be the biggest part of this equation, but it’s not the only piece of the puzzle.

Cleaning Tips for Shopping Baskets

Man cleaning shopping carts

If the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of anything, it’s that germs are all around us. This might be a scary notion for some, but there’s no avoiding it. That said, the more we can do to mitigate the spread of germs from one person to another, the better off we’ll all be. Grocery…

Why Basket Visibility Is So Important

Stack of red shopping baskets

In previous entries, we’ve gone over the importance of providing your customers with quality shopping baskets. However, simply stocking up on these vessels won’t do your business much good if your shoppers can’t easily access them. In other words, you must not only have enough baskets on hand to satisfy all of your customers and…

Are Mini Baskets Right For My Shop?

Yellow mini shopping baskets

Running a retail or grocery business isn’t just about providing customers with the goods and services they require — you must also consider how they go about shopping in your store. The better you know your customers and what they want, the better you can serve them, and the more satisfied your customers are, the…

4 Questions to Ask when Buying Shopping Carts and Baskets

Group of animated shopping carts

We’ve gone over many times that a store’s carts and baskets are more than merely shopping vessels — they’re marketing and branding tools as well. The shape, size, color, and logo of a business’ shopping baskets and carts say something about its brand identity in both tangible and intangible ways. This messaging ultimately has an…