Sales and Space
Posted By Kathleen David on January 17, 2021
There is a rule in retail. If it doesn’t sell well enough, then we need the space for something that does.
Right now, I am having a hard time finding whole bean coffee I like. It uses to be easy to get a bag of French roast that I could grind. Since the introduction of the coffee pods, the space for whole beans is getting smaller and smaller to the point that it is hard to find what I want in the grocery store. I know it is because whole beans do not sell as well as the pods and ground coffee. It is still annoying.
While I was working at Borders Books, I could see trends in various sections of the store. I watched sections expand and retract. Books on pagan religions were all the rage in the 1990s. Now that section is reduced to one bay if that.
I used to be able to find good books on doll making or stuffed animals in bookstores. Then knitting became all the rage and other sections in crafts were reduced. Then came crochet to take up more room. Now the sewing sections are expanding as people start making their own clothes again. I am waiting for cosplay books to show up in sewing. If I need a doll book, I have to find it online. I really like to look through a book before I buy it.
There are fabrics that I loved to work with. Some are no longer sold in my local fabric shop. I know it is because they started selling less and less. I can find them online, but I can’t feel them which is important to me. I will say that it is so much easier to make my puppets now then it was in the 1980s and 1990s. Polar fleece was a game changer.
With all the interest in cosplay, it has been easier to get materials and glues that I use in puppet making.
The explosion of jewelry making has been a boon to me along with the parachute cord and other crafty items. The downside is that I cannot get 24mm eyes in a store anywhere. It is online and I cross my fingers that they are the right color.
Items come and go. I adjust accordingly.
I am grateful for items that I can still get in store.
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