Run the idea through school administrators, such as the principal or SDA to make sure running a shop will be allowed.
Planning Guide
Plan your school shop properly – Below are we what we suggest you do. In addition, please find .pdf’s of important free content we offer.
What is the best way to Plan your School Holiday Shop?
Planning a School Holiday Gift Shop is probably the most important step, once your school or parent- teacher group has decided that is what they want to do. Below are some ideas we suggest to consider or follow plan your school holiday shop sale:
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Proper Planning for your In School Holiday Gift Shop is the Key To Success!
School holiday shop planning is extremely important – like the old saying goes “Good planning prevents poor Performance”.
Best Practices for Planning your Holiday Gift Shop
- Do your best to guess how much merchandise you think you’ll need for your event.
- Get proper approval from the final decision maker. And get it in writing!
- Plan your dates ahead of time so you have plenty of time to get everything you need.
- Reserve your space; room, auditorium, etc. Tight on space? We have options for you.
- Line up some reliable volunteers that are good with children.
- Open boxes upon delivery – confirm inventory. Let is know if there are any discrepancies.
- Group your opened merchandise properly.
- Decide if you are marking up your merchandise, and if so, by how much. We can do 5%, 10% or more. Just let us know so we can get your bar codes on your products correctly.
- Additionally, we suggest allowing extra time for delivery in case of a snow day or other delays. Remember Murphy’s Law?
- Furthermore, set up a “Preview Day”, for students to browse what they want to buy. This will help them to get an idea of what they want to buy later.
- Finally, make sure you have enough change on hand for transactions
Get The Facts Straight! Facts to Run a Successful In School Holiday Gift Shop
The success of your holiday shop is connected to the vendor you choose. Please make sure your supplier provides you with all the online resources, selling materials and customer support to make your shop a success.
Make your Holiday Shop a Real Success: Take time to plan your School Holiday shop sale!
- Volunteer and sponsor commitment is key to a successful holiday shop – be hands on.
- Additionally, distribute parent letters to the children according to your schedule
- Place shop posters in high visibility areas
- Mark all tables properly for ease of shopping
- Furthermore, take advantage of the support materials, such as:
- Gift certificates
- Online resources
- Cash register App
- Animated “kick of video“
- Tablecloths – help create a festive mood
- Gift Bags – makes it easy for the kids
- Shopper budget envelopes – urge parents to fill them out, especially for younger students.
- Display all products – don’t pre-judge what you think will sell – kids are fickle – and you would be surprised at how much money their parents gave them to spend.
- Finally, creative a festive mood. Play holiday music – have some volunteers wear Santa hats – have fun and enjoy…and remember it’s all for the kids.
Customer Support from your Holiday Shop Vendor
Choosing the right supplier for your holiday shop is critical – it is the first and most important step once you decide to run a program. Anyone will do id everything goes perfectly. However, we all know better then that, don’t we? So, what happens when you need help? What kind of customer service will they give you? Here at https://schoolholidayshop.com we offer a full compliment of trained customer service people to handle any and all of your inquiries.
The Right Holiday Shop Company Makes all the Difference – So make the Right Choice —The First Time.
- 50 years of customer service experience! We have been servicing school accounts since 1965.
- Online resources for re-orders and utilizing your custom management page. Your free 24/7 personal website gives you access to this all whenever you need it.
- Furthermore, our offices are open 9-5 Monday through Friday (E.S.T.) – always a live person during those hours.
- All staff call in for their messages if they are out or if we are closed for some reason
- Additionally, we check our email’s remotely – so send us a message, we’ll answer it promptly
- Finally, all of our staff are well trained on questions about holiday shop sales
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Common Questions & Answers
Yes; and you can also self-invoice at a custom page built just for your school.
We do, and it is a great way to make the shop even more successful.
If you don’t have enough volunteers, this is an incredibly great idea –and it works like gang busters..
We have over 100 items and most of them come in color boxes.
Yes and it will be shipped via overnight service – “no extra charge”
Yes, we do – it is an amazing add-on to our service, products and customer support.
Yes, we, often times, are able to accommodate special product requests – so please inquire.
With us you can – just take a look at all of well packaged items right now.
We do – we have your your interests in mind.
Finally, please call us toll free anytime. (1-800-645-6550).