{"id":17238,"date":"2022-08-09T23:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconicerp.com\/?p=17238"},"modified":"2022-08-09T21:40:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:40:21","slug":"the-7-types-of-retail-store-supplies-you-need-for-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconicerp.com\/ar\/the-7-types-of-retail-store-supplies-you-need-for-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Types of Retail Store Supplies You Need For Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
It\u2019s easy to think \u201cproduct, product, product\u201d when\u00a0opening your first retail store, but there are a whole host of other must-have retail store supplies you\u2019re going to need too.\u00a0 Look at The 7 Types of Retail Store Supplies You Need For Opening Day.<\/p>\n

Whether they\u2019re for customers, staff, or even for you as the business owner, here are the user supplies you\u2019ll need as you get ready for your store\u2019s grand opening.<\/p>\n

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1. Point of sale (POS) system<\/h2>\n

First up, let\u2019s talk about something we\u2019re experts in here at Lightspeed: your\u00a0point of sale (POS) system. It\u2019s how you\u2019re going to get paid and it\u2019s how you\u2019re going to make it easier for your customers to pay you in different ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery brick-and-mortar business should have a fully functional payment processing system,\u201d suggests Nick Drewe, the CEO of\u00a0Wethrift<\/a>, an eCommerce sales, and coupon platform. \u201cMost shoppers no longer carry cash. Nowadays, the average modern-day consumer pays for their daily purchases using credit cards, debit cards, and mobile wallets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cReports even show that nearly half of all\u00a0SMBs\u00a0in the U.S. get asked about card payments daily. If your business still doesn\u2019t have a POS system, now is the best time to partner with a payment processor,\u201d said Drewe.<\/p>\n

2. Displays, fixtures, and furniture<\/h2>\n

The kind of displays and retail fixtures you need are going to depend fairly heavily on the type of store you\u2019re preparing to open.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll need different things if you\u2019re opening a clothing and apparel store versus, say, a consumer goods or electronics store. But let\u2019s just say you\u2019re actually planning to open up a clothing store for a moment. In that case, you\u2019d likely need:<\/p>\n