Author Archives: Crown DIsplay

Water in the office!

Posted on 23rd April 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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It’s not as bad as it sounds!  No, we haven’t had a flood.  We’ve recently installed a water cooler in the office and showroom, which is great considering the weather is finally starting to improve and the temperature is going up. 

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Pegboard: old fashioned or still very useful?

Posted on 17th April 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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The term ‘Pegboard’ is commonly used to cover a variety of materials and mainly indicated a sheet of tempered hardboard, metal or wood predrilled with evenly spaced holes.   I was recently asked by a customer if we supply ‘proper old

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Why have customer testimonials and reviews?

Posted on 9th April 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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If you have a look on our website, you’ll notice that we have very strong customer testimonials. All of our testimonials are from genuine customers and, what makes us different from our competitors is that every single testimonial is contactable.

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From the office window

Posted on 6th April 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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We have a lovely view in our new office premises and shop fitting showroom here, looking out onto rolling green fields containing sheep and alpacas and whilst it’s nice to look at all the lovely shop fittings, I much prefer

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My road to blogging

Posted on 20th March 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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This is a road that is very bendy, with very few straight sections, it’s travels uphill rather than downhill and there have been lots of obstacles in the way but blogging is important and fun, and a real learning experience.

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Mannequins are a great selling tool!

Posted on 12th March 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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Mannequins come in all shapes and sizes.  You can buy white ones, flesh coloured ones, and even chrome ones.  With or without make-up or hair, adult or child plus there are even specialist mannequins available (sports).  You can have movable

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Location, location, location

Posted on 19th February 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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Whatever industry or sector your business covers, location is usually fundamental to the success (or failure) of most businesses.   Sometimes the choice of location is fairly obvious, i.e. shops need to be close to other shops, large supermarkets/diy stores can

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Why is a showroom important?

Posted on 12th February 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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At the end of November, we told you about our new showroom and premises in Bristol and we have been very busy preparing for the move, obtaining showroom stock and ensuring that we have the best range of products to

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Creating a good first impression

Posted on 29th January 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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Following on from our Good Customer Service blog, I thought it prudent to delve a bit deeper into the consumer’s retail experience and what makes it good or bad…

Good Customer Service: What is it and how does it improve sales?

Posted on 22nd January 2013 by Crown DIsplay
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Whether you are retailing Slatwall, counters and mannequins or food, sweets and appliances; an issue that affects the business of all industries is ‘customer service’ The shopfitting industry has a particularly poor customer service reputation.  Crown Display are leading the

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