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ding patriotic-themed products with the American flag, out by Memorial Day in pr
eparation for Independence Day (with Flag Day in between). By July, back-to-scho
ol is on the shelves and autumn merchandise is already arriving, and at some art
s and crafts stores, Christmas decorations. (Often, a Christmas in July celebrat
ion is held around this time.) The back-to-school market is promoted heavily in
August, when there are no holidays to promote. By September, particularly after
Labor Day, summer merchandise is on final closeout and overstock of school suppl
ies is marked-down some as well, and Halloween (and often even more of the Chris
tmas) merchandise is appearing. As the Halloween decorations and costumes dwindl
e in October, Christmas is already being pushed on consumers, and by the day aft
er Halloween retailers are going full-force with advertising, even though the "o
fficial" season doesn't start until the day after Thanksgiving. Christmas cleara
nce Sales begin even before Christmas at many retailers, though others begin on
the day after Christmas and continue on at least until New Year's Day but someti
mes as far out as February.
Merchandising also varies within retail chains, where stores in places like Buff
alo might carry snow blowers, while stores in Florida and southern California mi
ght instead carry beach clothing and barbecue grills all year. Coastal-area stor
es might carry water skiing equipment, while ones near mountain ranges would lik
ely have snow skiing and snowboarding gear if there are ski areas nearby.
Trading industry[edit]
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In Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, the term "merchandising" is commonly
used within the trading industry and denotes all marketing and sales stimulation
activities around PoS (point of sale): design, creation, promotion, care and tr
aining of the sales staff. A merchandiser is someone who is continuously involve
d in business promotion by buying and selling of goods. In Asian countries, such
as India, this term is more synonymous with activities right from sampling and
idea conception to dispatching of the shipment. It is a job description that inv
olves leading and working with different departments within the organization, su
ppliers and buyers to deal with timely deadlines and accepted quality levels.
Retail supply chain[edit]
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Merchandising at a Walgreens in Chicago
In the supply chain, merchandising is the practice of making products in retail
outlets available to consumers, primarily by stocking shelves and displays. Whil
e this used to be done exclusively by the stores' employees, many retailers have
found substantial savings in requiring it to be done by the manufacturer, vendo
r, or wholesaler that provides the products to the retail store. In the United K
ingdom there are a number of organizations that supply merchandising services to
support retail outlets with general stock replenishment and merchandising suppo
rt in new stores. By doing this, retail stores have been able to substantially r
educe the number of employees needed to run the store.
While stocking shelves and building displays is often done when the product is d
elivered, it is increasingly a separate activity from delivering the product. In
grocery stores, for example, almost all products delivered directly to the stor
e from a manufacturer or wholesaler will be stocked by the manufacturer's/wholes
aler's employee who is a full-time merchandiser. Product categories where this i
s common are Beverage (all types, alcoholic and non-alcoholic), packaged baked g
oods (bread and pastries), magazines and books, and health and beauty products.
For major food manufacturers in the beverage and baked goods industries, their m
erchandisers are often the single largest employee group within the company. For
nationwide branded goods manufacturers such as The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiC
o, their respective merchandiser work forces number in the thousands.
Licensing[edit]
In marketing, one of the definitions of merchandising is the practice in which t
he brand or image from one product or service is used to sell another. Trademark
ed brand names, logos, or character images are licensed to manufacturers of prod
ucts such as toys or clothing, which then make items in or emblazoned with the i
mage of the license, hoping they'll sell better than the same item with no such
image.[1] For the owners of the IP (intellectual property) in question, merchand
ising is a very popular source of revenue, due to the low cost of letting a thir
d party manufacture the merchandise, while the IP owners collect the merchandisi
ng fees.
Children[edit]
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Merchandising for children is most prominently seen in connection with films and
games, usually those in current release and with television shows oriented towa
rds children.
Merchandising, especially in connection with child-oriented films and TV shows,
often consists of toys made in the likeness of the show's characters (action fig
ures) or items which they use. However, sometimes it can be the other way around
, with the show written to include the toys, as advertising for the merchandise.
The first major example of this was the TV show "G.I. JOE A Real American Hero.
," produced by Hasbro in the early 1980s, but this practice has been common in c
hildren's broadcasting ever since.
Sometimes merchandising from a television show can grow far beyond the original
show, even lasting decades after the show has largely disappeared from popularit
y. In other cases, large amounts of merchandise can be generated from a pitifull
y small amount of source material (Mashimaro).
Adult[edit]
The most common adult-oriented merchandising is that related to professional spo
rts teams (and their players).
A smaller niche in merchandising is the marketing of more adult-oriented product
s in connection with similarly adult-oriented films and TV shows. This is common
especially with the science fiction and horror genres. (Example: McFarlane Toys
) Occasionally shows which were intended more for children find a following amon
g adults, and you can see a bit of a crossover, with products from that show ori
ented towards both adults and children. (Gundam model kits) An early example of
this phenomenon was the cartoon character Little Lulu, who became licensed to pr
oducts for adults, such as Kleenex facial tissue.[2]
Sometimes a brand of non-media products can achieve enough recognition and respe
ct that simply putting its name or images on a completely unrelated item can sel
l that item. (An example would be Harley-Davidson branded clothing.)
Prop Replicas[edit]
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