Many retailers would like to add a bulk candy display to their business, but aren't quite sure how to go about it. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Bulk Candies and Your Store—How
Can You Offer This Tasty Treat?
There are several things you should
keep in mind if you're planning to sell bulk candy.
First, you need to research
potential suppliers. There
are several ways to research the wholesalers from whom you will buy
bulk candy.
You can look online.
Type the words “bulk candy” into Google or some other search
engine. You'll get a list of the top sites of companies from whom
you can buy candies in bulk,
and from there you can check into particular wholesalers' Better
Business Bureau ratings. Check out the company websites and see
what they sell, what deals they offer, and what policies they
implement in customer service.
You can also look in the phone
book. Call the retailers
directly and ask what kind of choices they offer in terms of
wholesale candies and customer service support.
Call a colleague. Go
to a local candy store or other retailer and ask them who their
candy wholesaler is and why they chose that particular company.
How's their customer service? What sorts of deals do they offer?
Research their answers and then make your decision.
Next, you'll want to plan your
candy display. If you're just
now learning how to buy bulk candies,
you need to decide what and how you're going to display your
merchandise once it arrives. Some stores have only nine or
ten candies on display at once; other have entire walls full of bulk
gummi candies, bulk Jelly Bellys, bulk chocolates, jawbreakers,
gumballs—all sorts of bulk sweets. Some organize the candy by
taste sensation, others by color, others by brand. Ask what will
work best for your store. You have hundreds of choices.
Finally, prepare your displays.
Clear some space to display
your retail bulk candies.
Buy some shelves or display tables. Choose a bright, clean spot.
Have plenty of accessories.
Acrylic bins with hinged lids work best, since they keep the
candies fresh and safe from airborne germs. Make sure you have a
handy supply of bags, scoops, and tongs. Attach to each bin a
small card that says what the candy is, the price for one pound,
the price for half a pound, the price for a quarter pound, and the
price for an eighth of a pound. Make sure to have a scale
nearby—like the ones you see in the fruit and vegetable section
of the grocery store—so that people can buy exactly the amount
their buying.
Keep your display areas clean.
Some people are put off by bulk candy, afraid that people have
picked through the bins with their grubby hands, sneezed on it, or
left it open to the air so it turns stale. You want people to know
that these delicious bulk sweets
are safe and fresh. Sweep the area several times a day and clean
the scoops regularly.
If
you're wondering how to buy bulk candies,
it's not too hard to do some research and set up a display of tasty
bulk sweets. Your customers
will thank you, and so will your bottom line.
Candy Concepts, Inc., specializes in
providing businesses with everything from a wide variety of candy
containers to the bulk candy and novelty items to full them with.
Learn more about the kinds of fishbowls and plastic containers you
can use in your business by visiting Candy Concepts, Inc's sister
site, All Candy Containers at http://www.allcandycontainers.com.
