The Times are Changing when it Comes to 99 Cent Merchandise

Opening a dollar store is not for the faint of heart.  It takes time, effort and lots of hard work.  It also takes someone who can stay in-touch with the marketplace and never loses touch with shoppers and their needs.  This is especially important when examining the 99 cent merchandise options for your store.  99 cent products are still available.  However, the margins on high-quality and quantity 99 cent items are tight and getting tighter.

It is not only the cost of the 99 cent products, but also virtually every other aspect of the discount store business world.  Rent, payroll, utilities, fuel, freight and more.  The list just keeps growing and few cost categories are announcing major cuts.  Quite the opposite; it seems like everything is gradually creeping ever-higher. 

So how can you continue to offer 99 cent merchandise to your shoppers without having your bank account go slowly to zero?  Read on for an exciting option which offers your shoppers the 99 cent items they seek, and offers you the potential to add profit to the bottom line.

This option is to become a hybrid store.  This is accomplished by maintain the 99 cent price tag on the core commodity items which bring your shoppers back time and again. 

Items such as many of the basic kitchen, laundry and bathroom products would be included.  These core staples include items for the kitchen such as liquid dish detergent, kitchen cleaners, and even some items such as sponges and scrubbers.  For the bathroom the list of items might include toothbrushes, dental floss, toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner, hairspray and gel and much, much more.  Laundry examples might include pre-wash and spot remover, detergent, dryer sheets, and starch.  Again, the list could be much longer.

Some or all of those basic necessity items selling for only 99 cents could remain in-place.  However, the hybrid change comes as you add more brand names, larger quantities and even new products to those offered to your shoppers.  The difference is these new items are priced at greater than 99 cents.

This new hybrid approach opens the door to many new, in demand products for your shoppers.  With careful buying on your part, these new items can stir quite a buzz.  Of course the big advantage of moving from 99 cent merchandise only to a hybrid mix is when it comes to you is the great opportunity it provides for much healthier business profits.