Storing seasonal items – ask us!
One of the biggest trials in business – especially retail – is storing assets which you are only likely to use at a certain time of the year. If you are a shop front, ecommerce or even a salesperson on the road, you need to be able to keep your valuables somewhere where they will remain in quality condition. Somewhere you know they will be safe and easily accessible when you need them.
Taking these kind of assets out of the working arena (even if you are working a small ecommerce business from home) can be beneficial in many ways: you are working with just the essential tools and primary sales products around you; organisation will be given a great big boost; that extra space could be used to streamline current processes; with a clear idea of how much space you really have, you can consider how to grow your business and benefit from profits.
So some tips for putting Xmas as far away as possible and Easter back in the land of that big white rabbit:
- Store away in areas normally labelled for long term storage (i.e. cellar, loft, that side room, self-storage units etc.) You don’t want to be thinking in a year’s time “I know I put it in a place I could not possibly forget…”
- The place where it is stored needs to be easily accessible as these are commodities you are going to need every so often. If the area or unit is full of other storage, make sure the seasonal stuff is clearly labelled so you can easily find each part when you need it. Store them together, and again, make sure they are easily accessible within the area itself.
- There is a danger that seasonal stuff does not really get renewed and is just stored each year until the time it is needed. Make an effort to audit what you have each year so it is fresh and current.
- Before you put the stuff back for another season remember about access. What will be the next seasonal stuff you will need? It may mean that you alternate so the next season on the calander is just as easy to access. In other words, the point about storing seasonal goods is it is like a relay race. Always think ahead as to what is happening next when storing.
There is no escaping from it – Christmas really is going to come back however far you pack it away into the back of the garage. Store it right this year and – who knows – next year you may be looking forward to it – and making higher profits due to a streamlined storage system.
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