7 Tips to Make Your Merchandise Stand Out

* trademarks to protect themes and category groupings; and

* protecting product designs with patents.

6. Don’t fall in love. “If a product isn’t working, don’t fall in love with it if your customer hasn’t,” van Sonsbeeck said. Measure every product in your catalog to see if it warrants the space it’s occupying. This may lead to the elimination of some of your “favorite” products, he cautioned.