tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42994292905482026242024-03-12T19:12:18.250-07:00Ruck Retail SolutionsUK and European roll out installation specialist offering display, merchandising, POS/POP storage, collation, distribution and implementation for retailers and brands.Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-1189090642899570872017-01-02T08:22:00.000-08:002017-01-02T08:22:04.333-08:00How To Install Wall Vinyl & What To Consider
Ready to install your digitally printed vinyl project?
Underestimating the installation side of your wall vinyl? Looks easy right?
Can you do it yourself? I mean the install guide sounds a piece of cake!
Kind of got it all sorted? Don’t need install support? But have you considered the following:
Installing looks easy right? Are you sure? With self adhesive wall graphics you only Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-46764385515056750392016-12-01T08:29:00.000-08:002016-12-01T08:29:00.678-08:00Is your warehouse becoming crowded? Time to outsource?
Another side to our very busy installation business here at Ruck Ltd is we look after the storage, fulfilment and distribution of POS and fixtures. By outsourcing this it saves you time and money by having all the items in one place.
For one of our clients their field based reps can send orders direct to our warehouse ready for us to pick and deliver to their many UK outlets.
WeRuck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-10137725836754013262016-11-01T07:53:00.000-07:002016-11-01T07:53:02.523-07:00Take the POS install quiz!
Our Installation crew are all trained face to face for each job and our installers have the relevant qualifications in place to ensure your installation is carried out safely with continuity.
Our installers hold qualification including CSCA Cards, Pasma, IPAF, SPA and many more.
If you have an installation query no matter how big or small we are always happy to help.
Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-75317921945799727272016-10-03T07:59:00.000-07:002016-10-03T07:59:01.234-07:00Store Audits do you have all the info?
How do you keep track of your retail estate?
Do you know the layout and dimensions in all of your stores?
Do you know the sizes and how to access all your windows?
Could you be saving money by ordering the correct amounts and sizes?
Little things like are the appearance of the shelving putting customers off purchasing your products? Could a shelf branding update increase the ease of customers Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-75642891834519427022016-09-26T08:35:00.000-07:002016-09-26T08:35:04.569-07:00Looking for a pick, pack and distribution partner in the Northwest, UK? With a secure, food ambient warehouse?
We look after a well known brands on site POS; their field based reps send orders in to our warehouse ready for us to pick and deliver to their many outlets. We have a 40,000sq.ft food ambient warehouse available for block stack storage too.
Please share if you know someone this could help! I know its sometime hard to find the space to store things for a POS/Fixture roll out so hopefully we canRuck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-89073394709959749302016-09-12T07:48:00.000-07:002016-09-12T07:48:03.942-07:00Looking for a pick, pack and distribution partner in the Northwest, UK? With a secure, food ambient warehouse?
We look after a well known brands on site POS; their field based reps send orders in to our warehouse ready for us to pick and deliver to their many outlets. We have a 40,000sq.ft food ambient warehouse available for block stack storage too.
Please share if you know someone this could help! I know its sometime hard to find the space to store things for a POS/Fixture roll out so we can Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-67002729056790045532016-09-02T07:38:00.000-07:002016-09-02T07:38:02.023-07:0010 Reasons To Include Window Vinyl In Your Advertising Campaign.
We live in an ever evolving era, where a camera is within reach 24 hours a day to most. It seems unheard of that one would not be on some sort of social media and the stats for the number of visual images uploaded daily speak for themselves. Having your brand and image in a prominent place, on a street level window front will enhance your campaign.
1. Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-26821445018511436782014-10-27T03:58:00.000-07:002014-10-27T03:58:00.540-07:00Welcoming New Installations Manager Ian Ward
We have just welcomed our new installations manager Ian Ward
to the Ruck team. To cope with our ever growing team of installers and
increasing number of contracts. Ian is a point of contact for not only
our clients, but our installers while projects are in progress. Ian has worked
in all areas of retail interior re-fits, where he has acquired in-depth
knowledge from construction project Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-44526275555890768832014-08-01T06:34:00.000-07:002016-09-02T08:06:54.524-07:00The A-Z of Point of Sale and Why We Need It
So What is Point of Sale?
Point of Sale or 'POS' surrounds us every day, without even realising it you are being influenced in every
retailer you visit. POS (Point of Sale) or POP (Point of Purchase) is what
drives sales and encourages your customers to spend more and become increasingly
familiar with your brand.
It
is important in today’s modern retail environment as online Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-18007266525625185952014-04-10T06:53:00.001-07:002014-04-10T06:53:33.319-07:00What Makes Good Customer Service Stand Out?
We all pride ourselves on offering good customer service - it is the expected minimum in business but what makes excellent customer service stand out?
Having recently fractured my hand and being housebound for a while I put in an order with Ocado and I have to say the customer service was impressive. They sent me an email saying who my driver would be and even what colour van to Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-64954428992678792792014-01-06T01:42:00.004-08:002014-01-06T01:58:09.025-08:00Which Retailers Had A Good Christmas?
Most of the big department stores have done well this Christmas with the exception of Debenhams having issued lower than forecast sales over the festive period followed by the departure of chief financial officer, Simon Herrick.
John Lewis was up by 6.9% from the previous year on like for like sales, with a 60% increase in click and collect helping those figures. House of Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-31121153495716248342013-12-20T08:20:00.001-08:002013-12-20T08:20:21.152-08:00Merry Christmas!Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-78756164271757638362013-11-20T06:17:00.001-08:002013-11-20T06:41:22.883-08:00Top 10 Christmas Adverts of 2013
It's that time of year when the retailers release their Christmas adverts. We always look forward to seeing what our favourite retailers will come up with, especially the ones we work with throughout the year to install their promotional displays. We've chosen five retailer and five supermarket adverts that are memorable for various reasons.
M&S has outdone itself this year with a Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-33922423450791809702013-10-18T04:08:00.004-07:002013-10-18T04:08:49.157-07:00Retail Predictions for Christmas 2013
Things are looking up for Christmas 2013 if the recent reports in the news are to be believed with some forecasters predicting that this year will be the best Christmas for retailers since 2007.
Market Research Company Verdict has predicted that consumers will be spending £2 billion more than they did in 2012. That's welcome and happy reading for the retail sector. These Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-53572647932374669302013-09-27T03:31:00.002-07:002013-09-27T07:56:43.646-07:00Menswear - Now The Biggest Growth Area in Retail!
Men's apparel has led retail growth in the last couple of years and is expected to grow faster than other categories such as electronics or music.
In the UK this market has grown by 12 per cent in the past five years and is worth £10.4bn, according to the study by Mintel.
The market research group believes the market will maintain this growth and rise by 11 per cent between 2012 Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-30037312925783311662013-08-22T03:33:00.004-07:002013-08-22T03:46:37.590-07:00A New Retail Experience - The Leisure & Community Led Shopping Environment
There's a shift in retail environments happening and Tesco is leading the way by looking at alternative uses of their huge supermarkets, having discovered that shoppers prefer smaller supermarkets and more frequently shop online they are now left with space to develop in their Extra stores.
Tesco opened their first new concept Extra Store in Watford, one of the biggest storesRuck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-83716246712180082272013-07-26T01:31:00.000-07:002013-07-26T01:45:26.657-07:00How Rising Food Prices Will Impact on Retailers
We're already half way through 2013 and have seen some of the expected rise in food prices, however there are more on the way with this year predicted to see the largest hike in the cost of food and grocery items for a long time.
Mark Price has been preparing his Waitrose customers to expect "massive" rises in food prices as has Tesco Boss Philip Clarke, warning of escalating Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-3055249407132620382013-05-13T05:46:00.001-07:002013-05-16T02:49:15.656-07:00Showrooming And The Retail Revolution
There have been quite a few articles about the modern phenomenon of 'showrooming' recently, but can it really be blamed for the demise of the High Street?
Showrooming is where shoppers visit a store to try out the products before looking online for a better price and buying elsewhere. I think we're all guilty of it, especially when making larger considered purchases such as Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-62769134723559830492013-03-27T04:55:00.000-07:002013-03-27T04:58:40.650-07:00What's app you say? Easter fun in-store!
The last couple of years has seen a change in the interactivity of point of sale signage and mobile technology. As companies find their feet with the use of apps, with varying degrees of success, it seems the supermarket chains have really found a way to make it work this Easter.
We recently installed Easter floor graphics nationwide across Asda stores which work in Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-2090802854948700352013-01-31T06:50:00.000-08:002013-01-31T06:52:45.713-08:002013 - A Year of Change for Retail?
We're a month into 2013 and already we have four major chains in administration. There's no doubt harder economic times have an effect on the High Street but I think these stores are also now outdated as consumer shopping habits have changed, preferring online services across all of these industries.
Most of us keep our photographs in digital formats these days and prefer to shop around for Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-9155181177156738602012-12-07T08:15:00.000-08:002012-12-07T08:18:47.821-08:00The Best Christmas Window Displays 2012
We have completed most of our Christmas installations, the Ruck offices are looking very festive and with the snow coming down this week we can't help but feel in the mood for Christmas!
There have been some beautiful Christmas window displays this year. It seems every year they get more imaginative and major stores in London compete for the kudos of unusual and fascinating displays - Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-32971564586325193132012-11-30T05:38:00.003-08:002012-11-30T05:48:06.142-08:00Looking at Scotland's Retail Performance on St. Andrew's Day!It's St. Andrew's day today, Scots up and down the land will be sporting kilts, eating haggis and enjoying a wee dram. A nice little boost for retailers as the country celebrates but how has the Scottish retail sector been performing in comparison to the UK as a whole?
Buchanan Galleries, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
With some of the poorest areas in the UK, high unemployment, andRuck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-75639571010994582342012-11-14T07:16:00.001-08:002012-11-26T01:22:30.590-08:00The Retailers Christmas Adverts Are Out!
It's that time of year when all the major retailers release their Christmas adverts!
This year there has been a fair bit of criticism for a couple of major retailers. Firstly Waitrose donating their Christmas advert budget to charity whilst John Lewis go to town on theirs received a mixed reception, and being part of the same group that message seemed to be conflicting for aRuck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-73371037866352022652012-10-30T03:42:00.003-07:002012-10-30T06:00:39.500-07:00Digital Signage in Retail - Guest Blog by Sarah Allen from Acquire DigitalThere is a shift towards digital signage in the retail industry. We are experiencing more and more installation enquries for digital display and point of sale so I thought this week we'd take a look at the changing face of retail signage, and discuss what the future holds with our first guest blog.
We asked Sarah Allen, Senior Marketing Executive from Aquire Digital, a few questionsRuck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299429290548202624.post-40781620497636611872012-10-19T05:46:00.002-07:002012-10-19T06:03:41.036-07:00High Street Retail - The Ups and Downs
Following on from the last blog on the expansion of Supermarkets it was interesting to see the figures in the news this week on the rate of shop closures. Figures for July & August suggest that High Street shops are closing at a rate of over 30 per day.
Past over expansion for many retailers has seen them close shops as consumer spend reduces and customers shopping habits Ruck Retail Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07145365805010619847noreply@blogger.com0