{"id":7613,"date":"2008-11-17T12:58:44","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T18:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/17\/better-shopping-carts-means-better-shopping\/"},"modified":"2008-11-17T12:58:44","modified_gmt":"2008-11-17T18:58:44","slug":"better-shopping-carts-means-better-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=7613","title":{"rendered":"Better Shopping Carts Means Better Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Kirt Christensen<\/div>\n

Being a stay at home mom creates a number of challenges in choosing where to shop. With two small boys, factors such as parking, willingness to help from store employees and even the maneurverability of the shopping carts can determine where and I can or can not shop.<\/p>\n

In a majority of American households, the women<\/a> do the necessary shopping for the house. Whether this is fair or not is irrelevantit is a fact. Frequently, women are required to bring their children along to do the necessary shopping. Things which I mentioned above play a larger role to consumers than one might thing. For example, I have an appointment at a nearby beauty supply store later this morning, and I am already dreading it. The aisles are narrow and cramped, and there are not shopping carts available. The amount of time I spend inside the store is going to be minimal, at best.<\/p>\n

I believe this is true for a majority of women in my position. If it is difficult to shop the store because the ease of maneuverability, a good number of consumers are going to avoid the store or business as much as possible, and when they do enter the store, it will be for as little time as possible. This means less money is spent, and they are less likely to purchase \\”impulse buys\\”. They will be in and out of the store on a mission to get the few items they need and then get out before there is a public meltdown (either by mom or children!).<\/p>\n

Shopping carts play a big part for me in choosing where to shop. The size and maneuverability determine how in which car seats or infant carriers will be managed during the shopping experience. A cart not accomodating the car seat properly may result in simply balancing it in place versus actually securing it to the cart. This can be quite dangerous while steering and making your way around the store.<\/p>\n

The ideal shopping cart for a small business should be sturdy and lightnot bulky and heavy. It should be large enough to contain the items a shopper needs, but not so large that maneuvering through aisles becomes difficult and frustrating.<\/p>\n

There have been a number of times I have left a store out of sheer frustration and not being able to maneuver smoothly through the aisles. The shopping cart for the small businesses in question were either too large, had difficult to move wheels, or the aisles were too cramped to get around to where I needed. My frustration level would go up as I would try to navigate, and generally I end up leaving sooner, rather than later, and make every effort in the future to avoid that particular store.<\/p>\n

Having a shopping cart large enough for a small business can sometimes be an issue. There is a fine line between convenience of the shopper, and making the cart too large to be able to smoothly transition to different areas of the store. I personally need a cart which is large enough to also allow a five-year-old to sit in the basket with whatever items I am purchasing. This makes it tricky for a small business. A lot of times small businesses are limited on space, and don’t have the option of wide aisles for their inventory. There has to be a good balance of both to make it convenient for a person to shop.<\/p>\n

It seems silly to think that the kinds of shopping carts a particular store has would keep me from shopping at the store. It is the truth<\/a>, however. There is a particular large retailer whose doors I didn’t enter because I was unable to secure my infant carrier to the front of the shopping cart. It wasn’t until he could sit up on his own that I was able to start shopping at the store again. The shopping carts do have an impact on the clientele, however mundane it may seem. The best types of shopping carts I would use for my small business would be lightweight, possibly plastic, wide enough to secure an infant carrier, and light enough to not feel bulky as I navigate the stores. The best shopping cart for my small business would also take into consideration the size of the aisles they would have to navigate. The best shopping cart for my small business would be large enough to hold another child in the basket while also holding my products. And the best shopping cart for my small business would also have sturdy, freely turning wheels to make it easier to navigate aisles. The best shopping cart for my small business would not be too small or flimsy for customers to feel secure about placing their children in the front basket. Overall, the best shopping cart for my small business woult take into consideration all of the things which would make a customer linger for just a little longer in the store.<\/p>\n

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