Plastic and Acrylic Displays Are Ideal for Showcasing Bulk Candy

Candy stores aren’t the only establishments in the business of selling candy! So many retail locations showcase candy to create additional merchandise for customers, and the most popular – and convenient – places to showcase bulk candy using plastic containers or acrylic bins are your countertop, your floor, and your wall.

Create a Countertop Display

Countertop displays are probably the most popular way to display bulk candies (unless you manage an actual candy store, in which the entire establishment is a display!).

To create a countertop display of bulk candy, you can do one of two things (or, both):

1. Create Your Own: Acrylic bins come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and you can choose the ones that best fit your countertop and then situate them to create an attractive countertop display.
2. Get Some Help: You can find plastic bucket racks with 6, 8, and 10 buckets designed for showcasing small merchandise like bulk candies on your countertop. You can also use wire racks designed to hold acrylic radeus scoop bins. These racks usually hold a bin on the top shelf and a bin on the bottom shelf, maximizing your display space.
   

Create a Floor Display

Plastic containers and acrylic bins are just as ideal for floor displays as they are for countertop displays, and you can create attractive bulk candy displays on your store’s floor following the same two suggestions:

Consider these two ideas for bulk candy floor displays using acrylic bins:

1. Create Your Own: Creating your own floor display of bulk candy is easy! If you want to use acrylic bins or plastic containers to create bulk candy displays on the floor, you can position the same kinds of acrylic containers you would use for a countertop display on floor display racks. All you need are the acrylic bins best suited for your candy and a display rack designed for floor use. Once you have those tools, you can situate the display rack somewhere on your store’s floor that will offer the best visibility and convenience and then position your acrylic bins on the rack. Presto!
2. Get Some Help: Plastic bucket display racks designed for floor displays can help you quickly and conveniently showcase your bulk candy. These display racks come in fixed position and rotating models and you can find them with as many as 30 acrylic buckets.
   

Create a Wall Display

Walls are often forgotten when it comes to creating store displays, but creating wall displays are ideal ways to make the most of the space within a store.

If you’re considering a wall display for showcasing bulk candy, consider two options:

• Gravity Bins or Dry Food Dispensers: Gravity bins and dry food dispensers (names that are often used interchangeably) are some of the most popular acrylic containers for wall displays and excellent fixtures for holding bulk candy. You’ve probably seen these acrylic wall containers holding food items like dry cereals and coffee; however, gravity bins and dry food dispensers are perfect for displaying unwrapped bulk candies. The closed containers keep the candies clean while they wait for customers, and customers can easily access the amount of candy they want while leaving the rest untouched.
• Funnel Front Bins and Slatwalls: Funnel front acrylic bins fitted to mount to slatwalls generally include candy scoops or rakes (and side slots to hold them) for customers to push candy to a “funnel” and then open a door and catch the candy in a bag or container. Funnel front bins and slatwalls offer a lot of freedom because you can position your bins however high, low, close together, or far apart you want on the slatwall, and they’re generally easy to reposition if you ever want to change your display around.

Did You Know About Pre-Filled Candy Containers?

If you’ve ever worked or shopped in any kind of retail or restaurant establishment, you’re probably pretty familiar with plastic candy containers. Business owners use these containers to hold and display a variety of merchandise types – not just candy – because they’re durable, versatile, inexpensive, and lend themselves to attractive counter top displays. Other kinds of businesses, like carnivals and theme or amusement parks, can also use these containers for storing and showcasing merchandise as well as collecting admission tickets and tokens.

However, did you know you can find pre-filled candy containers? Ordering containers already filled with merchandise is a convenience for many businesses, and there are plenty of additional uses for the containers once they’re empty.

Pre-Filled Candy Containers Offer Convenience

Pre-filled candy containers are convenient tools for convenience stores, restaurants, and other businesses just opening up. Any business that plans to regularly sell large quantities of candy should order bulk candy wholesale, but start-up businesses might not have time to work out all the kinks before Opening Day. These businesses can get a head start when they order plastic or acrylic containers already filled with candy.

Too, not every business orders bulk candy wholesale. For example, not many restaurants focus on candy as a main course, obviously, but lots of restaurants do offer hard candy or gumballs to their customers at the check out register. These restaurants can order plastic containers filled with candy or gumballs as they need them and without having to worry about ordering and storing bulk items. Therefore, these businesses can benefit from clean, streamlined path from the candy distributing company to their own counter tops. The simply order the containers pre-filled with candy, receive them, and place them on the counter top. It’s that simple!

Pre-Filled Containers Include More Than Just Candy

You can find pre-filled containers that offer more than just candy, gumballs, or lollipops. Depending on your business, you might want to look for containers already filled with food items like pretzels, trail mix, cereal, or even coffee.

Don’t Trash Your Container Once the Candy’s Gone

Once you’ve sold all the candy or other food item, you don’t have to trash the container. These plastic containers are reusable and quite versatile. Consider these ideas:

• Refill your empty container with the same item. If you ordered a pre-filled container because your business was just starting out, chances are you’ve already started ordering bulk quantities of whatever items you plan to sell and can now begin filling the containers yourself.
• Use the empty container for another purpose. Perhaps you don’t want to sell the candy or another food item anymore, or maybe you’ve thought of another way you’d like to use the container. Many businesses use plastic containers to collect tips, take patrons’ business cards, and store and display other kinds of merchandise.
• Donate the empty container. Another establishment in your area, whether it’s a business similar to yours; a carnival, amusement or theme park; or a charity or fundraising event might have need for your old plastic containers.
  

Ideas for Displaying Merchandise with Plastic Containers

As a storeowner, you know you need to purchase wholesale plastic containers to display your merchandise. What you might not know – or might not fully understand – is exactly how these containers can help your business. You can use these containers to create attractive, convenient displays in a number of locations throughout your store.

Create a Counter Top Display

Because they’re available in a wide array of shapes and sizes, plastic containers are great for creating counter top displays. You can use one or two by themselves to hold small pieces of candy or gumballs, or you can set several atop a wire display rack to showcase numerous kinds of merchandise. Displaying merchandise on your store’s counter top is also a great way to:

• Keep the items within your view. Merchandise in acrylic containers is usually small, and having it on your counter top and near your register discourages thieves. You can also purchase canisters with lids to add extra protection for merchandise.
• Up-sell. The kinds of merchandise store’s keep in these counter top displays are usually the kinds of products nearly everyone likes and can use (think candy and gum, or convenience items like travel-sized shampoos and conditioners), but not items each customer always thinks about when he or she enters the store. Keeping these items near the register puts them in the customer’s view as he or she is checking out.
  

Display Extras Near Your Store’s Deli Area

If your store includes a deli area, you can use square plastic containers to hold extra edible items like condiments and seasonings, or non-edible items like straws, cup lids, napkins, hand wipes, and utensils. It’s best to choose square plastic containers for these purposes as they offer your customers easy accessibility.

Showcase Merchandise In Your Store’s Aisles

Your store’s aisles are undoubtedly equipped with shelves; however, you can situate wire display racks on opposite ends of the aisles that feature plastic containers full of additional items. Maybe you’d like to display candy throughout the store, or perhaps you’d like a better way of organizing the smaller convenience items such as lighters, combs, and key chains. Plastic containers on convenience store racks are great for all these ideas.

Keep in mind that you can also find acrylic dry food dispensers designed to mount to your store’s walls or the aisle’s shelves. If your store sells dry food items like cereal and coffee, these dispensers will work well for you. You can also use them to display small candy items!

Greet Customers at the Entryways

Because placing merchandise near your store’s entryway and making sure it stays safe can get tricky, gumball machines are your best bet. These tools have come a long way since the days of the classic single head gumball machines; these days, you can find machines with as many as six or eight heads. You can even order these machines already stocked with gumballs!

If you’d prefer to use traditional acrylic containers near your store’s entryway, make sure you select large plastic containers that can hold sizeable items. You might even want to look into canisters with lids. And remember: Placing these containers on convenience store racks is a great way to create an attractive, organized, and convenient display.

Choosing Acrylic Candy Dispensers for Your Store

Any kind of store or restaurant that sells candy needs acrylic candy dispensers to organize and display the candy, as well as keep it clean and safe from the elements. Because there are numerous kinds of containers for these purposes, the selection process might feel overwhelming.

Below are five of the most common kinds of candy dispensers available. Scan through them and select the kind most suited for both your merchandise and the amount of space you have to work with within your establishment.

1. Standard Plastic Containers

Standard candy dispensers are those containers that generally stand alone along counter tops like those you see in convenience stores. They are available in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors, and depending on the kind of candy you’re selling you can choose plastic containers with lids, handgrips, or both.

Racks, like those you see used in convenience store displays, are available for these standard containers. You can find large floor racks or smaller racks ideal for counter tops. Of course, you don’t have to attach your containers to racks; you can also create your own display by positioning in a way that is most convenient and attractive atop your counter top.

2. Bins with Scoops

Bins with scoops are ideal dispensers if you sell a large quantity of candy. You can also find bins with scoop holders so the scoops stay separated from the candy while they’re not in use.

You can find these kinds of bins in a variety of sizes, so depending on the space you have to work with you might want to select small bins for counter top displays or large bins if you have a sizeable aisle set aside for them.

3. Mounted Dry Food Dispensers

You might think dry food dispensers only apply to food items like dry cereals and coffee, but you can use these dispensers for an assortment of small candies. By using dispensers you can mount on the wall, you save space in your store and offer your customers convenience. They can easily scan the available candies and select which ones they want. Most mounted dispensers allow customers to access the candy through retention knobs that eliminate the need for scoops and help keep the candy protected.

4. Dispensers with Drawers

Dispensers with drawers are great for counter top displays. You can use these dispensers by themselves, or you can find them in bulks of four, six, and even twelve. Because of this, these acrylic candy dispensers can fit any counter top size and offer a wide range of display possibilities. Plus, keeping the candy inside a drawer helps keep in clean and sanitary.

5. Turntable Dispensers

Turntable dispensers are composed of plastic tubes of various heights and colors that make for attractive display possibilities. These tubes can hold an assortment of small candies and offer convenience for customers because they can easily turn the dispensers to access the candy they want. Turntable dispensers are generally small enough for counter top displays.

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