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Our field team are experts at ensuring your product is presented in the best possible light on shelf, whether it be one product, one shelf, a category or even a whole store. We’ve done it across most categories and our attention to detail ensures the products are faced up consistently, multiple facings where applicable and finally ensuring that the appropriate Shelf Edge labels are in place and aligned to the store requirement.As you will see below, we also walk in POS and merchandise with products on promotion or new product launches.
VAN SALES
No, this does not mean we sell vans – but we do sell OFF the van…..and we do it well! There is nothing better than selling in a product and being able to get it on sale immediately so our teams will carry stock (& POS) on the van and make and sale and merchandise it before leaving. We can hit huge numbers nationally over a relatively short time – we’ve done ambient products, alcohol, Ice Cream in Freezer vans and chilled products too.This gives our clients INSTANT volume, share and visibility – it could be linked to TV advertising, but equally it could be as spoiling tactics for a competitor launch.
TELESALES
We have our Televate team who can provide a cost-effective contact to do anything from gather data, take an order, or just a customer service call. This can be instead of a face to face visit or in conjunction as part of a cleansing/validation process.
AUDITING & MYSTERY SHOPPING
We have experienced Field Auditors & Mystery Auditors who can check how your product is being represented & presented or not as the case may be. This can be linked to re-training programs or rewards for either product knowledge, customer service or recommendation.
PROMOTIONAL COMPLIANCE
We know that our clients often pay huge gate fees to run a promotion or new product listing and we can check that what you paid for is what you got. This can be from taking photos of non-compliance, through to recording an alternative location and even work with the store staff to rectify delinquent stores. A prompt final report can furnish your Account Managers with accurate data by store and evidence to allow Head Office discussions to take place.
SALES
We have a lot of talented sales people in our Field team who love nothing more than to hit targets. This can be through a number of approaches – direct sales in shopping centres or consumer shows, taking a transfer order from a retailer or pub that is transmitted to the approved wholesaler or just a consultative sell where we make a professional presentation with a compelling call to action via their own sales order system or purchasing from a Cash & Carry. We can also have someone in a Cash & Carry approaching retailers as they shop.
POS IMPLEMENTATION
As you will see further down our website in our key numbers, we handled & placed over 160,000 items in the last year. This is from walking in cardboard shippers that we assemble & merchandise, to shelf trays, permanent trays, barkers, wobblers through to permanent POS items too. In our warehouse we can consolidate numerous items by store and field staff to ensure maximum efficiency.
We have also handled the reverse where we have removed inappropriate POS items from store, returned to our warehouse and securely destroyed.
STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION
As we highlighted in the POS section, our warehouse takes receipt, stores, picks, packs & dispatches a phenomenal amount (160,000+) of POS over a year and this is growing week on week. We have efficient consolidation processes and can recycle unused POS but also liaise directly with printers to ensure deadlines on delivery and in-store dates are met.We also handle permanent POS, from metal counter units to building & installing full-size chillers and deliver direct to store or our field team via Courier or dedicated vehicles.
CHECK & FIX
We call in the High Street & Grocery Multiples every week and the way to maintain a high level of visibility, availability and sales is to have a sustained program of checking that POS/Promotions/Stock is where it is supposed to be when it is supposed to be. But it is more than an audit – if it’s not there, then we do everything we can to FIX it! This could mean getting more stock from the warehouse, it could mean seeing a manager to get the promotion live.
PRODUCT SAMPLING
There is no more effective way to make a sale than to get it into the customers hand, or better still in the customer’s mouth!! We can provide motivated, pleasant, brand ambassadors who can interact with consumers to promote your product. Whether it is in a shopping centre, consumer show or a County Show we can design & build a stand, provide the logistics, provide the ambassadors and manage the whole process. It does not have to something edible – we have won awards for sampling pens…..yes pens.
EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION
With our great Storage facility, we can handle permanent equipment and have replaced old panels for new in-store, drilled & screwed metal display units to counter tops and built, delivered & commissioned chiller units into retail outlets.
RANGING & PLANOGRAMING
There is no more effective way to make a sale than to get it into the customers hand, or better still in the customer’s mouth!! We can provide motivated, pleasant, brand ambassadors who can interact with consumers to promote your product. Whether it is in a shopping centre, consumer show or a county Show we can design & build a stand, provide the logistics, provide the ambassadors and manage the whole process. It does not have to something edible – we have won awards for sampling pens…..yes pens.
OUR SERVICES Agency in Thane
About Thane
Thane is a city in Maharashtra. It’s the administrative headquarters of a district called Thane, and resides in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The Thane creek, at the head of which the city lies, also characterizes its location. The creek starts at the Ulhas River and culminates in the Arabian Sea. The city has a part of its area on the mainland across the Thane creek, while the rest of it is located on the Salsette Island.
Thane is regarded as Mumbai’s elder sister, as a part of the Thane district, from Mulund to Sion, is given to Mumbai for the latter’s future development. It’s also popularly known as the Lake City, because it features as many as 35 lakes within its precincts. The Masunda Talao, also called Talao Pali, is among the most beautiful lakes in the city. Besides being a tourist attraction, the lakes are a source of water for both Thane and Mumbai.
Historically, Thane is a very important city. On 16 April 1854, it was the destination station for India’s first ever train, which had started its brief journey at Boribunder, today called Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, located in Mumbai. This ushered in the Railway Age in Asia.
Stats And Facts
The population of Thane, as per the provisional reports of Census India 2011, is 18,18,872. The urban/metropolitan population, on the other hand, is 1,84,14,288
The sex ratio in the city, according to the same reports, is 882 per 1000 males. The child sex ratio, on the other hand, is 900 per 1000 boys. Both these figures are below the national average
The average literacy rate in Thane is quite impressive, at 91.36%
Originally, Thane was called Sristhanaka, which translates as the place where Lord Ganpati resides
Until the year 1739, when Marathas captured it, Thane was an important trading center
The Thane creek, a river stream flowing from Ulhas River to the Arabian Sea, splits the city into two parts, which are connected by a rail bridge and two road bridges
Thane is home to the Upvan Arts Festival, held at the picturesque 15-acre Upvan Lake area. Over 200 artists from across different fields get a platform to showcase their work and talent
Manufacturing Sector
Thane has a large industrial base, with a significant part of the city acting as a home to both big and small industries
The industrial areas in the city mostly host engineering, electrical, chemical, and textile industries
Some of the prominent industrial areas are Wagle estate; Thane-Belapur road, or Trans Thane Creek; and Ghodbunder road
The manufacturing sector still contributes about 40% of the total income earned by the Thane Municipal Corporation
The major companies that have manufacturing units in Thane are Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Glaxo, Cadbury’s, Nicholas Parimal, Clariant, and Vidyut Metallica
Connectivity
The nearest airport to Thane is in Mumbai, called the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The distance is about 36 km, which is a drive that will anywhere from 45 to 75 min, depending on the traffic
Thane is well connected with other major cities in India, as it’s a train station for many of the trains leaving Mumbai for other cities in different states. It’s also a major railway station of Mumbai Suburban Railway, and is well connected with the neighboring suburbs through the Central and Trans-Harbor Line Suburban railway network
Thane is well connected to the entire suburban network by road. For example, it connects to Borivali through the 6-laned Ghodbunder road. Thane connects to the southern cities via NH 4, which runs from Mumbai to Chennai, connecting Pune and Bangalore on the way
Bus service is available within the city, thanks to the several local, public players in operation, including Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), Thane Municipal Transport (TMT), and Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT)
Thane Civic Administration
Thane is one among the 15 tehsils in the Thane district. It’s also one of the 5 sub-divisions in the district, formed for administrative purposes
The Collector, who is an IAS officer, heads the entire Thane district, and is therefore responsible for the city as well
The municipal body in Thane is called Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). The area under TMC has 65 electoral wards. The corporation has 130 elected representatives plus 5 nominated representatives
The corporation also has 9 administrative wards called Prabhag Samittees
Thane Infrastructure
The infrastructure in Thane has been up to the mark, generally, but there is a lot of scope for development, considering that the population in the region is continuously increasing.
Road, rail, and air transport infrastructure is, of course, excellent. The expressways and the railway networks link the city to other major cities across India. As the vehicular population is rising at a rapid pace, city is planning development projects in terms of flyovers, bridges, and road widening.
When it comes to power, the city has just enough power capacity to meet the needs of its residents. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is, therefore, taking measures to achieve self-sufficiency in power. For example, TMC has made it mandatory for all buildings to install a solar water heating system.
All in all, there is a need for a sea of change in infrastructure development in Thane, and that aspect is being reflected in the measures taken by the TMC and the state government.
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