The Seasonal Planner – Spring Edition
People love that old saying “New Year, New Me” but it’s often short-lived or ignored by many as we are still in the dark depths of Winter, just seeking our way to brighter days and lighter nights. And so, as Winter turns to Spring, many consumers feel a renewed sense of enthusiasm, vigour and determination for their to-do lists, hobbies and new adventures to come.
Spring is actually the biggest shopping season in retail, only beaten by the hustle and bustle of the holidays. This means there’s a huge opportunity in retail to capture that hunger and offer the stock what consumers need, and intrigue them with products they really want.
Let’s first take a look at the automotive industry. If you’re a retail store focused on car accessories, or you have a specific area in store for that, there are a whole range of products that are perfect for Spring. Many drivers avoid major changes or repairs in Winter, they just want to get through the season! But Spring offers a great opportunity to get those jobs done with ease…
Automotive
For car repairs, our 172-piece service sleeve set is a must-have, or check out our 46-piece maintenance sleeve assembly set. Our 1/2inch ratchet torque wrench offers calibrated precision and enables the user to stay organised in their tool shed with multi-purpose tools.
If it’s new brake pads needed, our 21-piece brake wind-back tool set will help complete the job in no time and catch any oil with our sturdy oil drain pain for mess-free work.
To complete your car-repair offering, add a spark plug wrench set, oil filter cap wrench cup socket set, deep and shallow metric impact sockets and the brilliant multi-purpose 58-piece screwdriver set.
Spring isn’t just about fixing cars and the issues brought on by Winter. Winter can be brutal on the aesthetic of a car too. This means Spring is in order! Here’s a simple, speedy shopping list of what the consumers need to complete a car-cleaning session easily and cost-effectively as they can use them time and time again, saving money on regular car washes elsewhere:
For fans of two wheels instead of four, Spring also offers great opportunities for some serious bike maintenance ahead of taking to the open road and exploring the great outdoors. Longer days, warmer weather and promises of a long and luxurious summer inspire riders to get back on the saddle and venture out once again. And so, our bicycle puncture repair kit is great to get the bike back out of storage or keep in a rucksack handy for annoying punctures mid-ride.
Home and Garden
It goes without saying that Spring is an exciting and busy time in the garden. Whether the consumer is a green-fingered enthusiast, or simply wishes to tidy uyp their garden for alfresco lunches and relaxing in the fresh air, they’ll need the right tools for the job! Our electric weed burner with accessories is so easy to use and makes clearing a garden of weeds a simple, speedy task. And to help those young plants and lawn area to thrive into summer, our garden sprinkler or expandable hose make watering a total breeze. But when the rain does come (and it certainly does in Spring), and risking hanging the clothes on the line doesn’t feel worth it, our electric drying rack, makes a brilliant, energy-saving solution to drying clothes.
When those jobs are all done, it’s time to sit back and relax! One of the biggest sellers in spring has to be garden furniture. Check out our full range of outdoor living products here. Some of our most popular items (and our favourites) have to be the space-saving yet stylish bistro sets, like the Rope Calgary Set, Rattan Kharga Set and Rattan Las Vegas Set.
As we said, “new year, new me” is often not the case anymore, and Spring is the perfect time to take up a new hobby or focus on positive lifestyle choices. Home-cooking ticks both of those boxes and more, and we’re proud to offer a brilliant quality (and ever-growing) collection of cooking accessories from our Simply Living range. Hop onto that air-fryer trend for those that haven’t done so yet with our 6 litre air fryer or dual-basket air fryer and add the reusable silicone air fryer liners. Take it back to basics for a hearty, home-made meal with our double-hole pie maker, and feed a showstopping feast to the family with our vertical rotisserie grill.
So, whether it’s car repairs and maintenance, gardening and garden-living or cycling and cooking, you can create the perfect Spring collection instore to inspire, entice and excite the consumer and capitalise on the busiest season in retail in 2024
