Retailers urged to prioritize floor care for holiday season; regular cleaning preserves appearance, prevents long-term damage from increased foot traffic, winter weather

With the holiday season quickly approaching, it’s time to prepare your store for the influx of customers. With only 7 seconds to make a positive first impression, maintaining a consistently clean shopping environment is crucial. By preparing your store for increased foot traffic and creating a welcoming atmosphere now, you can help ensure a better experience for guests during the busy holiday season.

Tips for impressing your guests this holiday season include:

Prioritize Floor Care

Clean and attractive floors are crucial during the holiday season as they are one of the first things shoppers see when they enter a facility. Floors can help enhance the overall appearance of any space, creating a welcoming environment for both customers and employees. Winter weather can be tough on floors as increased foot traffic brings in dirt, salt and moisture that can cause damage if not properly maintained. Regular cleaning is essential to not only help preserve floor appearance but also to help prevent long-term damage from salt and moisture buildup.

Retail floors endure significant wear and tear throughout the year, but the holiday season can be especially hard on them. Constant foot traffic, moving displays and the occasional dragging of shopping carts can all cause damage to floors over time. Proper floor care not only keeps floors looking clean but also helps extend their lifespan. Regular sweeping, mopping and periodic deep cleaning can help prevent the accumulation of dirt and grit, which can scratch and dull surfaces. Investing in high-quality floor maintenance during the holidays is an investment in the long-term durability of your flooring.

Usable on a variety of flooring types, SC Johnson Professional’s TruFill® Heavy Duty Neutral pH Floor & Surface Cleaner is the perfect solution to help keep store floors clean with its easy-to-use, quick-change cartridges that automatically blend concentrates with water to provide worry-free dilution. Additionally, our EZ Care Floor Care System is engineered to simplify existing workflows, helping ensure efficient and effective floor care this holiday season.

Encourage Proper Hand Hygiene 

Maintaining hygiene standards is especially important during the busy holiday season. Installing sanitizing stations at high-traffic locations such as entrances and checkout counters can help encourage proper hand hygiene. Our InstantFOAM™ Complete ^PURE foaming hand sanitizer features a non-drying formula that can kill 99.999% of many types of common germs, making it ideal for frequent use.

Additionally, make sure restrooms are fully stocked with soap to help promote proper handwashing among customers and employees. Our Refresh™ foam hand soap can remove over 99% of dirt and germs, while its signature scent leaves hands softly scented and feeling luxurious. When paired with our Quickview™ Transparent Manual Dispenser, monitoring soap levels is simple, with the dispenser's transparent sides allowing for quick and easy visibility for cleaning staff allowing them to readily determine when refills are required.

Maintain an Inviting Scent in Your Store

It is important to ensure that your retail facility not only looks great but also smells great.  Scents play a role in helping enhance the shopping experience. They have the ability to evoke emotions, trigger memories and even influence purchasing behavior.

Glade® Plugins® Scented Oil Warmer provides a long-lasting, consistent fragrance to help keep your retail facility smelling fresh with minimal effort. Its low-maintenance design helps ensure everyone can enjoy the pleasant aroma without needing constant upkeep. This holiday season, bring the festive spirit into your store with inviting scents, like Apple Cinnamon Glade® Plugins® Scented Oil, to create a warm, welcoming environment that encourages customers to linger and shop longer.

Create a Welcoming Environment 

Preparing your store for the holiday season is important to help create a welcoming and positive shopping experience for your customers. By implementing these strategies, you can help keep up with the increased cleaning demands of the holiday season with ease.

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