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Getting Into Cart and Kiosk Business
Retail carts and kiosks have been
around for ages. Remember
the colourful carts selling ice
cream, pink cotton candy or
gulaman and sago? How about the popular
hamburger joint which served a famous
roast beef sandwich from kiosks painted
with caricatures of hard-working dwarfs?
A visit to the mall these days will lead to
multiple encounters with small businesses
catering to customers from carts and kiosks.
These businesses are found on almost
every floor, usually occupying the middle
aisles to form an island. The design of the
carts and kiosks has become so creative
and almost everything is compact.
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Convenience
Many small-scale entrepreneurs now see
the convenience of setting up in malls
using retail carts and kiosk concept. Given
the large number of potential customers,
rental rates are relatively less expensive
than regular commercial spaces, commonly
referred as in line stores. Because of its
modular structure, an entire kiosk can be
assembled in the mall and operational in
just a short time. Kiosks and carts also do
not need many people to operate. One
employee can manage a cart and up to
three can serve at a kiosk.
When setting up in a mall, a small
business owner must be prepared to abide
by its strict operating hours and policies.
Mall administrators are very particular when
it comes to the dimensions of the outlets
and the size and type of store signage.
Merchants, no matter what size, are subject
to policies to ensure their businesses
conform to the image, location and theme
of the mall or commercial area.