When a customer parks their car in the lot of your retail store, they don't want to come back later and find that a shopping cart has collided with your vehicle and dented it. Fortunately, there are things that you can do to prevent this from happening. Here are three tips for protecting customer vehicles from shopping carts.
Install Cart Corrals
One way to reduce vehicle damage is by having spaces to store shopping carts in your parking lot. You can install cart corrals, but make sure you keep them close to customers so that they can access them easily.
If they aren’t close to shoppers, they’ll feel more tempted to leave their carts behind in the parking lot. This will allow the wind to easily push the cart into a car and cause damage, resulting in a very unhappy customer.
Put Up Signs for the Corrals
Ensuring shoppers can find the corrals is another good tip for protecting customer vehicles from shopping carts. When the customers cannot find the corrals, they won't know where to take them, and you’ll increase the chances of a loose cart hitting a car.
You can prevent this by installing signs that allow your shoppers to see the corrals more easily. They’ll know where to take them, and you’ll have fewer loose carts floating around your store's parking lot.
Collect Carts Often
You can even prevent carts from hitting vehicles by increasing the number of times your employees go and collect them in your parking lot. This will keep the carts from colliding with the vehicles and ensure you have enough in your store to meet customers' needs throughout the day. It will even keep your employees productive.
These methods will give customers a much better experience when they come to visit your store. If you need wholesale shopping carts or cart corrals for your store, contact Carriage Trade Service Co. We have a wide selection and can help you find the right products to fit your needs.
