What products sell best in your grooming shop?

shampoo. conditioner or anything that you can convince a customer that its better then what they sell at petsmart.

any of the products that you use yourself in the shop…shampoo, cologne, brushes, etc. i find most of my customers asking my advice on the tools they need at home too. when i explain to them that 90% of the grooming is on them, they get it. if they dont have the right tools, how can they be blamed for the dog being matted so frequently? i also “sell” them a few minutes of time to show them how to properly brush/comb their dogs ans then the next time it is matted badly, they are much more forgiving about saying “go ahead and shave her, i didn’t do my homework well.” this has worked for me for 16 yrs.

Best thing to do is go into Petco,Petsmart and see what they carry. Search the Internet and see what people sell there. Take an Inventory of all the items and don’t sell them. Watch the crowd and go the other direction. Find unique hard to find, cheaper, useful, high quality products that Pet owners find so beneficial and so cool that their pets would love them. I took a friends Pekingese to a Kids Carnival fund raiser(Involved with a youth group) I was in charge of photographing kids and getting their finger prints scanned. It was a free service for the parents. It produced a print out of a current picture, finger prints, vital stats of the child including unique physical marks like birth marks, scars etc. Done from a laptop and a color printer. The parent can keep it as a record or put it on the refrigerator. Well I got carried away and did the dog, paw prints and all. Do you know how many friends of my friend came over with their dogs(1 cat)that weekend after seeing that printout, just to get it done(16)
Think in benefits to the owner, the safety and enjoyment of the dog.

Price-wise, you simply can’t compete with the big box stores on most items. Therefore stick with the basics or the unique. Basic grooming supplies - brushes, combs, etc. do well because we recommend them. Same with dental care items and ear care products. Various flea & tick products did well because owners wanted to take care of the problem in one stop rather than go to a big box, too. We sold extra and holiday themed bows and bandanas, and fancy treats, too, mostly as impulse items. We tried to carry items that the big box stores didn’t such as breed stationary and notepads, breed magnets, trivets and other gift items. Want to move those toys and rawhides you’ve had sitting around a while? Try repackaging! For the holidays we’d buy fancy boxes and put together an assortment of treats and toys and sell it as a gift box!