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In my last role as store manager for a 25,000 sq. ft. furniture showroom, I led an initiative to grow average ticket size, which had been flat around $1,050. I noticed our team sold “pieces,” not “rooms,” and add-ons like protection plans and rugs were treated as an afterthought. I rolled out a “Complete the Room” program: we redesigned key vignettes to show full room solutions, created 3 simple bundle tiers, and trained associates to present at least one bundled option on every qualifying sale. I tracked results weekly through our POS and pulled individual attachment-rate reports. Within 90 days, average ticket rose to about $1,260 (roughly a 20% lift) and attachment on rugs and protection plans increased from 18% to 32%. We also used close-rate and margin reports to fine-tune the bundles so we weren’t just selling more, but selling more profitably.
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