Shopping Trolley Safety and Maintenance: Avoid Accidents during Holiday Shopping Rush

December 12, 2016

For large retailers like home depot stores, department stores, shopping malls and grocery stores, the Holiday shopping rush is serious business, that is why many retailers need to hire shopping trolleys during this time to accommodate increased customer traffic. However, with busy customers, and many more shopping trolleys on-hand, the parking area can become a dangerous place, especially if shopping trolleys are not maintained or managed properly.

Shopping trolley safety and maintenance is important for businesses because it ensures that accidents are avoided, especially during busy times of the year, such as the Holiday shopping rush.

Avoid Accidents during Holiday Shopping Rush with Shopping Trolley Safety and Maintenance

There are Holiday special sales everywhere, which is why customers swarm into retail stores. During these times of increased customer population, shopping trolleys are utilised all over the place, inside and outside retail stores. This creates a logistical safety concern – an environment where the risk of accidents occurring is greater than normal, especially in parking areas where people unload items into their vehicles, and then abandon the shopping trolleys as they drive off.

Rogue shopping trolleys are one of the greatest safety risks, as these can bump, scratch, and dent vehicles, or worse, loose shopping trolleys can even cause vehicle accidents that can injure customers. With that said, shopping trolley safety and maintenance should be every retail shop’s main concern during the Holiday shopping rush.

SOS Retail Sales and Maintenance for Shopping Trolleys Reduces Accidents

Hiring additional shopping trolleys from SOS Retail Sales has its benefits, as we offer a team of qualified maintenance technicians that can make sure that all of your shopping trolleys are in good condition and safe for your customers to use. Customers are picky when it comes to shopping trolleys, if one of the wheels do not roll or turn easy, they will abandon the trolley for another one.

This often leaves malfunctioning shopping trolleys in parking lots where they become obstacles for motorised vehicles, which can cause accidents to happen. The most effective way to avoid accidents during the Holiday shopping rush is by making sure that all shopping trolleys are in good condition, and then train employees to intervene whenever they see trolleys used in ways that may cause them to become a hindrance to automobiles or people.

The Holidays are a great time for retail businesses, and should be a happy and safe time for your customers, and by managing and maintaining your shopping trolleys, it can be, with the help of SOS Retail Sales.

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SOS Retail Sales
16 Brett Drive, Carrum Downs Vic 3201
Ph: 1300 131 383
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SOS Maintenance Services Pty Ltd
1/6 Smoothy Place, Arndell Park NSW 2148
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