How To Use Corner Shelving

Corners in shops can tend to be dark, awkward areas that get neglected by customers and shop-owners alike, but they don't have to be!

By using corner shelving, you can really make the most of your shop corners. These units are free standing and are angled to slot into the corner as a continuation of your shelving, leaving you free to put products on the shelves as normal! Available in a range of different sizes, these versatile display units can be used for any products for an effective display. We have a variety of units ranging from 1.8 to 2.1m tall, with base widths from 300mm to 570mm, giving you options of how wide you want the unit and how tall. Depending on your products and customer base, it is worth considering how high you want to place your products and whether you need a wider base to display products that may not sit so well on narrower or higher shelves.

When filling your corner shelves, it's a good idea to put popular, frequently bought items in the corner as it then draws people down your aisles, meaning they are exposed to more of your products and more likely to make impulse purchases as they pass by.  

Be sure to use enough lighting in the corners to make sure your products are well lit, it's no good leaving your products in the dark! Lighting can make all the difference, so use it carefully and illuminate those products to get them flying off the shelves. 

Your Store Decor.

Decorating a store is very, very individual and of course depends on the sort of shop, the sort of products you sell and the size of the premises, not to mention the budget you're on. So when it comes to decorating and dressing up your store, you need to bear in mind your target audience and think creatively. 

For the general shop theme, colours set tone and mood in a shop, so bear in mind the type of atmosphere you want to create. Research colours and effects, for example, red and orange in a food shop can promote a feeling of hunger, whereas pastel hues and whites can be calming and relaxing, which is ideal in a shop selling bath salts and spa products. Spend time considering the mood you want in the store and carefully select your colour scheme. 

Creating eye catching displays are a great way of drawing a customer's attention to a product that otherwise they would have glossed over. Such displays need a clever use of colour (but not too many different ones) otherwise the overall look will be tacky and childish (unless, of course, you are advertising children's products!). So pick your colours carefully and use them to brighten your shop and create focus points to attract customers to a particular promotion or sale. 

The good thing about our units at Shelving4Shops is that they are versatile & re-usable, so you can rework it each time you need a new display. Pegboards are fantastic for promotions as they are so easy to work with & are quick to amend or rearrange when you need to change over a product or advertise a special deal. They are also ideal for hanging items, eg necklaces, for example, & give a bigger space to create really eye catching displays. Don't forget the minor details either, such as the finishing touches. Whether it's a particular piece of artwork behind the counter or a bowl of sweets for customers to help themselves to, it's the small touches will get your store remembered. 

Enticing Interiors!

These days with the digital market taking off and taking so much business, it's now more important than ever to make sure your shop entices customers in. Competition is fierce, so it's vital that the layout of your store makes the most of the customer's shopping experience. 

When designing the layout of your store, bear in mind that customers need direction around a store, it will help them navigate your products and give you the opportunity to make sure they view as much of your stock as possible. Creating aisles gives customers the most exposure to products and using our gondola shelving means you can create these aisles whilst maximising on the space you have available. 

There are various different layouts that you can use, below are two of the prime examples of layouts that create effective flows of traffic and give maximum exposure to products, whilst allowing customers to move freely from aisle to aisle. 

Race Track Layout

A racetrack layout consists of a main aisle that leads customers from the front area, around the whole store and then guides them lastly to the check out counter. It is designed for two way traffic that directs customers to what they are looking for.

Power Aisle Layout

The power aisle layout consists of a main aisle that runs the length of the store either from front to back or from corner to corner, allowing for departments to branch off the main aisles. It is set up to allow a flow of two way traffic with retail displays set up on both the floor and end units, letting you organise your merchandise to maximise accessibility to seasonal, special or sales items. 

Promotions, promotions, promotions!

One of the best ways to get customers into your store is definitely via promotions. Promotions immediately grab the attention of the customer and make them feel like they are getting something that they won't get anywhere else. 

Practically, promotions are great for quickly shifting stock or highlighting new seasonal products. Showcasing an average item with the right signage, positioning and arrangement can quickly boost the perception of it to a desirable item, resulting in fast sales and quick stock movement. 

To effectively display these promotions, you need to place them at particular points in your store, where they will grab the most attention. Shelving4Shops offers a selection of end bays that are ideal for promotions and fast selling lines. Our end bays are also perfect for hiding the end of a run of gondola, giving the aisle a clean and professional look to your store. As with all our shelving units, an end bay is versatile and adjustable, with removable shelves which can be replaced by peg boards if needed. This means that end bays can be used to promote any product, simply by adjusting the shelving or peg board to accommodate any display.

Visual Merchandising

Visual Merchandising is the activity of promoting the sale of goods, especially by their presentation in retail outlets. It is a merchandising technique which effectively utilises the design of an environment by visual communications, lighting, colours and music to stimulate customers perceptual and emotional response, and ultimately to affect their purchase behaviour. According to research by Dunne and Lusch (2005), store environment is an important element in retailing given that 70% of purchase was an impulse buy or unplanned purchase. 

In terms of your store, the presentation and feel of the store plays a key factor regarding buying activity, so you could use themes to vary the feel of your store periodically. Tempting as it is, try not to limit your themes to the four seasonal ones, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, but instead try and think outside the box to implement some more original ideas. For example, you could use Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Halloween, making these work for you depending on your target audience. Practically, this means using good display equipment to create your displays with your promotional products showing in the best light they can. Adding a promotional gondola unit at the end of a bay or near a till point is a great way to get extra sales from customers. In particular, a promotional gondola unit placed at the front of a till point will encourage customers to purchase extra impulse buys as they capture the customer's attention while they are waiting to pay, a purchase that requires no effort to pick up.

Variation on your theme will keep your store looking fresh, with updated displays meaning customers will come back to your shop again and again for a new browsing experience each time. It is easy to use and Shelving4Shops wide range of display equipment can help create those displays that push for those extra purchases from customers. 

Make Those Aisles Work For You!

Aisles create direction in a store, they help a customer navigate round your shop, but they also do much more when used effectively. Aisles give the customers exposure to all your products, so with the right shelving you can display the maximum amount of products. It's well known that the more products people see, the more they buy. 

Following this train of thought, it’s definitely worth spending time planning your store layout and considering how you will order and display your products. There are a few points to take into consideration:

1) Breaking up natural spaces with product displays, for example the door to counter line. Putting a display here gives people an obstacle to negotiate, which means that they have to look at it and give it their attention. Another idea here is to use the queue area to promote products. You can even create the queue space by using our wire dump baskets to shift stock and get those last minute sales. 

2) Create aisles! They encourage movement and browsing and give customers a sense of direction, and most importantly, they give you the chance to display products! Aisles that have structure and are labelled make it easy for customers in a hurry to see exactly where the product they want will be. Our gondola units are perfect for creating aisles whilst maximising store space. You can customise these to meet whatever needs your store has. For example, we sell peg boards for more awkward products or wire baskets to contain lose items that don't sit well on shelves. 

3) Lastly, don't have dead ends! Customers will see these "traps" and will avoid them, leaving these aisles unbrowsed. Leaving the ends of aisles open draws customers into the shop and invites them to explore further. 

Ultimate Convenience.

When it comes to food shopping, one of the biggest factors that the majority of customers will want is convenience. They don't want to have to work when shopping, they want an easy experience where finding things is quick and simple. 

Convenience is something which every store design needs to take into consideration. Product display needs to be concise, clear and easy so that customers can find what they want. To make things easier for the buyers, it’s vital that you have the right shelving and display equipment. For example, Shelving4Shops has a range of shelving that you can tilt to certain angles, ideal for displaying confectionary. Pegboard backing on a unit means you can put lots of products together, keeping everything related in one place.

Our magazine shelving means you can put out lots of different products in a way that makes it easy for the customer to quickly find the specific one they are looking for. People are more likely to be put off if they have to spend a lot of time searching for a product. 

Obviously it is also important that if you are displaying fresh, frozen or refrigerated items, that you have a chiller. Shelving4Shops can offer advice on selecting and placing the right one, as it's such a vital piece of equipment and not a decision you want to make lightly. 

All of this equipment really does add up, so Shelving4Shops also stock second hand and used equipment for food stores. Visit our website www.shelving4shops.co.uk to view our range of shop shelving and accessories range. 

Stress Free Shelving

Shelving can be many things, but stressful shouldn’t be one of them. We strongly believe that shelving should be simple, efficient and easy, as well as being adaptable to your requirements. Here at Shelving4Shops, we pride ourselves on having a versatile range of shelving units for you to browse through and choose from. Our shelving units can accommodate a variety of store requirements, so you’ll be sure to find the shelving solution to suit you best. 

If you find that choosing the perfect shelving unit for you can be a bit daunting, then our friendly and experienced team will be happy to help. Just simply give us a call and we’ll do our best to find the perfect shelving requirement that suits you, your store and your customers. With over 15 years worth of experience within the retail shelving sector, we’ll be sure advise you on the most efficient and cost effective way to help organise your stores shelving. 

To search through our wide range of shelving units, you can visit our website www.shelving4shops.co.uk, or come and visit us at our Leicestershire showroom, where you can browse through a variety of new and used shelving units, giving you a better glimpse of your store’s potential.

Shop Racking at Shelving4Shops

Available in a variety of heights and depths, our shop racking gives you the opportunity to display a large range of products for retail stores. You can always be assured that our shop racking will last. Made from heavy duty powder-coated steel, our shop racking is strong and durable, making it the ultimate necessity for your store. 

All of our shelving units are freestanding, meaning there’s no need for nuts, bolts or wall fixings. We understand that it’s important to keep your store looking fresh and updated, which is why all of our shop racking units have interchangeable components. This makes it easier for you to create your ideal shelving configuration. You can be assured that your products will be displayed in a professional and appropriate manner, whilst providing support for even the most heaviest items.

It’s important to know what shop racking is best suited for your store. A standard 1400mm high gondola, or a larger 2400mm gondola racking unit is more commonly used in larger supermarkets and outlets, whereas smaller sized units are more typically used for convenience and corner stores. It can be hard to decide the amount of depth your shelving units need, especially if the amount of merchandise varies from time to time. The standard depth range on a shelf is 200mm to 570mm. All shelves can be configured from 45 to 90 degree angles, allowing you to tilt shelves to display confectionary more easily. 

For more information, please call the Shelving4Shops team on 01455 221512 

Shelving Accessories at Shelving4Shops

You have your store layout sorted. The shelving units are in place and the stock is out, but something’s missing. Whether you have a few spare spaces here and there, or more stock sitting in the warehouse than anticipated, it’s important that you maximise your store's potential as much as possible, especially when demand for customers has never been so high.

At Shelving4Shops, we provide a wide range of shop accessories to help your store achieve its potential. Whether you’ve gone for a completely new refit or if you’re just refreshing the stores look, implementing shop accessories such as wire baskets are a great way of making the most out of awkward spaces, or even just to shift excess stock. 

Our range of dump bins, wire stacking baskets and wire shelving are a cost effective way of finishing off your stores layout without drastically changing the layout altogether and are also an effective way of shifting excess stock. Recent reports have suggested that products which are displayed more in bulk appear to be more desirable to customers. Products placed in dump bins combined with being placed at your stores till area provide great shopping and browsing opportunities for your customers.  

Supermarket Shelving

Here at Shelving4Shops, we’re proud to offer a wide variety of shelving suitable for supermarket use. Our aim is to help store owners ensure that they make the most out of what space they have available. We’re here to help, and we want to make sure that your store is organised to its best capabilities and make it as productive as possible for yourself, and for your customers. We have a range of shelving suitable for supermarket stores, which include wall shelving, gondola shelving and other numerous productive configurations to help you create the right display layout suitable for your requirements. 

We understand that when catering for supermarket shelving, you need to take into consideration the display requirements for a whole variety of products, and help establish the most effective layout for your customers, and for your store as a whole.

Many people see shelving as a storage or display solution, this is true to some extent, however shelves can also help establish a successful store layout, to best suit you, your store and your customers. Our freestanding gondola units have the ability to create aisles within a supermarket. This helps encourage efficient customer traffic flow, and helps to establish a successful shopping experience for your customers. It’s not just our freestanding gondola units that are suitable for supermarkets. We also stock a variety of other shelving units, including wall shelving, end bays, corner bays and pegboard shelving to help maximise your shop floors space. 

If you’re on a small budget, or perhaps you’re just looking for a quick and simple refit, we also stock a selection of used supermarket shelving to help you keep your costs down. For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us, or visit our shelving showroom located in Leicestershire. 

Magazine Shelving

There’s a lot more to shelving than meets the eye. Many people assume that shelves are solely for displaying products, and tend to just leave it as it is. These type of people are content as long as the product is out on the shop floor. They don’t tend to care about how the store, or the product itself actually looks on the shelf. Although it may not be obvious, there are different types of shelves for different types of merchandise, and implementing the best type of shelving for your store and products, can only be a positive factor.

Magazines and newspapers are a great example, as these don’t tend to sit that well on your basic flat shelving unit. If this type of product is placed inaccurately on a shelf, it can provide an inefficient shopping/browsing experience for the customer, and can damage your store’s reputation altogether. 

Magazine units offer a more efficient way of displaying magazine/newspaper products effectively. Similar to all our wall shelving products, they can be adjusted to suit your requirements. Our magazine units can also be integrated and connected with other shop shelving units, which help establish consistency within your store. Consistency is an important aspect from a customers perspective. It helps provides a stable and comfortable shopping experience, and can sometimes even produce more in the way of sales. Our magazine shelving units are available in three different heights: 1.8m, 2.1m, and 2.4m. Each unit has 8 tiers of angled magazine shelving, as well as a 470mm shelf base that’s standard for newspaper stacking, which can also be changed to any size required. 

Here at Shelving4Shops, we’re proud to state that all of our wall shelving is sturdy and durable, and can help you create numerous display options for a variety of different products. We have over 15 years of experience within the retail shelving industry, and are always happy to help you with whatever questions you may have about our products. 

Shelving4Shops Leicestershire Showroom

Here at Shelving4Shops, we want to ensure that you make the most out of your store. However, we understand that sometimes it can get a little frustrating trying to develop and visualise a layout that appeals to customers, and fits within a budget. Our shelving show room located in Leicestershire can help you do just that. We have an extensive range of shelving units for you to browse through, and allow you to choose the best shelving and racking units to help you make the most out of your retail space. 

Whether you’re opening a completely brand new store, replacing certain units or just looking to freshen up your store, our friendly expert sales team will always be happy to help you find your ideal fit and ensure you make the best use of your shop floor space.  

If you’re struggling to visualise a shop layout that best suits you, our shop fitting showroom in Leicestershire holds a large variety of assorted shelving units and styles, in various depths and heights. We also stock and sell used racking which can be easily integrated into your current store layout. Ideal if you’re looking for a new look on a tight budget. 

At Shelving4Shops, we understand the importance of finding that ideal shelving or racking unit. Height and depth are major elements to consider when choosing new units. Having a unit thats too deep in depth create the illusion of a cramped and confined store. Merchandise can become hidden, and your customers browsing experience can be affected. Units that are too tall in height hide customers, and can pose a security threat concerning shoplifting. 

If you’re struggling to find certain shelving units to suit you, or just need some friendly advice, our shop fitting showroom in Leicestershire will enable you to visualise your ideal retail space. If you’re interested in visiting us, our showroom is located in Wolvey, Leicestershire, just off the M69. Or if you just need some quick and friendly advice on planning your shop, you can call us on 01455 221512, and our expert design team will be happy to help you create that perfect plan.  

What makes Gondola Racking different?

Chances are we’ve walked past and around Gondola Racking units numerous times without even realising when we’re browsing through a store. Gondola Racking is a subtle way of making the most out of spare and empty floor space, and can make a great addition to your store layout. 

Gondola Racking units have shelves on both sides of the unit, meaning that one side of a unit no longer has to be impractical, completely counterproductive and empty. Gondola Racking helps develop a stable shopping layout for customers. Aisles are created, therefore enforcing a steady and stable customer traffic flow, creating a positive customer experience. 

Gondola racking units also allow merchandise to be displayed and exhibited to the full extent. Customers are fully exposed to merchandise, and Gondola Racking allows them to browse more easily and effectively. Customers that are able to browse more efficiently are more likely to make purchases within your store. 

Having a continuous flow of merchandise provides an easier browsing experience for customers. Gondola Racking allows products that are related to each other to be grouped together, this then leads to additional purchases from customers, also known as impulse buys. 

Here at Shelving4 Shops, we understand that within the retail industry it’s important to ensure that the store is kept looking fresh for customers. That’s why our Gondola Racking units are also versatile and interchangeable, meaning you can easily change components, and move the units to another location, creating a fresh new look for your store. 

Keep Clean!

You may have spent a lot of time and effort to ensure that your store is displaying merchandise perfectly, but the effort shouldn’t stop there. Keeping your shelves and units dust and dirt free also plays a major key role in maintaining a favourable customer reputation. 

It’s extremely easy to forget to keep your shelves clean and tidy. But neglecting them can have a detrimental effect on your store’s valued reputation, as well as your customer credibility. Keeping shelves dust free ensures shelves look presentable and customer friendly. Sleek looking shelves allows customers to easily approach them and shop for a product, without being totally disgusted by the uncleanliness of the shelf that the product sits on. Having a filthy shelf also gives off the impression of unprofessionalism in the store as well as the company, and that can quickly establish a negative reputation amongst the store’s potential and existing customers. It also implies the product is unpopular as the assumption is that a product which is selling well wouldn’t have time to let dust build up on the shelf.

Remember that Health and Safety can either make or break a store. If a customer was to report poor standards to Health and Safety, then the chances are it will become publicly noted, and destroy what took years to build up a valued customer reputation. 

If you can put the time and effort into a store layout, you can surely find the time to do a quick dust down on the shelves and units. It almost counteracts the beautiful display you’ve put together if they end up filthy within a few weeks time. A few minutes every couple of days can ensure your shop stays reputable, as well as ensuring continuous customer loyalty, which is always a bonus. 

The Power of Height

Shop shelving may seem like a simple concept, and the majority of people just think you place a product on a shelf and be done with it. However, in order to move and sell products more effectively, it depends entirely on how you choose to display merchandise. When merchandise is presented inefficiently, it can severely devalue customer experience. Luckily, our shelves have the ability to provide variety and diversity to your products and business.

It may seem quite straightforward, but don’t underestimate the power of height. Height can help display products more effectively and efficiently for the customer. There’s no point in trying to stock as much product as possible on four shelves if they’re all crammed together, as this then makes it difficult for the customer to examine and learn more about the product. Ensure that the shelves are equally distributed between one another, as uneven shelf displays can look a little distorted, and can make a customer’s shopping experience much more complex than needed.

It, of course, doesn’t hurt to experiment with different height levels, but it’s important to remember that the display as a whole must come across as neat, tidy and accessible to the customer. Mirroring shelves have been proven to provide a much more pleasant shopping experience, it also comes across as orderly and easy to understand to the customer. 

It’s no secret that it’s getting tougher and tougher for shops to turn over a profit, which is why it’s getting more and more important that shops ensure that their products are displayed in the best possible manner for customers, and to make their shopping experience easier for them, and more effective for the company. 

Make the Most of a Small Store with Shop Shelving

One of the main challenges of fitting out any retail store is making the most out of the space you have available. Finding an efficient shelving layout is all about the type of shelving you choose and ensuring that your shelving provides you with everything you need to stock your range of products in a customer-friendly way.

The right shelving will allow you to easily stock a variety of different products and offer customers an easy route through your store. A cluttered store looks uninviting and can be a pain to maintain. An understocked store looks a bit sad and unprofessional. A well-stocked, efficient store with a user-friendly layout will provide you with maximum sales and happy customers!

When you have limited space in your store, it's essential to choose the right shelving to maximise your display space without making the area feel cramped. Here are a few ways of achieving this:

Gondola Shelving:  Gondola units are perfect for making the most of a small or medium-sized show as they are double-sided so offer maximise shelf space. Placed lengthways they can create aisles which lead customers through your store and allow for more foot traffic to pass through. Choose from 4 different widths and heights to suit your store perfectly.

Wall Shelving:  Wall shelving is a versatile option for any store, allowing you to adapt the backing with pegboard or standard shelving, shelf height and angle for a range of products. Join units together to make a run against a wall and finish with corner units or wire shelving to make sure there are no unused areas. Make use of base shelves on wall shelving and gondola shelving to stock bulky or oversized items.

Peg Board Shelving: A great option for small stores, peg board backing allows for a slimline shelving unit that can hold a variety of goods on hooks or shelves. Multiple holes across the shelving unit allow you to reconfigure your shelving however you want, easily and quickly, to suit different products and lines.

Corner Units and End Bays: Making the best use of space can be achieved by capping the end of shelving runs and using every nook and cranny in your store! End bays neatly finish off a gondola run while corner shelving units allow you to display items in an otherwise dead space.

Shop Shelving Accessories: Smaller shelving accessories like stacking wire baskets, dump bins, shelf risers and dividers, and shopping baskets can all help to make your store run efficiently and make the most of your store display area. Dump bins and wire baskets are collapsible so can easily be moved whenever you need to.

Shelving4Shops can help you to find the right retail shelving options for your store as well as assisting in the planning and layout of your shelving. Get in touch with us to find out more about our range of new and used shop shelving and racking.