Organise Your Shop Shelving for Maximum Sales

Retail shelving is the building blocks of any store - a neat, tidy, well-organised shop with high quality shelving can create success from simply being designed in the right way to maximise the shopper experience and encourage more sales. 

• Pegboard shelving works well for smaller items that need to be hung from pegs, or for when you have a wide variety of different shaped and sized products, for example in a pet shop;

• Wall shelving is useful in any shop, making the most of wall space and offering versatile display areas according to your needs, for example with magazine racking, slatwall shelving or tilted shelves;

• Gondola units are a double-sided freestanding form of shelving that provides a space-saving way to create aisles in your store;

• Dump bins and wire shelving allow you to fill any extra spaces in your store with temporary and adaptable display units;

• Shopping baskets - By having stacks of baskets at the front of the store and dotted around the aisles you will encourage customers to purchase more items as it is easier to carry them in a basket than with their hands.
• Peg board shelving and pegs - Not all products sit well on classic flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.
• Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have in your store by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner.
• Wire stacking baskets - These are an excellent way to display sale and impulse purchase items in your store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill empty spaces and can be easily moved to create new interesting displays.

When planning your store you'll need to take into account the size of your shopping area, the position of your shop counter and whether you will be using gondola shelving to turn floor space into aisles. The type of retail shelving you choose will depend on the products you'll be stocking:

There are other ways to organise and arrange your store to help make it as inviting and enticing as possible. Using different materials gives different effects according to your store's intended atmosphere - glass gives a high quality appeal while wood can appear rustic, clean and crisp plastic looks clean and tidy while metal offers a contemporary look. For a professional appearance, your shelving should stay well stocked and in good condition - not too empty nor overcrowded, and always clean and free from cracks or breakages. By arranging your shelves at equal or similar heights with complementary products kept together, the aesthetic of your display will be attractive and interesting. Signage and displays should be kept up to date and changed regularly to give a sense of novelty for regular shoppers - keeping a particular shelving unit aside for promotional items and special offers allows customers to know exactly where to find a bargain at every visit. And why not be creative with your retail displays? Add in seasonal decorations or create a theme using colour schemes and signage - give your store a personal style and your customers will remember you! 

Convenience Store Shelving and Racking for Fresh Produce

To compete in the convenience store industry, rising numbers of businesses are offering fresh goods and self-service counters to provide hot and chilled produce to customers on the go. Convenience store customers often pass by on their way to work or school or pop in on their lunch break for something quick and easy to eat. Offering fresh goods means that your store traffic will increase as you become a handy stop for all sorts of customers. In addition to packeted goods, newspapers and popular items stocked on wall shelving and gondola shelving, you can also provide customers with fresh items displayed in refrigerated shelving units and counters, for example:

• Freshly-baked pastries and bread
• Self-service hot drinks machines or a coffee counter
• Chilled snacks, sandwiches and drinks
• A staffed counter serving sandwiches, delicatessen goods or even hot food
• Freezer storage for ice creams and frozen foods

The type of fresh goods you can stock will depend on the space you have available for the appropriate refrigerated shelving unit or retail racking unit. If you are serving freshly made food on the premises you will also need to obtain any relevant health and safety accreditations to ensure quality control.

Visit our website to find out more about any of the items above and to browse our huge range of new shop shelving and accessories, including:

• ·     Gondola shelving - A popular choice in many stores due to its versatility and functionality, gondola shelving is a staple shelving option for stores of any size. You can use this shelving to create aisles within your store and the range of heights and widths we stock mean that we have the shelving size for you.
  ·     Wall shelving - Use wall shelving around the edge of your store to provide plenty of shelving space while optimising the floor space you have available.
  ·     Shopping baskets - By having stacks of baskets at the front of the store and dotted around the aisles you will encourage customers to purchase more items as it is easier to carry them in a basket than with their hands.
  ·     Wire stacking baskets - These are an excellent way to display sale and impulse purchase items in your store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill empty spaces and can be easily moved to create new interesting displays.
  ·     Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have in your store by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner.
  ·     Peg board shelving and pegs - Not all products sit well on classic flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.

 Call our team on 01455 221512 to talk about incorporating fresh goods into your retail shelving configuration.

Save Money with Retail Shelving and Technology

For convenience retailers, it's really worth investing in high-quality equipment, shop fittings and shop shelving to make the most from your business. And if you need an extra way to cut costs for your retail business? Technology and energy-efficient appliances can help to reduce the price of utility bills and help your business to run smoothly and efficiently.

Firstly, choosing reliable and durable shelving units is always the best option for any retail store. Wall shelving provides stable displays for your core products and maximises the space in your store. Gondola shelving allows you to create aisles within your store space and provides you with double-sided shelving to stock a wider variety of products. Adjustable shelves mean that you can adapt your shelving configuration according to your needs, and with long-lasting units, you will be able to use the same shelving for years, simply changing your layout and adding extra accessories as required.



Energy-saving equipment like LED lighting can also help you to save a bit of cash on your day-to-day bills. Saving money on your energy bills with efficient equipment like this means that you will soon start to see the benefits. Using a top performing electronic cash register can also make life simpler for you in store, helping you to work more efficiently, keep on top of accounts and transactions and provide your customers with great service.

You can find everything you will need to ensure have the perfect shelving for your store at Shelving4Shops. We hold large quantities of used and new shop shelving and accessories, including:

· Gondola shelving - A highly popular item in many stores, gondola shelving is highly versatile and can be used to create aisles throughout your store and can be used in conjunction with other bay units to create seamless shelving displays.

· Peg board shelving and pegs - For some products, a classic flat shelf is not the best way to display them. Some products work better if they are hung on hooks which is where pegboard shelving comes into its element. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.

· Wall shelving - This shelving can be used around the perimeter of your shop floor to maximise your floor space and provide ample room for displaying items.

· Shopping baskets - A simple trick utilised by many stores is adding baskets throughout the store. This encourages customers to pick up more items throughout their visit as they are not having to balance items in their arms.

· Wire stacking baskets and dump bins - These are an excellent way to display impulse purchase items and sale items throughout the store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill empty space in your store and can be easily moved to create new interesting displays.

· Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner of your store. These units can be used in conjunction with our other bay units to create a seamless display.

For shop shelving, accessories, shopfittings and shop counters, visit the Shelving4Shops Leicestershire showroom, browse online, or call us on 01455 221512 to talk about your retail shelving requirements.

Convenience Store Shelving

For convenience store owners, space is always at a premium, and the type of shop racking you choose can make a huge difference to the efficiency of your store. It's important to plan your store layout carefully, including shop shelving and racking, shelving accessories and shop counters. Every little detail matters when you're working with a smaller space, and, since convenience stores generally stock a wider range of goods than other shops, you'll need shelving that can easily accommodate a variety of products.

Your first stop is wall shelving - the backbone of any convenience store, and the shelving that will be displaying the majority of your products. Wall shelving - as the name suggests - is assembled along a wall, with a number of units joined together to make a 'run'. Wall shelving backing can be adapted to suit the type of products you stock, for example: pegboard shelving for hanging items off hooks, magazine racking for paper goods, or adjustable standard shelving for packets, bottles and tins. Wall shelving also has a sturdy base shelf for stocking heavier, larger items, or stacking newspapers. 

Next on the list is gondola shelving - double-sided free-standing shelving units that can be joined together to form aisles either side. These units are perfect for shaping your store and creating a 'flow' for your shop traffic. The obvious benefit of gondola shelving is that you can stock twice as many products because you have shelving on both sides of the unit. Gondola shelving can also be adjusted to different heights and interchanged with different backing according to your stock.

And finally, shelving accessories like risers, epos strips and dividers can help to organise your shelves and keep your shop looking neat and tidy. Temporary and free-standing shelving such as dump bins and wire stacking baskets are ideal for filling awkward spaces and corners or for creating a queuing space near the counter, and can stock promotional items, end-of-line stock or products that are difficult to stack on a shelf. 

At Shelving4Shops we hold large quantities of used and new shop shelving and accessories, including:

· Gondola shelving - This is one of the most popular shelving choices we offer, it is a highly versatile option that can be used to create aisles throughout your store or can be used in conjunction with other shelving units we offer to create one seamless shelving unit throughout your store.

· Wall shelving - This shelving can be used around the perimeter of your shop floor to maximise your floor space and provide ample room for displaying items.

· Shopping baskets - Using baskets throughout your store encourages customers to pick up more items throughout their visit as they are not having to balance items in their arms.

· Wire stacking baskets and dump bins - These are an excellent way to display impulse purchase items and sale items throughout the store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill empty space in your store and can be easily moved to create new interesting displays.

· Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner of your store. These units can be used in conjunction with our other bay units to create a seamless display.

· Peg board shelving and pegs -Not all products sit well on classic flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.

At Shelving4Shops we can help you create your convenience store from start to finish, from planning your store layout all the way to delivering and assembling your shelving units! Visit our website at www.shelving4shops.co.uk or visit our Leicestershire showroom to see the massive variety of shelving available. 

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.

Chillers and Freezers for Retail Stores

Shelving4Shops are excited to announce our new partnership with refrigerated shelving suppliers Fridge Freezer Direct. FFD are specialists in supplying commercial refrigeration for a range of retail stores.

We work closely with our associated suppliers to make sure that our customers are able to find exactly what they need to fit out their stores with high quality, reliable products. It's great to be able to offer refrigerated shelving units from Fridge Freezer Direct along with our comprehensive range of shop shelving, and we can incorporate FFD products into your store plan to make sure they are a perfect fit.

The refrigerated shelving products FFD offer include:

• Chest coolers and freezers
• Beverage fridges
• Counter-top coolers
• Multidecks
• Ice cream freezers
• Refrigerated wall displays
• Glass door fridges and freezers
• Under counter fridges and freezers
• Catering equipment and bar supplies

Incorporating chillers, freezers and refrigerated shelving units into your store layout means you can stock a wider range of products, including fresh, chilled and frozen goods. This is great for appealing to customers who are looking for a cooled drink or some fresh milk, an ice cream on a hot day or a chilled bottle of white wine on a Friday night. If you can fit a retail chiller into your store you can boost your sales and make your store an essential part of your customers' commute, school run or weekend. For more information on the range of products FFD offer, visit their website at www.fridgefreezerdirect.co.uk

A Guide to Chillers and Refrigerated Shelving

Incorporating a chiller or freezer into your store shelving can allow you to diversify your stock and provide a space for fresh, refrigerated or frozen produce. More and more convenience and retail stores are adding refrigerated shelving to their shops to bring in extra customers and boost sales - will it work for you?

Before you choose a refrigerated shelving unit, there are a few things to consider:

Shelving Space: A chiller or freezer takes up a substantial amount of space in a store, and will need to be placed against a wall with easy access to an electrical socket. Make sure your refrigerated unit will fit with your other shelving units, or that you can adjust your shelving arrangement to accommodate it. (If you need help planning your shop shelving configuration, get in touch with us or pop into our shelving showroom!)

Positioning: Chillers are best placed at the back of your store so that the high number of customers who come into your shop to buy a drink or fresh produce will need to walk past a range of other products to do so - thus exposing them to a variety of spontaneous buys! As with any shelving, make sure your refrigerated unit does not make movement around the store difficult, or close up aisles or doorways. You will need enough space for a wheelchair or pushchair to pass by, and adequate manoeuvring space for you to restock and carry out maintenance on your machine.

Adjustable shelving: A useful aspect of a refrigerated shelving unit is the ability to adjust the shelves to accommodate different sized products according to your current stock. This makes restocking much easier and ensures you can maximise space. Cleaning is much simpler when you can remove each shelf individually, too.

Economic power: It's always best to go for the most economic machine you can afford. Not only is it better for the environment but it will save you money on electricity, as well! All the chillers and freezers at Shelving4Shops are energy efficient and highly rated.

Lighting: Another handy addition to any cooler or freezer is built-in lighting. Predominantly for chillers with doors, this feature allows for easy browsing and presents your products in a pleasant light. Chiller lighting should be fitted with LED bulbs which will last longer, produce less heat, and save on energy. If your chiller doesn't have in-built lighting, ensure that your store lighting adequately lights the products in your shelving unit.

Temperature: It's important that you have a thermometer either built into your refrigerated unit or attached to it so you can make sure your products are kept at the right temperature. You don't want your ice cream to melt or your fresh produce to go off, do you? With an in-built thermometer, you can easily keep track of your chiller's temperature and ensure that it is adjusted when necessary. Checking the temperature of your refrigerated shelving unit should become part of your regular maintenance routine. And on that note, one final consideration...

Maintenance: As with all your shelving units, regular maintenance keeps your refrigerated units in great condition and looking great. Chillers and freezers should be kept clean and in good working order if you want to get the most out of your investment, and any electrical goods need to be checked according to health and safety guidelines. If you're in any doubt about the condition of your refrigerated shelving, get in touch with Fridge Freezer Direct by calling 0845 6800 695 or visiting http://www.fridgefreezerdirect.co.uk/.

For all your shelving needs, including chillers, freezers and coolers, visit Shelving4Shops or call us on 01455 221512. 







Ensuring your cooler or freezer possesses these 3 features will allow you to get more bang for your buck.

Pop Your Cork! Shop Shelving for Wine Stores

If you own or are thinking of opening a wine retail store in the future, you'll be in need of some shop shelving! Let us help you plan your store and supply (and even fit) your retail shelving units to create the most efficient set-up for your space.

To cover the basics of any store, wall shelving and gondola shelving provide versatile and long-lasting shelving units that are able to display a wide range of products, including bottles of wine. Because you can adjust the height of each individual shelf, you will be able to accommodate different sized bottles and products to maximise space. Epos ticket strips and shelf risers will help you to promote and label your stock as well as preventing items from being knocked off the shelf by passers-by. 

We also stock a range of specialist wine storage options, our wine towers are an excellent freestanding display that can be placed in an open area and provide customers with a 360-degree shopping experience and allow you to make the most of the floor space you have available. Our towers hold approximately 180 bottles and we have a range of colours available for you to ensure you find the best fit for your store. 

Wall shelving, as the name suggests, fits against a wall and units can be connected to form a 'run'. These secure shelving units make the most of wall space without intruding too far into your floor area, and are available in several different heights.

Gondola shelving is a free-standing shop shelving unit with shelves fitted to both sides. This type of shelving is a great space-saver and allows you to create aisles in your store, which not only helps traffic to flow through each area of your shop but also assists in organising products (for example, reds on one side, whites on the other). 

At Shelving4Shops we are always updating our stock ranges. Why not come and see us and view our large quantities of new shop shelving and accessories, including:

·     Shopping baskets - In a store where you are selling heavy bottles baskets are a great way to encourage customers to pick up more items. As well as having baskets at the front of your store, consider placing them at key points around your store. This will encourage customers to purchase more items and to pick up more impulse purchase items.

·     Wire stacking baskets - A lot of stores have a dead space that is too small for a bay unit but too large to be left empty. This is what a stacking basket is great for, they are easy to move to ensure that you keep your store layout fresh and still utilising every inch of floor space that you have.

·     Corner shelving - With the classic straight shelving bays often the corners of a store are overlooked or blocked off. The simple addition of a corner shelving unit can open up that forgotten corner and provide you with shelving space to ensure you are using all of the floor space in your store effectively.
·     Peg board shelving and pegs - Often when people are designing their stores and selecting shelving they assume they will only need flat shelf shelving. Many stores will stock at least a handful of items that would be better hanging than they would be on a flat shelf. Using pegboard shelving gives you an excellent way to hang products using hooks and when they are not in use you can add shelving to make sure you are using all of the shelving you have purchased.

Shop shelving accessories can also help to fill awkward corners of your store, and allow you to display promotional stock or end-of-line items. A popular choice of shop accessory is the dump bin - a collapsible wire storage basket that can be placed in empty corners, at the end of shelving runs, at the entrance to your store or near the tills for easy browsing while customers queue. And don't forget the counter! At Shelving4Shops we offer the complete range of shelving products and accessories to help you fit out your shop according to your specific needs. We'll even help you to plan your layout, deliver your shelving and assemble it in-store.

Get in touch by emailing sales@shelving4shops.co.uk, calling 01455 221512, visiting our website at www.shelving4shops.co.uk or by dropping by our Leicestershire shelving showroom.

Convenience store shelving options

We have a great choice of shop shelving and accessories for convenience stores at Shelving4Shops, and can help you to choose the right shelving options to suit your floor plan and products. 

For convenience stores, it's important to have a customer-friendly store layout and a good range of shelving styles to accommodate the wide variety of stock you will need to display. Gondola shelving is perfect for creating aisles in your convenience store and provides double-sided shelving space to maximise your space. One thing to remember when choosing gondola shelving units for your store is that you pick a height that you can see over when at the sales counter unless you are able to install security cameras, in which case you can choose a higher unit. 

Wall shelving can be placed around the edges of your floor space and can be fitted with a variety of shelving options, accessories and backings to suit your stock, from magazine shelving to pegboard backing. All our wall shelving units come with adjustable shelves that can be set at different heights and angles according to your products. Tilted shelves can be useful for displaying confectionery and paper goods.

Shelving4Shops holds large quantities of shop shelving and accessories, including:

·     Gondola shelving - This is a popular shelving choice in many stores, gondola shelving can be used to create aisles throughout your store or be used in conjunction with other units we offer to create seamless shelving.

·     Wall shelving - Use this shelving around the perimeter of your shop floor to maximise your floor space and provide ample room for displaying items.

·     Shopping baskets - A great way to encourage customers to purchase more items is to make it easier for them to hold items. Place shopping baskets not just at the entrance to your store but also dotted around the aisles, this way you can increase the number of items and impulse purchases a customer will buy.

·     Wire stacking baskets - These are an excellent way to display impulse purchase items or to put sale items in throughout the store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill that empty space you have that can not be filled with classic shelving bays.

·     Wire dump bins - Similar to stacking baskets these dump bins can be used to store promotional items or impulse purchase items. They are also an excellent way to create a space in front of the checkout for people to queue in so they do not block the rest of the store.

·     Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner of your store.

·     Peg board shelving and pegs - Not all products can sit well on a flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.

Shelving4Shops also stocks used and second hand convenience store and supermarket shelving so if you are in need of a low-cost replacement for shelving units or simply looking to save a few extra pounds on your store shelving then please ask what we have available. Get in touch with us by calling 01455 221512 or emailing sales@shelving4shops.co.uk, or visit our website to see some of our shop shelving and accessories range. And if you're in the Leicestershire area, please drop in to our shelving showroom for advice and guidance on the perfect shelving layout and options for your convenience store!

Refrigerated Retail Shelving

Having a refrigerated shelving unit in your retail store can be a great way to increase sales as more and more customers opt for fresh produce and goods. The positioning of a refrigerated shelving unit can actually influence shopping behaviour and increase impulse buys, too! By placing your refrigerated shelving at the very back of the store, customers will have to walk all the way through the shop to get to it - this means passing several other shelves or aisles of goods, exposing them to other potential purchases they may have not realised they wanted beforehand.

Having the option of a chiller in your store greatly increases the variety of produce you can stock, also - from drinks to dairy products, fresh fruit, meat products, snacks and ready meals, frozen food and ice cream. You may decide that alongside your refrigerated unit you may want a coffee making machine or additional fresh produce such as baked goods. Research has shown that the appearance of fresh products greatly improves the customer's opinion of a store, and by making fresh stock available, you will potentially increase your sales.

It's important to think about space and budget when looking at chillers, however, as they take up a significant space within your store and will also affect your electrical bills as they require constant power. It's always best to choose a refrigerated shelving unit with a good eco rating to help keep bills low. If you're not sure how a chiller will fit within your existing shop shelving configuration, give us a call or pay us a visit and one of our experienced staff will be able to talk you through your options. We have a long relationship with Platinum Cooling for our clients who need refrigerated shelving, chillers or freezers for their retail shelving, and between us we will be able to find the right option for your retail needs.

At Shelving4shops we have a wide range of shop shelving perfect for storing non-perishable items. Our range of gondola shelving comes in 4 heights and 4 widths ensuring that we have the perfect size shelving for you and your store. We have also recently expanded our shelving range to include black and grey finishes to our most popular options:

- Wall Shelving,

- Low Gondolas,

- High Gondolas,

- Magazine Units,

- Shelves and Accessories,

- Low End Bays,

- High End Bays,

- Corner Shelving,

- Peg Board Wall Shelving,

- Peg Board Gondola Shelving,

- Peg Board Ends.

To view our full range of shop shelving visit our website or give our team a call on 01455 221512 to find out how best to fit out your store.