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.

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.

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.