Get the Most Out of Your Retail Store with Visual Merchandising

The straight floor plan is great for almost any store. It is the “default” floor plan, if you will. With floor displays and fixtures placed at right angles, it is easy to use every section of the store. You can even fill corners with shelving or displays. This layout works with any type of product or display, no matter the size. For example, straight floor plans easily accommodate all displays such as slatwalls, gondolas, and shelving. The straight design also makes it possible to fit the most aisles on your sales floor.

Diagonal floor plans are perfect for smaller retail shops, self-service stores, or any store that wants more visibility for staff and shoppers. This diagonal aisle design is one of the best for minimizing retail theft because it makes it possible for the staff to see the entire store from any location.

We know, the design to the right might not be what you're picturing right away when you read the “angular” title, but considering the way in which customers move throughout the store with this layout, it makes perfect sense. This plan forces customers to move at angles throughout the store, usually in a circular fashion around one central display table. This arrangement is done purposefully because the visual merchandiser wants to create a more sophisticated scene for each type of product. You will see this type of setup in most high end clothing and jewelry shops. It is important to know that this kind of retail floor plan is for businesses with fewer products and more open retail space.

The geometric, or geo, floor plan is another design that creates a unique store feel and design by utilizing racks and fixtures for products in an interesting, unexpected way. The geometric shape is more about giving the store a unique look than maximizing floor area, and it has been used successfully to set retailers apart from mom-and-pop shops to big box stores.

The mixed retail floor plan takes the best elements from the above designs and combines them together into one. The best way to apply this design is to break the store into sections and then divide each section up by the type of design. Diagonal, straight, and angular floor plans are some of the best options to use when creating a mixed floor plan but retailers can get very creative and develop endless combinations.

Slatwalls might be one of the best retail store fixtures for saving space. The flat slatwall fixtures accomodate many different accessories, such as waterfall faceouts, hang rails, shelving, hooks and more. You can hang practically anything on a slatwall with the proper attachment. Slatwall fixtures are available in wall mounting or freestanding models.

Gridwalls are another low profile fixture and are just as successful at maximizing retail space. Like slatwalls, they have many compatible accessories such as baskets, shelves, hooks, and sign holders. These are perfect for hanging any type of product, from clothing to smaller items like makeup or keychains.

Choosing the right size display case can make all the difference when you're short on space. It's important to get a feel for both what you need to display and how much of it. Take stock of all the items you want to merchandise together behind glass and estimate how much interior space you'll need. These narrow display cases can help — they're slim and capitalize on verticality to get the job done.

If you are in the market for tables to present your products, multi-tiered display tables offer an excellent solution. Tiered retail tables allow merchants to fit the most products possible. The tables’ stacked design is both space-saving and aesthetically pleasing!

For digital displays and TVs, our ceiling hanging monitor mounts are a great way to take advantage of unused space. Mounting screens on these types of brackets also keeps wiring out of the way of customers and eliminates tripping hazards. Hanging a monitor or digital sign TV from the ceiling also prevents customers from tampering with your hardware.

If your company used tablets as a POS system and register, our locking tabletop iPad mounts are ideal. They only require a limited amount of room and many feature enclosures that will accommodate credit card readers, such as Square. If your cash register system is bulky and outdated, consider using one of these compact setups to streamline your checkout process.