How to Install Wall-Mounted Shelving If you want to maximise the space you have in your store, installing wall-mounted shelving is a great choice. It’s an elegant way of displaying products and provides an easy view of the items for you and your customers. Wall-mounted shelves are also a great storage solution when you’re adding […]

Visual merchandising is an indispensable retail discipline in supermarkets. Since most grocery store products have a finite shelf life, store design – shelf psychology, more specifically – has a massive impact on customer behaviour and sales. The Zones of Supermarket Shelving Shelf psychology is crucial to influencing consumers on their purchase decisions. Based on Claus […]

Warehouses must make the best use of all available storage space. If you own or manage a warehouse, You should be able to store as many goods as possible, under the best conditions and with minimal constraints. If you’re looking for storage options that meet these criteria, mobile shelving systems are a solution to consider. They are […]

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Any change in the warehouse necessitates a corresponding adjustment on overall warehouse operations. Whether the warehouse is transitioning to different products or increasing its number of operators, any minor change needs to be taken into account. However, finding time to record these changes and implement solutions can be difficult, especially for warehouses that are consistently […]

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Safety hazards are present in every workplace, whether your day is spent handling heavy machinery, working with chemicals or even sitting for hours in a cubicle. Warehouses are particularly hazardous environments, with employees exposed to heavy machinery and toxic materials. Stats New Zealand reports that five per cent of work-related injury claims in 2017 were […]

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Don’t you wish grocery shopping was as simple as wheeling your cart quickly through a few aisles, crossing all the items off your list and breezing past the checkout counter? Unfortunately, many supermarkets are designed ‘to trick us into staying inside of it longer,’ says Rick Paulas from Pacific Standard. Instead of following a pre-determined […]

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Today’s retail shoppers place importance on brick-and-mortar aesthetics and the overall shopping experience. Many purchases are no longer based on the price and the actual product alone. Given this buying behaviour, visual merchandising matters now more than ever. One concept that helps in effective visual merchandising is spatial efficiency. A store that does not appear […]

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Smarter Use of Warehouse Space with Double Depth Pallet Systems There is no ‘one size fits all’ in pallet racking. When it comes to choosing the best pallet racking solution, a range of factors comes into play: product volume, turnover rates and warehouse space. Maximising Warehouse Space with Double Depth Pallets If you are looking […]

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The wave of Asian migration in the past two decades has transformed the food landscape in New Zealand. Paul Spoonley, a Massey University social sciences professor, has conducted studies on ethnic precincts in Auckland. The Asian community in New Zealand is increasing, he said, and is expected to grow up to 30 per cent in […]

Customers to a hardware store are typically looking for materials or tools for a home improvement or building project. Whether they already know what they want, or need assistance, the layout and organisation of products plays a big role in customer satisfaction. In order to organise products, first classify the items and then consider different […]