Articles In 'Store Design'

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

For many store owners, finding enough shelf space to display all of their products can be a challenge. You never want your shelves to look like they are overflowing or sloppy, and it’s important that every product is easily viewable in order for customers to be able to conveniently shop the aisles. In addition to space being a problem, sometimes your merchandise just doesn’t look right on standard retail shelving. Luckily, there are plenty of gondola shelving accessories that can make fitting th... read more.

• January 02, 2025

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Even small stores can learn from the big box retailers. They are successful for a reason, and being strategic when creating the store layout can help boost sales. Make a Good First Impression: Many smaller stores don’t focus on their window display shelving, but windows are a customer’s first impression. Window displays let shoppers know the kind of merchandise they can expect to find inside and provide a sense of the style of your store. Make a good first impression by filling your windows with... read more.

• November 09, 2024

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Not all products are alike. When selling multiple items in a retail setting, merchandise can range from large to small, light to heavy, pointy to round. No matter what the size, you want your products to be displayed properly and be easily visible to customers. Luckily, there are retail shelving units available to help with those small or oddly shaped items. Here are a few of the retail display solutions you can utilize to show off your merchandise: Tiered Magazine Rack: Because magazines are flimsy and... read more.

• September 13, 2024

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Space, space and more space: the mainstay of any typical warehouse. Maximizing all that space and storing your inventory in an easily visible, easily accessible manner requires clever storage solutions that call for durable, high-strength shelving units. Fortunately, the most popular products for warehouses from Handy Store Fixtures can tackle any warehouse storage hurdle you may have. Storage Shelves for Light to Medium Needs With a high-tech name and over 50 years of shelving know-how and innovative tec... read more.

• September 01, 2024

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Retail shopping at offline, actual locations is changing significantly. Retailers are reducing their physical footprint and reconfiguring their layouts to energize and engage consumers in new ways. You may not notice, but store planning is changing your shopping experience. Successful retail plans want to match buyer needs and seller interests. Accomplishing this in smaller and tighter spaces challenges store planners and designers. Personal space: Planners have to assure enough space for customers to... read more.

• August 29, 2024

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Sales space can be improved in pet stores with proper shelf placement. This is where youwill be displaying the pet food, supplies and cages. These tend to be larger items, so having the best store shelves for these products is important. You may also be selling tropical fish and tanks. You need adequate space for supplies as well as the display tanks for the fish. Custom shelving is a major factor in improving space and displays. Check out a video of Handy Store Fixtures at the H.H. Backer Pet Trade Show fo... read more.

• August 23, 2024

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Marketing strategies of consumer products have traditionally focused on clever advertising to get consumers into their stores, but once in the store, what guarantees a purchase? Merchandising strategies that involve retail store shelves can help you increase sales and produce customer loyalty. This strategy also makes a store more attractive to new manufacturers that want their goods to be stored, and sold on a vibrant sales floor. Where your items are displayed can make all the difference; especially... read more.

• August 20, 2024

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Party stores, by nature, have a lot of items to display for their consumers.  For retail stores, it's imperative to be able to showcase their goods in an organized fashion so that customers don't feel overwhelmed. Quality organization allows the customers to easily navigate the store, and it makes for a positive shopping experience that will help have customers coming back for more. Gondola shelving units, bulk shelving units, and other items can perfectly display party store items. Here's a little mo... read more.

• July 30, 2024

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Have you ever thought about the psychology of colors? What they mean, how they attract the eye, and what kind of emotions they bring out in people? While you may not have ever thought it would be relevant, when you’re trying to create an effective retail display, color is everything. So, before you stick with the same old, same old, learn more about the emotional responses colors can evoke and start strategizing ways to incorporate them into your retail display shelves: Think about how you can use col... read more.

• June 27, 2024

By Steve Di Orio, Posted in Store Design

Merchandise display is both a science and an art. There are visual rules to follow, but you have to be creative in arranging your products. Remember, presentation is everything. Your competitors are doing their best to sell more through visually appealing displays. Your goal should be to create a retail bulk display that attracts customers and increase sales. Here are three tips to help you get started: Pick a Product Line or a Single Theme Less is more when it comes to retail bulk display. There’s... read more.

• June 21, 2024