How to Display and Store Retail Merchandise

Available in freestanding and countertop options, baskets are extremely versatile and great in any retail setting. They're best for small products, such as baked goods, fashion accessories, and housewares.

Display bottled beer, soda, cider, or another beverage with a bottle rack. It's an easy and eye-catching display solution great for groceries and convenience stores. Keep in mind that it can be bulky and has low versatility. 

Counter merchandising displays put your products at customers' eye level to help promote impulse buys. They make a great addition to your checkout area or food court countertop to showcase prepackaged food products, baked goods, or produce.

Bulk bins hold small, loose pieces of food, hardware, or other items. They usually have a countertop design and require a scoop for retrieving product. 

For visibility and access, display stands often include baskets or tiers. These stands are perfect for a variety of merchandise; however, they can be bulky, and some require a countertop or shelf.

Small, loose, dry ingredients are often best displayed in a gondola. Though large and bulky, gondolas merchandise and dispense product. They're often used for candy, nuts, and coffee.

Without casters, stationary shelving remains in place during use. 

• 400 lb. - 2000 lb. Capacity
• Great for cases of beer
• Available in a range of sizes: 
  • 24" - 72" Long
  • 14" - 60" Wide

With casters, mobile shelving is easy to move when rotating displays. 

• 400 lb. - 2000 lb. Capacity
• Great for produce or sale items
• Available in a range of sizes:
  • 24" - 72" Long
  • 14" - 60" Wide

Usually with slanted or basket-style shelves, merchandising racks increase product visibility and access. 

• 400 lb. Capacity
• Great for grab-and-go snack items
• Available in a range of sizes:
  • 24" - 60" Long
  • 18" or 24" Wide

Where is the shelving going?

• Is the shelving for the store floor? The deli section of your market? Or is it for the check-out aisle? What about the storage room?

What are you selling?

• How do you want to present it to the customer? Is your merchandise small and loose, or in large packages for bulk purchases?

How much space do you have?

• How much floor space is available? What's the purpose: to simply store or to merchandise?

 1. Location: Store floor

• The solution should be attractive.
• I need a solution that's durable and specific to the inventory.

2. Items for Sale: Specialty bottled beverages

• The solution needs to accommodate heavy bottles.

3. Store Layout: Limited space to display product

• The solution should provide vertical display space.
• I need a solution that attracts attention.
   

1. Location: Storage room

• I need a solution that's both durable and versatile.
• The solution is in the back-of-house, so I'm not concerned about aesthetics.

2. Items for Sale: Large boxes of canned food

• I need a solution that accommodates large and heavy items.

3. Store Layout: 48" wide space

• The solution can be freestanding.

Chrome shelving is both strong and versatile. It's also often covered with a clear epoxy layer and most often found with a wire design.

• For dry environments
• Economy option
• Great for most dry applications

Stainless steel delivers excellent versatility and durability. It's also corrosion-resistant and is available in both wire and solid shelf designs.

• For dry or wet environments
• Highest price point
• Great for heavy-duty applications

With a green epoxy coating, this shelving is corrosion-resistant, strong, and versatile. It's usually only found in a wire design.

• For dry or wet environments
• Economy option for corrosion-resistance
• Great for most storage applications

Dunnage shelving provides several high-capacity shelves in the footprint of one.

• Space-efficient with multiple shelves
• 715 lb. - 3200 lb. Capacity
• Commonly made of aluminum, green epoxy wire, or chrome

Dunnage racks feature one surface for storage and may fit under existing storage units.

• Greater product clearance than shelves
• 250 lb. - 4000 lb. Capacity
• Commonly made of aluminum, metal wire, plastic, or stainless steel

Other accessories, like display dividers, help prevent products from falling off of shelves. Display dividers are even available in a range of sizes to fit your tables or shelves.

To keep produce bins organized, riser dividers are often paired with riser liners; the dividers split the merchandising space to organize a variety of products, and the easy-to-clean liners help protect the bin.

Finally, for the stock room, use connectors to link two dunnage racks together, and create one, extra-long, and secure surface for storing heavy, bulky inventory. 

Some merchandising units include graphics to attract attention, while clips and deli spear tags serve the same purpose for other displays. These all identify products, though graphics are often designed more to be eye-catching. Clips and tags are often used for direct identification and pricing. Clips require separate labels.

For retail settings, shelving label holders are especially convenient, as they enable you to easily label and price products directly on the shelf. These holders range in size, from 3" to 55", to give you the perfect length for your space. Choose between gray and clear colors to create the perfect presentation.