Category Archives: Retail Hot Topics
Your bricks and mortar store has the edge over a virtual store
Some retailers bewail the effect of online shopping on retail trade but canny retailers recognize that a thriving retail store is much more than the sum of its components. Individual components – stock, lighting, display and shelving systems, and much … Continue reading
Lighting options for warehouses
Lighting is an important consideration when you are designing a warehouse. The strength, style and placing of lighting must take account of the layout and height of warehouse racking as well as other factors including safety, maintenance, the nature of … Continue reading
On a roll: wheeled shop supplies
All good retail and hospitality store owners are mindful of occupational health and safety issues. Running a successful retail operation, after all, involves not only selling a good product, but ensuring that your staff and customers are looked after at … Continue reading
Do you count trolleys and handbaskets amongst your shop equipment?
When it comes to developing an elegant shop design that will appeal to your customers, convenience is the key. Your customers want to be able to negotiate the buying process quickly and easily, and with as few hurdles as possible. … Continue reading
Do you have the shop supplies you need to set up a convenience store?
Convenience stores have experienced a boom in recent years, with new chains and independent shops opening up in the major metropolitan areas of the country as well as in smaller cities and towns. Convenience stores often sell a range of … Continue reading
Encouraging more foot traffic to, and around, your store
Two of the most important elements of shopfitting are where your shop is located and how it is laid out. Below are some points to consider when preparing a shop fitting design for your new retail store. Encouraging people to … Continue reading
Why Coolroom Shelving?
Typically made from coated galvanised steel, coolroom shelving is known for being strong, long-lasting and highly versatile. If you’re setting up a business that requires ample storage space, or that needs room to keep chilled or perishable products, then coolroom … Continue reading
Location, Location, Location of your store – Part 2
In our last blog, we discussed the benefits and drawbacks of having a store inside a shopping center. In this blog, we will further talk about pros and cons of having a shopfront on a busy retail street. Shop on … Continue reading
Location, Location, Location of your store – Part 1
Location, location and location! Exactly where should you locate your first retail store? Imagine you had a brilliant idea, great suppliers, sorted out your all shelving, shopfitting, counters, now the big step is look for a perfect shopfront location to … Continue reading
How much does it cost to set up a store?
This is a very popular and common question that many of our customers ask us. The simple answer is: It really depends on what type of store are you setting up. It might be a fashion store, pharmacy, toy store, … Continue reading
