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We are proud to announce a new deal with a new supplier that has allowed us to bring our plug and play retail security system to the market here.

If you wanted a retail tagging security system in your store previously you had to have a very expensive installation that ran in to thousands of pounds.. well no longer!

We have one of the UK’s first plug and play systems. The kit comes with everything you could need. Including a large amount of security alarm tags (upto 2000!) you also get a detagger that you mount to your till point and of course you get the main alaram transceiver, these are the big loops that are placed in the doorway of shops.

We have complete kits for clothing retailers, bottle retailers, electrical retails and many many more options.

For information and to see the systems you can reach us at www.theshopfittingsstore.co.uk or call us on 0845 8388976

Even so you still need to be moving forward with your retail displays, there is still money out there and getting your visual merchandising correct can help you get more of a share of it.

We can help you with this.

The Shop Fittings Store has many years experience in helping small retailers with their merchandising displays and shop equipment. We do not actually do the fitting for you but we can help you with everything you need to do the work yourself and some helpful advice also.

We now have our lowest ever! Slatwall prices. Slatwall or Slatted Panels are easily fixed to your wall and allow you have shelves for books, or use clothing arms or baskets or anything you need. It’s easily the most versatile display system you could have.

Prices for wall panels start from only £10.50 now. So take advantage of our new low prices and give us a call or visit our website www.theshopfittingsstore.co.uk today.

So you have a retail shop or are thinking of starting your own retail business.

The most important part of your shop is how you display your stock.

You can hire in a company that will take care of your shop fitting and design, but a more cost effective solution is to take care of it yourself.

A good starting place is visit shops that sell similar items to you, this will give you a good overview of a good way to do it. But you don’t just want to be as good as them, you want to be better….aim high!

My most popular product by far is Slatwall Panels. These are just wooden panels with slots cut into them, these slots work with special Slatwall Accessories and is easily the most versatile way for you to create a shop display. So many different types of shop use Slatwall for their displays, from clothing to mobile phone shops, its just that versatile. And for this reason its where you should start when planning your shop fitting

Once you have sorted out what you are going to do with the walls, you need to start thinking about the floor space. You can get metal clothing hanging gondolas, slatwall gondolas, counters – basically anything you want. Just use your imagination and create the best shop display you can.

Just remember that symmetry is important, and is more pleasing to the eyes of your customers. Other than that just keep it fun and simple.

The best thing about using Slatwall Panels . is that you can so easily change your displays and move things around. So much or merchandising for the amateur is trial and error, you need to see what will work best for you and your shop. So keep trying different things.

Good luck!

Ok, we all know Slatwall has been around nearly forever. Well there is a very good reason for that. It’s the most versatile and easiest way to display items in your shop.

Most Slatwall Panels come in either 8′ x 4′ (2400x1200mm) or 4′ x 4′ (1200x1200mm) sizes. If you are having your shop fitted by a professional team, they will use the larger panels, but if you are doing it yourself you may find it easier to work with the 4′ x 4′ panels.

They are not just easier to work with, you will also find them cheaper to buy and cheaper and easier to be delivered. Plus when installed it doesn’t matter what size you started with, they all do the same thing.

You will find many different colours and finishes to suit all tastes and needs. Generally plain colours are cheapest, White, Grey, Cream etc. if your stock items aren’t that big and customers will be able to see the panel on the wall, why not thing about going with a wood grain finish.

Maple finish is the easily the most popular of the wood grains.

Right, so now you have chosen what size and colour of Slatwall Panel you want in your shop. The next thing you need is a set of Slatwall Inserts. Inserts fit in to the slots in the panel and add strength and durability to them allowing you to display heavier items without damaging the panels.

For general use you would want to go with PVC Slatwall Inserts. These are the most cost effective and most popular. They come in a large variety of colours. So you need to decide if you want to go with a contrasting colour or a complementary colour. The choice is yours and depends on your shop. A good choice is Cream Slatwall Panels and Blue PVC Slatwall Insert, it’s a good look.

The next thing for you to think about is what accessories you want to use with your Slatwall Panels. Shelves are very popular as you can display pretty much anything on a shelf. You will easily find shelves to match the finish of your Slatwall Panels.

Don’t just go with shelves though, you have so many options, from Acrylic Slatwall Accessories like DVD displays, Clear Acrylic Shelves, Bow Dumps to Metal Slatwall Accessories, like Eurohooks, standard Slatwall Hooks, Slatwall Display Baskets.. The choice is nearly endless, find a good website to use and let your imagination run wild, use lots of different display types and create a great and functional display. When you are planning Shop Fittings , think Slatwall.

If you have your own retail business, then the most important thing is your merchandising displays.

If you have a newsagents shop, then newspapers will be at the front of your shop and chocolate bars will be by the till. People come in for their paper in the morning, so let them get it easily without walking all round the shop, plus if they are at the front people who are walking past will see them and come in, increased footfall in one easy step.

Placing chocolate bars and sweets by the till point is a classic trick. People cueing to pay for their newspaper will have to stand by them, who could resist!

Placing impulse buy items by the till point is a classic ploy, people will have to cue in your shop, use that to your advantage and tempt them into buying other items, anything cheap and easy and people will buy it.
There is tons of display equipment out there to help you, but the most used are standard shelving units and wire shelves or dump baskets.

A dump basket is just a large wire basket that sits on the floor, you can stack it full of sweets or chocolates, whatever. Attached an attractive sign and you are in business.

How about a furniture shop?, why not try putting a really attractive leather sofa near the front. People in town have been shopping all day, who could resist a comfy looking leather sofa. They will come in and try it, if the have entered then they are clearly interested. And you can start your sales procedure.

Pet shops are a tricky one, but try placing cheap and cute accessories in the window, everyone love a cheap and cute accessory for the beloved pet. Not many pet shops now have live animals in their windows. I did once see a Parrot near the door of one busy pet shop. The parrot was very chatty and very cute, it really drew people in.

So remember when planning your shop displays to keep them simple and attaractive, use great products like Slatwall and quality Shop Counters. Use your imagination, but most importantly. Use your common sense.

Merchandising is never easy at the best of times, but when you have a your own clothing shop it can be a minefield.

A poorly merchandised shop can cost you money, lots of it. Getting it right is everything. To get it right you need to know what your most popular stock lines are, what is not selling, what the most popular sizes are and your most popular accessories.

Once you have all that information you can get to work. One main thing to remember is to use quality display equipment, using cheap and non-matching equipment will make your display look cheap and amature.

Try to get display equipment that matches, this does not need to cost you a fortune, but don’t be scared to spend you money. If you get your displays right then you will see a return on your investment.

Use the internet. There are many websites where you can buy you equipment from, even auction websites are good.

Think about wallspace, how are you going to display stock on your walls?, Slatwall is a great way. Wooden panels with slots cut into them where you place accessories that let you display stock in anyway you like.

Next you need to plan floor space, display rail and gondolas are what you want here.

Go with chrome, shiny = attractive when it comes to clothing displays.

Remember to place your most popular lines at the front of your shop, also place matching accessories near the main stock. If you have a range of jeans, place belts near them, suits should be near shirts and ties etc. seems like common sense but you would be surprised at how many people forget this simple rule.

Just remember, if you want a quality display, use quality equipment. Changing from cheap nasty garment hangers to classy wooden ones is the first thing you should do and will transform your displays instantly.

So when planning your displays, think; Slatwall, Gondolas, Display Rails and Hangers.

But there is some good to come out of this, small independent retail is booming.

Our business at www.theshopfittingsstore.co.uk is the supply of Shopfittings and slatwall. Since November we have seen an increase of business from our small retail customers.

More and more small retail businesses are starting up, and existing ones have the budget for refitting and creating new displays.

Due to this upturn in trade we have priced our slatwall and shop display items very competitively, Slatwall is the wall panels that you can use to display almost anything and small retail businesses love it.