Taking Your Product Into Consideration - Store Fixtures

Do you consider your products when designing your retail space?  The type, size and weight of product needs serious consideration.  For instance, hoodies may appear to be a lightweight item, but, hang a few on a standard slatwall wall and you may soon have issues.  Hoodies are actually quite heavy when combines and will exert a large amount of pressure on slatwall brackets.  Books and other products will also add up quickly in weight.

The average slatwall panel is rated for 10 - 15 lbs of pressure per square, a rating that goes down as you move toward the end of each panel.  The slats can be reinforced with aluminum brackets to provide a rating of greater than 40 lbs (up to 60lbs) per square, but aluminum inserts can be quite costly.  To maximize the use of unenforced slatwall, be sure to stagger weight on different slats.  In other words, do not put all your brackets on the same slat.  This will assist in a more even weight distribution.

Racks, hangers, brackets, gridwall and other store fixtures also have weight load recommendations.  To ensure you are buying the best systems to display your product, talk to your local store fixture supplier about the products you plan to display.