SHOP REFIT ADVICE

[StevenB]

I'm just beginning to think about a refit for my shop.

Having been in the same premises for 10 years, the business has developed a lot in that time, and a serious reorganisation is required to keep things in order.

What I'm considering is completely stripping my shop back to a bare shell & refitting from scratch, so i have no compromises in the design & layout.

Storage is to be a key aspect for me as space is at a premium, and I'm not quite sure how best to resolve the issue of having enough space to store stock & customer items without it looking scruffy.

 

 

So to you guys who have moved or refitted your shops, do you have any advice (perhaps along the following lines):

 

Clever shop layout ideas.

Things you have done that have worked particularly well. (In terms of shop design, fitting, layout etc)

Anything you've done that you'd do differently next time.

Recommended uppliers of shopfittings, display cabinets.

How to best work out the layout of the shop.

 

Obviously some of these things I already have ideas about, but it's always good to hear a fresh viewpoint.

[StevenB]

So, has nobody ever refitted their shop?

Never learnt any lessons on layout by getting it wrong?

Never bought display cabinets, had units made, or come across a company you'd recommend for doing this?

 

Any suggestions welcomed...

[skippy]

The Ikea Detolf display cabinets work well and are cheap, a few of them together look the biz. In my opinion it needs to be set into clear sections i.e. repairs/ keys/ engraving/ watch etc. Personally I like the watch repair station then keys in the window, repairs at the back and engraving in counter run against opposite wall to keys to give display area where you do the engraving. Everyone has their own preferences, also there's photos of mine and other shops in the gallery.

[Hugh-Candoit (ENG)]

Skippy has the right idea but it also depends on your trading priorities, if you want key prominent then keys go in the window and so on. The least prominent service goes at the rear, unless of course you want to promote a particular service to build it up, but, beware that putting any service at the rear can have dire consequences.All depends on where your profit comes from in the end.

Work Stations for each service looks better but takes more foot movements between each section,Time & Motion also has a roll to play, dont spend all your time flitting from one area to another, organise so that the least amount of movement is required.

[Web_Engraver]

Most people look to their right when walking into a shop. Right hand side sells more than left

[Hugh-Candoit (ENG)]

Most people look to their right when walking into a shop. Right hand side sells more than left

Maybe that's because most displays are on the right and the left is where the action is.

[kobblers]

If I get Hugh's drift correctly then he's right and I agree

 

Think of it like how kitchen designers think: The least footfall between work stations, everything important at the front and the other stuff at the back although not too far.

 

Oh, bright and colourful usually helps(without looking gaudy)with a refit too.

 

Hope this helps buddy

 

Rick.