Friday 31 May 2013

Convenience store shelving options



We have a great choice of shop shelving and accessories for convenience stores at Shelving4Shops, and can help you to choose the right shelving options to suit your floor plan and products. 

For convenience stores, it's important to have a customer-friendly store layout and a good range of shelving styles to accommodate the wide variety of stock you will need to display. Gondola shelving is perfect for creating aisles in your convenience store and provides double-sided shelving space to maximise your space. One thing to remember when choosing gondola shelving units for your store is that you pick a height that you can see over when at the sales counter unless you are able to install security cameras, in which case you can choose a higher unit. 




Wall shelving can be placed around the edges of your floor space and can be fitted with a variety of shelving options, accessories and backings to suit your stock, from magazine shelving to pegboard backing. All our wall shelving units come with adjustable shelves that can be set at different heights and angles according to your products. Tilted shelves can be useful for displaying confectionery and paper goods.



Shelving4Shops holds large quantities of shop shelving and accessories, including:

·     Gondola shelving - This is a popular shelving choice in many stores, gondola shelving can be used to create aisles throughout your store or be used in conjunction with other units we offer to create seamless shelving.
·     Wall shelving - Use this shelving around the perimeter of your shop floor to maximise your floor space and provide ample room for displaying items.
·     Shopping baskets - A great way to encourage customers to purchase more items is to make it easier for them to hold items. Place shopping baskets not just at the entrance to your store but also dotted around the aisles, this way you can increase the number of items and impulse purchases a customer will buy.
·     Wire stacking baskets - These are an excellent way to display impulse purchase items or to put sale items in throughout the store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill that empty space you have that can not be filled with classic shelving bays.
·     Wire dump bins - Similar to stacking baskets these dump bins can be used to store promotional items or impulse purchase items. They are also an excellent way to create a space in front of the checkout for people to queue in so they do not block the rest of the store.
·     Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner of your store.
·     Peg board shelving and pegs - Not all products can sit well on a flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.


Shelving4Shops also stocks used and second hand convenience store and supermarket shelving so if you are in need of a low-cost replacement for shelving units or simply looking to save a few extra pounds on your store shelving then please ask what we have available. Get in touch with us by calling 01455 221512 or emailing sales@shelving4shops.co.uk, or visit our website to see some of our shop shelving and accessories range. And if you're in the Leicestershire area, please drop in to our shelving showroom for advice and guidance on the perfect shelving layout and options for your convenience store!


Thursday 30 May 2013

New Shop Shelving for a Loughborough Pet Store


Shelving4Shops helps to provide and fit shop shelving all kinds of businesses, from food stores to shoe shops, but they don’t get much bigger than this! When approached by one recent customer to look at a 10,000 square foot pet supplies store we were happy to help.


The size of a store is never a problem for our experienced team. With tape measures at the ready we planned and quoted for the store in just a couple of days. It did take a little longer than that, however, to be ready to install the shop shelving.

When planning to open a store of any size it’s important to bear in mind the scale of the project - electrics, flooring, cleaning, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi and so much more need to be planned, checked and maintained before the doors can open for the first time.


For this pet supplies store owner, it was the electrics that took the most time to get right. Being an old electrical retailer there were cables everywhere and the electrics for old display stands had to be removed before work could begin.

Being faced with such a large open space can be a little daunting (even for Henry Hoover) but work was soon underway to get the shop shelving in and the pet store opened.

Since the store stocked various bulky and awkward-shaped products, retail shelving was not always appropriate, so we supplied some wire stacking baskets to complement the wall and gondola shelving.




Whilst work carried on with the electrics – this time for the lighting – the gondola shelving and wall bays were completed.


When the Shelving4Shops team were finished and all of the retail shelving was complete, the counter was installed and all that was left to do was to position the wire stacking baskets and dump bins to complete the finished look.




Shelving4Shops supplies new and used shop shelving and accessories across the UK. We also have a showroom in Leicestershire so you can browse our products, and we always welcome our customers to come and take advantage of our design and plan service.

Shelving4Shops
 holds large quantities of shop shelving and accessories, including:

·     Used shop shelving - We stock a wide range of second-hand shop shelving and we can work with you to source the shelving you need to match your existing stock.
·     Gondola shelving - A classic choice for many stores, gondola shelving can be used to create aisles throughout your store or be used in conjunction with other units we offer to create seamless shelving.
·     Wall shelving - Use this shelving around the perimeter of your shop floor to maximise your floor space and provide ample room for displaying items.
·     Shopping baskets - A great way to encourage customers to purchase more items is to make it easier for them to hold items. Place shopping baskets not just at the entrance to your store but also dotted around the aisles, this way you can increase the number of items and impulse purchases a customer will buy.
·     Wire stacking baskets - These are an excellent way to display impulse purchase items or to put sale items in throughout the store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill that empty space you have that can not be filled with classic shelving bays.
·     Wire dump bins - Similar to stacking baskets these dump bins can be used to store promotional items or impulse purchase items. They are also an excellent way to create a space in front of the checkout for people to queue in so they do not block the rest of the store.
·     Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner of your store.
·     Peg board shelving and pegs - Not all products can sit well on a flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.

If you would like to arrange a quotation we can also help by phone, just call 01455 221512 or alternatively please email us at sales@shelving4shops.co.uk. You can also visit our website at www.shelving4shops.co.uk.

Wednesday 29 May 2013

Magazine, Newspaper and Card Shelving



Magazine shelving can be a valuable asset to any store. Giving your customers the opportunity to browse this morning’s headlines, pick up their favourite newspaper or choose a glossy magazine can mean that your shop is part of their daily routine. But this shop shelving is even more versatile than that; books, computer games and DVDs can all be stored on these shelving units, too.

Shelving4Shops have extended their range and now not only do we supply newspaper and magazine shelving, we can supply card displayunits as well.





The new card display units shown above are suitable for any size store. With a fresh, clean look they can add diversity and interest to your stock ranges, and make your store more inviting to passing trade. Card display stands are very useful for stocking paper goods and stationery, especially if you stock birthday cards for those last minute purchases.

Standard magazine shelving (shown below) is also available from Shelving4Shops. This shelving is excellent for stores that stock newspapers and magazines and need an open base shelf for storing the bulky broadsheets or the weekend newspapers.


Both magazine shelving units and card display units are strong, hard-wearing and give a clean, crisp look to any store.

If you would like to be the first to know about our new stock ranges why not follow us on Facebook or Twitter, or visit our website at www.shelving4shops.co.uk for more information about our shop shelving and racking.

Shelving4Shops stocks thousands of bays of shop shelving and accessories, including:


·     Used shop shelving - We stock a wide range of second-hand shop shelving and we can work with you to source the shelving you need to match your existing stock.
·     Gondola shelving - A classic choice for many stores, gondola shelving can be used to create aisles throughout your store or be used in conjunction with other units we offer to create seamless shelving.
·     Wall shelving - Use this shelving around the perimeter of your shop floor to maximise your floor space and provide ample room for displaying items.
·     Shopping baskets - A great way to encourage customers to purchase more items is to make it easier for them to hold items. Place shopping baskets not just at the entrance to your store but also dotted around the aisles, this way you can increase the number of items and impulse purchases a customer will buy.
·     Wire stacking baskets - These are an excellent way to display impulse purchase items or to put sale items in throughout the store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill that empty space you have that can not be filled with classic shelving bays.
·     Wire dump bins - Similar to stacking baskets these dump bins can be used to store promotional items or impulse purchase items. They are also an excellent way to create a space in front of the checkout for people to queue in so they do not block the rest of the store.
·     Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner of your store.
·     Peg board shelving and pegs - Not all products can sit well on a flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.




Please call us on 01455 221512, visit our website at www.shelving4shops.co.uk or email us at sales@shelving4shops.co.uk.







Tuesday 21 May 2013

Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside - Shelving4shops Hits Frinton-on-Sea

I would like to say we all had a day at the beach, but this could not be further from the truth! Shelving4Shops don’t just supply and fit locally, we can also arrange to deliver anywhere in the UK.

When Mr Mabu from Frinton-on-Sea enquired about shop shelving and shop fitting for his new venture in the seaside town we were happy to help. He visited our retail shelving showroom in Leicestershire and we worked together to design a full shop plan. Mr Mabu had some big ideas for his new shop from a complete refit to a coffee and tea room. Using all these ideas and our knowledge of the industry we were able to design a plan which worked for both customer and staff. The design had a good flow and allowed maximum retail space.


The store as a blank canvas - ready for the team to start work 
It was all systems go to get the shop opened for the weekend deadline. So, with drills charged and shelving loaded we set off for a busy day at the beach. On arrival we were met with a blank canvas. The fridges were already in place so the team set to work bringing in the shelving. First, the wall shelving was installed, quickly followed by the gondola shelving. No time for the beach yet… Did someone mention a tea and coffee room?


Gondola shelving being assembled


Wall shelving is semi-assembled on the far wall the and gondolas are moved into position


End bays ready for the shelving to be added
After a couple of hours we were well on way to completion as our shelving system is very easy to install. The Shelving4Shops custom-made counter was put into place and the shop was finished by the end of the day. After a quick tidy up, all that was left for Mr Mabu to do was to stock his new retail shelving.

Gondola shelving leading through to wall shelving
End bay with peg board wall bays in front of the window
Gondola shelving with end bays 

The Shelving4Shops team sadly did not get the opportunity to enjoy a drink in Mr Mabu’s new tea and coffee room as it was completed the next day. We wish Mr Mabu the best of luck with his new venture and we will be sure to call in when we have other business in the area.

Shelving4Shops is a national company that can help with the supply of retail shelving and accessories anywhere in the UK. You can visit our showroom in Leicestershire to see our great range of products and discuss your plans. Any size store is welcome from a small convenience store to a large cash and carry, we have a solution for you.


Shelving4Shops are experts in retail shelving and accessories – come and visit us to see our extensive range of retail shelving, just some of which are listed below:

·     Used shop shelving - We stock a range of used shop shelving and can work with you to source the shelving you need to match your existing stock.
·     Magazine shelving - This specialist unit allows the front of paper goods to be viewed by customers allowing for the selling point of paper goods to be easily seen and accessible.
·     Gondola shelving - A classic popular choice for many stores, gondola shelving can be used to create aisles in the store or used in conjunction with other units to create seamless shelving.
·     Wall shelving - Line the perimeter of your shop floor with wall shelving to maximise your floors space and provide ample room for displaying items.
·     Shopping baskets - A great way to encourage customers to purchase more items is to make it easier for them to hold more items. By having shopping baskets not just at the entrance to your store but also dotted around the aisles you can increase the number of items and impulse purchases a customer will buy.
·     Wire stacking baskets - These are an excellent way to display impulse purchase items or to put sale items in throughout the store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill that empty space you have that can not be filled with classic shelving bays.
·     Wire dump bins - Similar to stacking baskets these dump bins can be used to store promotional items or impulse purchase items. They are also an excellent way to create a space in front of the checkout for people to queue in so they do not block the rest of the store.
·     Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner of your store.
·     Peg board shelving and pegs - Not all products can sit well on a flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.


So, if you need gondola bays or wall shelving, shopping baskets or dump bins, please give us a call on 01455 221512 or email us at info@shelving4shops.co.uk. You can also visit our website at www.shelving4shops.co.uk to find out more about the shelving options we have available.

Thursday 16 May 2013

New Trade Counter and Office for Shelving4Shops


At Shelving4Shops we never sit still for long! With an ever-increasing product list and huge range of shop shelving stock held on site, we decided that it was time to move our office and build a trade counter for customers and visitors. Our new trade counter is now open from 9am to 5.30pm on Monday to Friday, and from 9am to 2pm on Saturdays. We welcome all customers - old and new - to visit us in our Midlands showroom, which is currently being extended to include new stock ranges.

The journey from upstairs to downstairs took about a week and went from a store room with a concrete floor to an empty office space with a lovely new carpet in record time.


This was our new office on Friday morning. By Friday afternoon, the telephone lines were being moved and the main office move was underway.



By Saturday night – and I do mean around 9pm  we had a fully-functioning office and all that was left to do was get settled in. The trade counter was built a week later and customers are already feeling the benefit of having somewhere to discuss their plans and wait in comfort while we get their order ready.


Shelving4Shops are experts in retail shelving and accessories  come and visit us to see our extensive range of retail shelving, just some of which are listed below:

·         Used shop shelving - We stock a range of used shop shelving and can work with you to source the shelving you need to match your existing stock.
·         Magazine shelving - This specialist unit allows the front of paper goods to be viewed by customers allowing for the selling point of paper goods to be easily seen and accessible.
·         Gondola shelving - A classic popular choice for many stores, gondola shelving can be used to create aisles in the store or used in conjunction with other units to create seamless shelving.
·         Wall shelving - Line the perimeter of your shop floor with wall shelving to maximise your floors space and provide ample room for displaying items.
·         Shopping baskets - A great way to encourage customers to purchase more items is to make it easier for them to hold more items. By having shopping baskets not just at the entrance to your store but also dotted around the aisles you can increase the number of items and impulse purchases a customer will buy.
·         Wire stacking baskets - These are an excellent way to display impulse purchase items or to put sale items in throughout the store. As these are freestanding they can be used to fill that empty space you have that can not be filled with classic shelving bays.
·         Wire dump bins - Similar to stacking baskets these dump bins can be used to store promotional items or impulse purchase items. They are also an excellent way to create a space in front of the checkout for people to queue in so they do not block the rest of the store.
·         Corner shelving - Utilise every inch of floor space you have by using specialist corner shelving to bring life back into an overlooked corner of your store.
·         Peg board shelving and pegs - Not all products can sit well on a flat shelving, our range of pegboard shelving allows you to hang products to ensure they are displayed in the best way possible. All of our bays can be slotted together to ensure a seamless shelving display.

Visit our website www.shelving4shops.co.uk to see what else we have to offer.


Tuesday 14 May 2013

Shop Shelving in the Heart of the Midlands


The Shelving4Shops showroom can be found in Hinckley, in the heart of the Midlands, providing a huge range of shop shelving and accessories to retail businesses in the local area and beyond. Hinckley is an industrial town whose heritage is in hosiery. The town became an important part of the hosiery industry during the industrial revolution and its stockings and socks were sent all around the world, with customers travelling for miles to buy such top quality products. Even now Hinckley is home to several firms which produce socks and clothing, and, just a few miles away, some of the biggest names in retail choose to use this area as their base.

You may be wondering what this has to do with shop shelving... Well, choosing a location for your business is hard work. You want to find a great position that provides plenty of footfall to your store, especially along routes that people use regularly for their commute to work or school. Shelving4shops knows about retail, and we feel that by being in Hinckley we are in the ideal position to help you with your shop shelving needs. This prosperous industrial town offers great transport links to motorways so we're easy to get to if you need to visit our shelving showroom. We are based just off the M69, with both the M1 and M6 only ten minutes away. So, from John O’Groats to Land's End, we are ideally situated to meet your retail shelving requirements.


Come and visit our showroom to see our shop shelving for yourself! We also operate a shop planning service, so if you don’t know quite what you are looking for you can always bring along your shop layout and we will help you to get the most out of your valuable retail space.

Hinckley is right in the heart of the Midlands, with the Shelving4Shops showroom just 30 minutes away from Birmingham and 20 minutes away from Leicester. With such a variety of shop shelving on offer there really is no need to travel anywhere else.

We offer a wide range of used and new shop shelving, now available in cream, black and grey:


- Wall Shelving - Use this shelving to line the walls of your store, providing ample shelving for your store while optimising the space that you have.
- Gondolas - A popular choice in many stores, gondola shelving is a truly versatile shelving bay, use it in conjunction with other shelving bays to create seamless shelving or add end finisher legs to create freestanding units. This shelving is excellent for creating aisles throughout your store and the different heights and widths available mean you will find the perfect fit for your store.
- Magazine Units - Utilising specialist units for paper goods can help to increase your sales, these units ensure that the front of the paper goods can be clearly seen, a vital selling point for this style of product.
- Shelves and Accessories - Customise your shelving by using our range of accessories, from shelf risers to EPOS strips we have everything you need to update your shelving and make it work for you and your store.
- End Bays - The end of aisles receive a lot of foot traffic, why not take advantage of this attention by using end bays to display promotional goods or impulse purchase items.
- Corner Shelving - Due to the shape of traditional shelving corners in stores are often blocked or overlooked, adding specialist corner shelving can open up that forgotten space and help optimise the floor space that you have.
- Peg Board Wall Shelving - Peg board shelving is a great way to display goods that are better stored hanging up than on a flat shelf. These bays can be used in conjunction with any of our other bays to create a seamless shelving system in your store.
- Peg Board Gondola Shelving - This shelving can be used with our regular flat shelving gondolas to give you a variety of display methods to optimise the selling of the products you stock.


Why not visit our website www.shelving4shops.co.uk, email us on sales@shelving4shops.co.uk or call us on 01455 221512?


Wednesday 1 May 2013

End Bays & Promo Units


Gondola shelving
 is a very versatile use of space and can be complemented by adding end bays in order to get your products noticed. End bays add impact and give a clean and tidy look to the end of your gondola run. They are excellent for promotions and fast selling lines.

End bays come in four widths: 665mm, 800mm 1000mm, and 1250mm to suit the different depths of your gondola units. They also come in the same heights as your gondola units: 1.4m, 1.6m, 1.8m, 2.1m and 2.4m, so you can have totally flush, clean look to your store.

If you are deciding on the size of your gondola units or end bays, low end bays (with a height of 1.4m or 1.6m) are a standard size for a small to medium store. High end bays (with a height of 1.8m to 2.4m) would normally be found in large cash and carries, large convenience stores or supermarkets.

  



You can customise your end bays with shelving, stacking baskets or peg board, and add shelf risers and dividers to your shelving, depending on your stock. Whether it’s sweets, crisps, batteries, hair accessories or drinks bottles, we have a configuration to suit your needs.


Second hand shop shelving and accessories are also available. Please visit our showroom to see what we have in stock. Alongside end bays and promotional units we stock a full range of new shelving now available in cream, black and grey:

  • Wall Shelving - As well as our pegboard wall shelving we have regular wall shelving with flat shelves, this is an excellent shelving option to use around the perimeter of your store.
  • Gondolas - These are a very popular option in stores due to their versatility, they can be used to make aisles throughout your store and connect seamlessly with our other bays.
  • Shelves and Accessories - Customise the shelving you have with our range of accessories, from risers to tags we have everything you need to ensure your shelving works for your store.
  • Corner Shelving - Traditional shelving often blocks the corner of a store, using a corner shelving unit you can make the most of the space you have!

Shelving4shops has a design and planning service to help customers choose the right products for their space, so if you are unsure of your requirements please send us a plan of your store and let our experienced team take a look for you. We could save you time and money and you can even take away your order on the same day.


Why not visit our shop shelving showroom to have a look at our extensive range of gondola shelvingwall shelvingend bayssecond hand retail shelvingracking, stacking baskets and much more.  Our experienced team are happy discuss your needs. Alternatively, if you know exactly what you want to order you can call us and order over the phone on 01455 221512 or visit our website at www.shelving4shops.co.uk.