The Basic Fundamental of Retail Supermarket furniture

( Basic Fundamental of Retail Supermarket furniture

What is Retail furniture / Shelving?
You might be thinking that retail furniture means the storage for keeping material / storing material etc. am i right?

Retail furniture is nothing but to Display the Shop product for easy visibility of product, handling, to attract customers, aesthetics etc.

Where can we see the retail shelving / furniture.
There are various types of segments which are Supermarket, Hypermarket, CDIT, Grocesary, sports, Health, Bakery, Fruits & Vegetables, Apparel etc.

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Retail fixtures are made of & how they made.

1. Design & Concept Generation : Design & detailing of retail furniture for manufacturing as per requirement like Segment, application then FEA analysis for load bearing capacity of shelves & unit.
   
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2. Material:
   a) M.S (Mild Steel) rod, sheet, tube ( thickness 0.8, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3mm )
   b) S.S (Stainless Steel) sheet, rod, tube (thickness 0.8, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3mm )![render 1.jpg]
   
   c) Wood (Particle board, MDF board) (thickness 9, 12, 18, 25mm )
   

   1. Process :
      a) Turret Punching (cutting sheet with required shapes)
      
      b) Bending / forming (bending the sheet/ giving a shape)
      
      c) Welding : welding to connect the various parts (MIG, Resistance welding)
      
      d) Finishing : grinding, finishing, removing the burr for the parts after welding
      
      e) Surface finish : 7 tank Epoxy Powder coating : giving color to the parts
      
      f) Surface testing : Check the quality of powder coating (paint)
      

Products Name called in retail industry:

1. Gondola Unit : Gondola unit has both side access and it is assembled in middle of the store.
2. Wall Unit : wall unit has one side access and it is assembled next to wall therefore it is called wall unit.
3. End Unit : End unit is assembled to clode the gondola end.
4. Display Counter.
5. Shopping Trolley
6. Checkout Counter

Basic components for building a retail shelving : Gondola, Wall unit, end unit

1. Upright
2. Base
3. Back Panel
4. Bracket
5. Shelf

These are the basic fundamental of Retail Shelving.

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Khandve