Selection of Shelves in Different Types of Supermarkets

Currently, more and more capital is being invested in the supermarket retail industry, and how to reasonably utilize funds has become the focus of investors' attention. The biggest investment in supermarket stores is the investment in hardware equipment. In the hardware investment for opening a store, the amount of shelves often accounts for more than 50%, while the rest are supermarket supporting equipment such as hot and cold cabinets, light strips, trolleys, and cash registers.

Supermarket stores are a low profit industry with an average profit of 8-20%. Therefore, the ultimate goal and direction of supermarket profitability is to save hardware investment and develop more stores. The rapid expansion of negative working capital in stores of above scale is to increase the total profit.

At present, domestic retail formats can be roughly divided into hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores. Convenience stores generally have an area of less than 500 square meters; The area of community stores is less than 3000 square meters; The area of a comprehensive supermarket is below 8000 square meters, while the area of a hypermarket is generally above 8000 square meters. So different formats require different styles and prices of shelves to display products, so the selection of supermarket shelves is very important.

Below is a brief classification and introduction:

Convenience stores do not require a large amount of inventory, but only require a single layout to display multiple products. Therefore, the shelves should be placed in a stepped shape, gradually falling back. The shelves should have a simple structure, convenient combination, and save space. Generally, shelves with square tubes or extruded profile backplates are used. The specifications of the shelves placed in the middle are 900 * 350 * 1350, the shelves against the wall are 900 * 350 * 2000, the thickness of the columns is 1.5mm, the thickness of the laminates is 0.5-0.6mm, and the mesh steel wire is 3mm. These specifications are approximately sufficient. This type of shelf has a lower cost, but generally franchised convenience stores arrange shelves at their headquarters, which saves investors a lot of trouble.

Community supermarket is a small comprehensive supermarket that requires high turnover and freshness of goods. The selection of shelves requires exquisite and simple design, with a general load-bearing capacity. The middle shelf size is 900 to 1200 * 450 * 1500-1800mm, and the wall shelf size is 900 to 1200 * 450 * 2000 to 2200. Generally, it consists of 30 * 50mm columns, single or double sided back hole back plates, and the base is detachable for easy adjustment. The thickness of the column is 1.8-2mm, and the steel for the layer and back plates is 0.7mm.

Comprehensive supermarkets and hypermarkets are basically the same, with middle shelves ranging from 1200 to 1330 * 550 * 1400-2400mm, wall shelves ranging from 1200 to 1330 * 550 * 2400-300mm, pillars ranging from 30 to 50 * 80 to 90 * 2.5-3mm, and a thickness of 0.8mm. The shelves are double back panels, and there are more options for accessories. The standard specifications are length 1200*1250*1350, etc.