Walk through your planned beauty supply assortment before you order shelving. Tall shampoo bottles, short styling jars, boxed color products, and small accessories all take up space differently. A beauty supply store shelving plan should account for those differences before you decide how many bays will fit.
The goal is a store where customers can compare products and staff can keep displays stocked. Start with your merchandise, then build the fixture list around the room.
Measure representative products from each category
Pull together a few actual packages from every major category. Record their height, width, and depth, including any packaging that extends beyond the container. Decide how many units you want facing forward and how many you expect to keep behind them.
- Hair care bottles: Compare tall bottles and pump tops when planning shelf spacing.
- Styling jars: Check label visibility and whether customers can comfortably pick up a product.
- Boxed products: Allow room to distinguish individual items without hiding the packaging.
- Small accessories: Identify where compatible trays or display accessories may be needed; confirm those separately.
This exercise helps you compare shelf configurations against your assortment. It also gives you something concrete to discuss when requesting a quote.
Group merchandise so shoppers can compare it
Choose a clear organizing approach for each section, such as product type or brand. Avoid switching approaches halfway down a run unless signage makes the change clear. Keep the products customers need to compare close enough to review together.
Leave room for labels and category signs in the plan. If a display depends on a particular accessory, check its compatibility and whether it is included before adding it to the fixture list.
Compare adjustable shelving and complete bay configurations
Adjustable shelves give you options for accommodating different package heights. Start by sketching the spacing for your current assortment, then consider what you would need to change if you added a taller bottle or a new product line.
RockShelfIt’s modular steel gondola shelving includes adjustable shelves and single-sided and double-sided configurations. Confirm the selected unit’s dimensions, components, and requirements before ordering.
Count starter bays and compatible extension bays separately. An extension bay connects to a compatible starter and cannot be used as a standalone unit. Verify the dimensions of the complete run, including end configurations, rather than multiplying a nominal bay width and assuming that is the final footprint.
Test the shopping route before filling the center of the store
Mark the entrance, doors, columns, and fixed equipment on your floor plan. Compare wall shelving with shorter center runs, then trace how customers would move between your main categories.
Picture someone stopping to read a label while another shopper passes. Also consider how an employee will bring stock to that section. Measure circulation space from the actual fixture and merchandise edges. Have the proposed arrangement reviewed for applicable accessibility, exit access, and other local requirements before installation.
Give checkout its own working space
A checkout area includes the customer waiting space, staff access, payment equipment, and bagging—not just the counter. Keep a small add-on display only if it fits without obstructing those activities.
If you are considering a corner arrangement, review the RockShelfIt retail checkout counter alongside your floor plan. Confirm orientation, included sections, and the overall installed footprint before selecting the configuration.
Plan backstock by the way you replenish
Keep backstock locations easy to identify so staff can replenish a product without opening several unrelated cartons. Compare storage shelves with the actual case sizes you receive and verify the selected configuration’s load requirements.
Adjustable steel storage shelving offers options for stockroom planning. Check the exact size, duty grade, compatible components, and assembly requirements for your order.
Turn your assortment and floor plan into layout options
Compare more than one arrangement before finalizing your purchase. A wall-focused plan and a plan with center gondola runs can use different bay sizes and quantities. Evaluate each using the same merchandise list, checkout needs, and budget.
RockShelfIt provides shelving and checkout layout design support based on your floor plan. We can help explore shelf placement, aisle allowances, and checkout counter locations, using different product styles and sizes to develop multiple options for your space.
Opening or updating a beauty supply store? Use the form on the RockShelfIt homepage to submit your floor plan and business information. Share your store dimensions, product categories, and what you want to change so we can discuss shelving and checkout layouts for your business.
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