by storelab-admin | Sep 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Perfect store execution: what happens when the standard itself is wrong A perfect store programme sets the in-store standard for range, placement, price and promotion. Each store is then scored against it every cycle. The programme can fail in two ways. Either the...
by storelab-admin | Sep 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Supermarket item placement: what decides where a product sits A supermarket item placement strategy decides where a product sits on the shelf. Four things settle it, in roughly this order. The job the category does for the store. The order the shopper works through in...
by storelab-admin | Sep 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
What is planogramming? The meaning, and what a planogram has to get right Planogramming means deciding where every product in a range sits on a fixture, then writing that decision down so every store builds the same shelf. The document it produces is the planogram:...
by storelab-admin | Jul 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Can you trust your shelf planning software? Shelf planning software only produces a range-review scenario worth approving when it is fed accurate product dimensions, real fixture geometry, store-format data, ranging and replenishment limits, commercial measures, and...
by storelab-admin | Jul 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
A retail store design brief is a decision record, not a wish list A retail store design brief should settle the business outcome, shopper missions, range and service model, operational limits, format rules, decision owners, and capital boundary before design begins....
by storelab-admin | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Planogram merchandising vs visual merchandising, and why one shelf needs one plan A promotional endcap can pass every check on paper and still fall apart the moment it reaches stores. The category team signs off the range, the facings, and the capacity. The visual...
