Guides
Shelf planning, explained.
Plain guides to planograms and space planning — the methods behind good shelves, whether you use EazyPlano or not.
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What is a planogram? A practical guide for retail and grocery
A planogram is the map of a shelf: which products go on it, where each one sits, and how many faces of each the shopper sees. Done well, it puts more of what sells in front of shoppers and less of what doesn’t.
Read more →8 min readHow to create a planogram, step by step
Whether you draw it by hand or let software do it, a planogram is built in the same order. Here is the method, and where each step usually goes wrong.
Read more →5 min readHow many facings? Sizing shelf space to sales and deliveries
Too few facings and the best sellers run out between deliveries. Too many and slow movers sit there taking space. The right number is arithmetic, not habit.
Read more →5 min readSpace-to-sales and sales per linear foot: finding the shelf that underperforms
Two numbers tell you whether shelf space is earning its keep: space-to-sales and sales per linear foot.
Read more →4 min readShelf zones: what goes at eye level, on top and on the bottom shelf
Where a product sits vertically changes how often it is seen and picked. A simple zoning rule makes every planogram better.
Read more →5 min readPlanogram compliance: checking the shelf with a photo
A planogram only works if the shelf matches it. Compliance checks close the loop between the plan and the store.
Read more →5 min readProduct dimensions for planograms: where to get them and what to do when they’re missing
A planogram is only as accurate as the product sizes behind it. Here is where dimensions come from and how to cope when they don’t.
Read more →4 min readFrom Excel to planograms: moving off spreadsheets
Spreadsheets are where most shelf planning starts. They are fine for lists — and painful for shelves.
Read more →5 min readAI in planogram software: what it should (and shouldn’t) do
AI is useful in shelf planning when it explains and suggests — and dangerous when it invents numbers. Here is how we split the work.
Read more →See it on your shelves.
Send us a fixture list and a few months of sales. In the demo you’ll see planograms for your own stores — not a sample file.