Store planning
Back-Stock vs Forward-Stock Fixtures
Cartons in the aisle are leftover spec. Facing on the wall. Overflow in back. Leave the walk.
Back-stock versus forward-stock fixtures: the sales floor is not the warehouse — remaining walk, one sample height. Independent retailers in Thailand stack cartons in the aisle because receiving arrived last. The shops that still walk keep the size run on a specified wall and leftover inventory in back-of-house.
Back of house vs sales floor is the split. Staff-only is who sees it. Aisle width is remaining walk after the facing. How much shelving is metres on the wall, not cartons on the floor. This page is forward facing versus overflow.
What each is for
Forward stock. Named hangrail or shelf depth for the facing — one sample height for the story. Hangrail, slatwall shelf depth. Tickets on — price tickets.
Back stock. Cartons, leftover colour, size run overflow — off the floor. Opening priority: wrap and walk before a warehouse aisle. Delivery access: receiving still has to enter; we do not invent lead times.
Not a gondola forest as the warehouse. Gondola usually splits 40 sqm — it can hurt in a boutique; it is not how this brand frames overflow. Island vs perimeter: an island of cartons is leftover spec.
Wrap still packs. Overflow does not sit in the queue — queue vs browse, packaging vs wrap.
Layout: decompression empty. Landlord: height of stacked cartons. Luggage and leather goods already put the run in back — same discipline.
Price-labelling stays in back with the overflow.
When forward vs back
| Job | Forward facing | Back stock |
|---|---|---|
| Sample / story | One height | Never as a carton forest |
| Size run overflow | Weak on the floor | Strong off the aisle |
| 40 sqm | Must work on the wall | Named leftover in back |
| Queue path | Never cartons | — |
Common mistakes
- Cartons in the first two metres.
- Forward wall used as the warehouse.
- No tickets on the facing.
- Receiving in the queue.
What belongs on the quotation
- Forward facing vs back-stock leftover — named.
- Remaining walk after the facing.
- What stays off the floor (cartons, overflow sizes).
- Labelling in back.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send shop type and whether you have a back room. That is enough to specify a facing instead of a warehouse aisle.
Facing on the wall, overflow in back, walk left
If you are fitting stock in Thailand, keep cartons off the sales floor. Send the shop type, the size, and the opening month through the fixture plan form. We will return one fixture schedule and one written quotation — Thai or English — covering the facing, the back, and the walk.
Common questions
- Can overflow live on the sales floor?
- No. Named leftover in back. Forward stock is the facing, one sample height.
- Gondola as the warehouse aisle?
- Usually splits 40 sqm. Named perimeter facing first. Gondola can hurt in a boutique unit.
- Receiving in the queue?
- No. Queue leftover is for two with bags. Cartons stay in back.
- Do you invent delivery lead times for back stock?
- No. Access belongs on the quotation. We do not invent lead times.
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