Store planning
Bakery Case vs Open Shelf at the Front
A supermarket case in the first two metres is unfinished spec. Name leftover walk. One case. Wrap that packs.
Bakery case versus open shelf at the front is leftover walk after the case — not a second island in the door. Independent bakeries in Thailand copy a supermarket glass because the catalogue showed a hall. The shops that still queue specify one case staff can pack from, labelled open shelf if leftover millimetres exist, and keep the wrap packing. We do not invent food-safety ratings, temperature specs, or hygiene certifications.
Bakery case vs shelf is the object split. Cafe-retail is queue versus gift wall. Island vs perimeter: a case eats walk like an island. Two-metre decompression: empty first. This page is the front.
What each job is for
Case at the front. Facing that staff open, after leftover walk exists — aisle width, layout. Weak as a second forest plus a gondola — gondola. Queue space: people with boxes still walk. Cash wrap may be the same counter.
Open shelf. Boxed, bagged, labelled — price tickets, how much shelving. A dump of unlabelled pastry is not merchandising — dump bins. Unused millimetres finish as trim, not a third case.
Not a rating. Handbook and landlord letter own food-safety language — landlord. This page is leftover millimetres, remaining walk, wrap that packs. Wet bench vs dry wall: water off MDF if a wipe-down leftover exists. We do not specify a fridge rating. Lighting: points on the drawing, no lux claims.
Window: one story in the glass, not the day’s bake as leftover stock. Impulse vs queue: a small tray, not a third case on the till. Counter height is millimetres for pack and pay.
How to measure: named leftover millimetres after the case footprint. Opening priority: wrap and walk before a second island.
When case vs open shelf at the front
| Job | Case after leftover walk | Open shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Staff-packed facing | Strong | Weak |
| Boxed / bagged SKUs | Weak as the only job | Strong — tickets on |
| Case in the door | Never | — |
| Invented food-safety rating | Never | Never |
| Second island in 30 sqm | Never | — |
Common mistakes
- Case in the first two metres.
- Second island plus a gondola.
- Unlabelled pastry as merchandising.
- Hygiene slogans on the fixture quotation.
What belongs on the quotation
- Case vs open shelf at the front — named, leftover millimetres after the footprint.
- Remaining walk after the case and the queue.
- Wrap that still packs.
- Handbook pages if they exist — not a rating we invent.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send photos of the front and the wrap. That is enough to specify one case instead of a leftover glass forest in the door.
Name leftover walk, one case, wrap that packs
If you are fitting a bakery front in Thailand, do not park a supermarket island in the opening. 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 case, the shelf, and the walk.
Common questions
- Case in the first two metres?
- Usually no. Decompression stays empty. One case after leftover walk exists. Remaining walk after the footprint belongs on the quotation.
- Do you publish a food-safety or fridge rating?
- No. Attach the handbook and the landlord letter. We name leftover millimetres and remaining walk.
- Second island plus a gondola in 30 sqm?
- Usually no. Two footprints photograph as a leftover forest. Pick one facing family at the front.
- Unlabelled pastry on an open table?
- No. Tickets on boxed or bagged SKUs. Mixed leftover photographs as unfinished spec.
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