Beauty display
Beauty Gondola vs Perimeter in a Small Unit
A grocery gondola in a boutique unit is leftover spec. Named depth on the wall. Testers after packing. Leave the aisle.
Beauty gondola versus perimeter in a small unit: gondola often splits 40 sqm — testers at one height on the perimeter. Independent retailers in Thailand run a grocery gondola because a drugstore lookbook showed it. The shops that still walk keep named shelf depth on the wall and testers as leftover after packing.
Cosmetics checklist is the shop plan. Gondola usually splits a boutique unit — it can hurt; it is not how this brand frames the shop. How much shelving and slatwall shelf depth still apply. Beauty tester counter: testers at one height. We do not make clinical claims.
What the floor can hold
Perimeter shelves. Named depth for full-size. A lip if it walks. Acrylic risers as one sample height, not a tower in the door. Panel layout is the bay.
Testers as leftover. After packing width exists — impulse vs queue, perfume vs skincare. A tester forest on the till kills bags. Cash wrap still packs.
Not a gondola run as the brand. Remaining walk — aisle width. Island vs perimeter: one island or none. Layout: decompression empty.
Tickets. Unpriced facings are not merchandising — price tickets.
Lighting: points on the drawing. We do not invent lux. Window: one story. Back of house: leftover testers off the floor. Humidity: we do not invent a warranty.
Nail salon if you also serve: the service leftover is not the gondola. Landlord: height of stacked ware.
When perimeter vs gondola
| Job | Perimeter shelf | Gondola run |
|---|---|---|
| SKU density | Strong — named depth | Weak if it splits 40 sqm |
| Testers | Leftover after packing | Never as the island |
| 40 sqm | Must work on the wall | Usually skip |
| Clinical claims | Never | Never |
Common mistakes
- Grocery gondola in a boutique unit.
- Tester forest on the till.
- No tickets.
- Clinical claims on a fixture blog.
What belongs on the quotation
- Perimeter vs gondola — named.
- Shelf depth — millimetres on the quote.
- Tester leftover after packing.
- Remaining walk.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send shop type and floor width. That is enough to specify a wall instead of a gondola forest.
Named depth on the wall, testers after packing, walk left
If you are fitting beauty in a small Thai unit, start with remaining aisle. 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 shelf, the testers, and the walk.
Common questions
- Should a small beauty shop use grocery gondolas?
- Usually no in 40 sqm. Named perimeter depth. Gondola often splits the unit.
- Tester forest on the till?
- No. Testers at one height after packing leftover. Packing and queue come first.
- Do you make clinical claims for testers?
- No. Testers are fixture leftover. We do not invent treatment claims.
- Do facings still need price tickets?
- Yes. Unpriced facing is not merchandising.
Want a fixture list that fits your shop?
Tell us the shop type, size and opening date. We build one fixture plan and one written quotation, in Thai or English.
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