Store planning
Hobby and Craft Shop Fixture Plan
Every kit in the aisle is a warehouse. Peg or shelf on the wall. One sample. Tickets on.
A hobby and craft shop fixture plan is peg versus shelf density — SKUs on the wall, remaining walk, tickets on. Independent retailers in Thailand hang every kit face-out because a boutique lookbook showed it. The shops that still find a SKU keep specified pegs or named shelf depth and one sample height for the story.
Pegboard and how much shelving are the system split. Slatwall shelf depth still applies if it sits. Grocery-deep bays steal a boutique unit. Aisle width is remaining walk after the kit.
What the floor can hold
Perimeter peg or shelf. Named. Empty grooves to leftover millimetres are not accessory slots — faceout spacing, slatwall accessories. Gridwall hooks and baskets if the wall is grid. Mesh baskets vs shelves for loose goods.
One sample height. A kit you can open — not every SKU as a tower in the door — layout, island vs perimeter. Nested tables if the story is a fold. A second island is a second forest.
Wrap that packs. Awkward boxes, leftover width — cash wrap, queue space. Impulse is a tray of tags, not a second kit wall on the till — impulse.
Tickets. Unpriced kits are not merchandising — price tickets. Price-labelling stays in back.
Toy shop is the mixed-SKU sibling. Gift shop too. Back of house: cartons off the floor. Landlord: height of stacked kits. Gondola usually splits 40 sqm — it can hurt in a boutique; it is not how this brand frames the shop.
Window: one story. Kitchenware is the awkward-SKU sibling: named depth, remaining walk.
When peg vs shelf
| Job | Peg / hook wall | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Carded SKUs | Strong | Weak if they walk |
| Boxed kits | Weak | Named depth |
| 40 sqm | Must work on the wall | One floor story or none |
| Dump in the door | Never | Never as the island |
Common mistakes
- Every kit face-out in the first two metres.
- Mixed peg and deep shelf on a leftover strip.
- No tickets.
- Gondola as the brand look.
What belongs on the quotation
- Peg vs shelf — named per bay.
- Shelf depth if it sits — millimetres on the quote.
- Sample count — usually one height.
- Remaining walk.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send shop type and whether you sell kits or carded goods. That is enough to specify a wall instead of a kit forest.
SKUs on the wall, one sample, walk left
If you are fitting a hobby shop in Thailand, 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 wall, the wrap, and the walk.
Common questions
- Should every kit face out?
- No. One sample height. Density on peg or named shelf.
- Peg or shelf for boxed kits?
- Named shelf depth if they sit. Peg for carded SKUs. Do not mix on a leftover strip.
- Do kits still need price tickets?
- Yes. Unpriced facing is not merchandising.
- Gondola as the hobby wall?
- Usually splits 40 sqm. Named perimeter first. Gondola can hurt in a boutique unit.
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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