Store planning
Mall Opening Height vs Fixture Stack
A gondola stack in the mall opening is unfinished spec. Name leftover height. Keep decompression empty.
Mall opening height versus fixture stack is named leftover millimetres under the soffit — landlord letter first, remaining walk, no invented lead times. Independent retailers in Thailand stack a gondola, a four-way, and leftover cartons in the opening because the corridor still looked empty. The shops that keep the lease specify leftover height the handbook already owns, keep decompression empty, and skip a fixture stack in the door.
Mall vs street is the building split. Mall kiosk vs inline is island versus back wall. Landlord restrictions is the letter. Outdoor / common area: the corridor is not a fifth face. This page is opening height versus a stack.
What each job is for
Named leftover height. Soffit, sprinkler, shutter, and glass the mall already named. Ceiling-hung vs floor: hanging needs a letter. How to measure: leftover millimetres under the opening, remaining walk after any fixture. We do not invent millimetres as a brand standard.
Not a fixture stack. A gondola plus a four-way plus cartons in the opening photographs as unfinished spec — two-metre decompression, gondola. Aisle width on the corridor side still applies. Layout: inside still starts empty.
Wrap still packs. An outlet in the opening does not justify the till — cash wrap, cash-wrap power, queue leftover vs browse.
Signage: fascia and soffit belong to the mall. Delivery access: we do not invent dock lead times or night-window promises. Shop photo brief: shoot the opening height, the soffit, and the shutter.
Panel layout: leftover height is not a second system. Unused millimetres finish as trim, not a leftover hook forest at the header. Endcap vs window: the glass is the ad.
When leftover height vs a stack
| Job | Named leftover height | Fixture stack in the opening |
|---|---|---|
| Soffit / shutter / glass | Strong — letter first | Never as merchandising |
| Gondola / four-way / cartons | Never in the door | Unfinished spec |
| Invented lead time | Never | Never |
| Remaining walk named | Required | Missing |
| Wrap in the opening | Never | Never |
Common mistakes
- Fixture stack in the first two metres.
- Hanging from the soffit without a letter.
- Invented dock lead times on the quotation.
- Till in the opening because of an outlet.
What belongs on the quotation
- Leftover height at the opening — named millimetres, handbook attached.
- Remaining walk after any fixture inside the unit.
- Soffit, shutter, glass — letter, or skip hanging.
- Delivery as a site fact, not a promise.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send the handbook pages and photos of the opening. That is enough to specify leftover height instead of a leftover stack in the door.
Name the opening height, keep the stack out
If you are fitting a mall opening in Thailand, do not stack leftover fixtures in the door. 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 leftover height, the walk, and anything at the soffit only if a letter exists.
Common questions
- Stack a gondola and a four-way in the opening?
- Usually no. Decompression stays empty. Leftover height is named millimetres, not a merchandising wall.
- Hang from the soffit without a letter?
- Usually no. Name the letter on the quotation, or skip. We do not invent approval.
- Do you invent mall dock lead times?
- No. Delivery access is a site fact. Attach the handbook. We do not invent a promise.
- Till in the opening because of an outlet?
- No. Wrap last. Remaining walk after packing belongs on the quotation.
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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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