Store planning
Wine Shop Shelves vs Cases for Small Shops
Wall metres first. Skip the grocery gondola. A shelf is not a lock rating. Ticket every facing.
Wine shop shelves vs cases for small independent retailers is labelled bottles on a lipped shelf versus a staff-access case — remaining walk after the bay. Independent shops in Thailand copy a supermarket gondola because the catalogue showed one. The shops that still browse keep linear metres on the wall and skip a second island in 40 sqm.
We do not invent lock grades, glass specs, or security ratings. If a line needs a key, name a glass case on the quotation. A shelf is not a rating. We do not make tasting or storage-temperature claims.
Bookstore is spine-out metres — the sibling density idea. How much shelving is the metre count. Gondola usually hurts a boutique-scale unit. Aisle width after every bay.
What each is for
Lipped shelf. Sellable bottles, tickets on — price tickets. Depth matched to the bottle — slatwall shelf depth. A lip if it walks. Grocery-deep bays steal the walk.
Case. Staff access for a named set. Lighting as electrical points — fixture lighting — no lux claims. We do not specify a cellar rating.
Wrap that packs. Bags, leftover width, queue for two with bottles — cash wrap, queue space. Impulse is a small tray, not a third wine wall on the till — impulse.
Not a fashion hangrail. Layout: decompression empty. Window: one story, not the size run in the glass.
Mall wet-mop and height rules — landlord. Humidity: sealed edges. No invented wine warranty.
Island vs perimeter: the wall holds the metres. One table for a weekly edit if walk remains.
When shelf vs case
| Job | Lipped shelf | Case |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday bottles | Strong | Slow |
| Named set / staff access | Weak | Strong — still no rating from us |
| 40 sqm | Wall metres | One or none |
| Gondola forest | Skip | Skip |
Common mistakes
- Gondola as the hero in 30 sqm.
- Case specified as a security rating.
- Unpriced bottles.
- Hangrail of tote bags as the wine shop.
What belongs on the quotation
- Shelf metres and depth — lip yes or no.
- Case: zero or one, access named, no invented ratings.
- Remaining walk after every bay.
- Wrap that packs bottles.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send shop type and whether any line needs staff-only access. That is enough to specify wall metres instead of a supermarket island.
Bottles on a lipped shelf, walk left over
If you are fitting a small wine shop in Thailand, start with wall metres and a wrap that packs. 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 shelves, a case if needed, and the walk.
Common questions
- Should every bottle live in a locked case?
- Usually no. Everyday bottles on a lipped shelf. A case is a named set. We do not publish lock grades.
- Gondola in a 40 sqm wine shop?
- Usually skip. It splits the browse. Remaining aisle after every bay on the quotation.
- Do you specify cellar temperature?
- No. We specify shelf, case access, wrap, and walk. Temperature is not a line we invent.
- Do bottles still need price tickets?
- Yes. Unpriced facing is not merchandising.
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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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