How to buy the right shoes?

Shoe Displays For Stores

There are plenty of products that can be bought for storing shoes at home. Companies have come up with some bright ideas ranging from transparent boxes to cloth hanging shelves: each catering for different types of shoes. But shoe stores are still having a difficult time creating a system that is customer and shoe friendly.

There are four ways to display shoes in a store. The first is to have a large basket with all of the different types of shoes thrown into it. This system is the easiest to do, but makes it difficult for the customer and for the shoe. Shoes get damaged, as they are squashed at the bottom. In most cases the baskets are made out of metal mesh, which damages the shoe when it's pushed against it. Just imagine how you would feel if you were a casual sneaker with 9-inch heels on top of you, hiking boots next to you and you were being pushed against metal that was the equivalent of a chicken fence.

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Another problem with putting shoes in a basket is that their partners get lost. Customer will find a left shoe that fits and not a right one. The displays have a low-cost budget look to them. Using large baskets or bins for shoes is the type of thing that factory shops or stores that can't afford other storage techniques use.

Shelving is a popular storage method that most shoe shops use. However, shop owners are finding that there is a fair amount of maintenance involved with shelving. They need to be wiped down frequently and there is the extra cost of lighting to be considered. With shelves on top of each other, shoes often get lost in the dark. There is also the problem of wasted space in between the shelves. Storeowners have to employ a few assistants to help customers as not all shoes can be on display with the shelving.

One way of optimising the shelving solution is to combine it with boxes. By enlarging the space in between the top and bottom shelf, shop owners can place the differently sized shoes in boxes under the display shoe. This gives an untidy appearance, however, as different shoemakers have different boxes. Customers also have problems if their shoe size is at the bottom of the pile. This type of shoe storage isn't recommended. Rather keep the boxes at the back of the shop.

As far as shoe displays are concerned, hangers are becoming the most popular method to use. They are more space efficient, as 1 meter of retail wall space can accommodate about 75 pairs of shoes. The space will be able to display 15 different types of shoe designs. This also creates more floor space, which the storeowners can use for extra mirrors and seating. The shoes will be more visually appealing, as they will be displayed from the top of the shoe down. They will also have more light without the shade from an overhanging shelf.

Shoe hanging companies are designing different type of hangers for different types of shoe styles and designs. There provide minimal contact between shoes resulting in less damage. Pairs of shoes will not lose their partners as they hang side by side.

Hanging shoes is proving to be the most efficient way of displaying shoes, regardless of style. It is easier for the shop owners to maintain than other types of shoe storage and damage is kept to a minimum. Shoe hanging companies can work out individual designs and have the ability to create custom hangers for complicated shoe designs. It would seem that using large wire mesh baskets are consigned to the past.

Shoe Displays For Stores

Celeste writes for an online company whose client is Phineas Products, who make in Shoe Hangers.