Definition
An adjacencies plan is a retail store layout plan that determines which categories of merchandise will be placed adjacent to each other.
A block plan is a store layout plan that delineates the actual sizes, shapes, and locations of all store components.
A boutique store layout is a layout pattern that brings together complete offerings from one vendor or for one use in one section as opposed to having the items in separate departments. For example, a tennis boutique in a department store will feature rackets, balls, shoes, and tennis outfits.
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Demand area or destination area refers to a department in a store in which demand for goods or services are created before customers get to their destination. [1]
Free-form layout refers to a store design used primarily in specialty stores or within the boutiques of larger stores that arranges fixtures and aisles in an asymmetrical pattern.
A gridiron (or grid) pattern refers to a store layout of fixtures and aisles in a repetitive or rectilinear pattern, best illustrated by a variety store or the grocery department in a typical supermarket. Secondary aisles run at right angles to aisles, and each aisle is usually of the same width for its length.
loop layout
A loop layout (or racetrack layout) is used when a retailer provides a major customer aisle that begins at the entrance, loops through the store—usually in the shape of a circle, square, or rectangle—and then returns the customer to the front of the store.
Gross leasable area (or GLA) is the area of a shopping plaza that is assigned to stores, excluding exits, corridors, and open space.
Visual front is an open storefront design that has no vision barrier between the interior and exterior.
See Also
Retailing
Retail store
Retail store features
References
- American Marketing Association, AMA Dictionary.
- Universal Marketing Dictionary Project