Trade · 6 pages · 12 min
Why the grocery shelf is real estate
Shelf space is scarce and located, so a facing behaves like a piece of real estate.
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From the opening
A grocery aisle has a fixed amount of shelf, and only a few positions sit at eye level where a passing shopper is likely to see and reach. That space is located, scarce, and assigned by a plan, so a facing behaves like real estate even though it is made of metal and cardboard. The opening covers eye level is the corner lot, planograms assign the land, and slow stock gets evicted.
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Inside
- Eye level is the corner lot
- Planograms assign the land
- Slow stock gets evicted
- Screens have shelves too
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Retail planogram placement
- Shelf-space scarcity in self-service stores