Retail store displays

The wall is the cheapest square footage in the building.

You are already paying rent on it, it does not obstruct traffic, and it is usually doing nothing. Wall systems come first for that reason. Floor fixtures come next, and they earn their space by doing something the wall cannot.

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The decision

Wall first, floor second, and here is why.

Wall display systems compared with freestanding floor fixtures
Attribute	Wall systems	Floor fixtures
Floor space used	None	Real, and it competes with traffic
Capacity	Over 50 lbs / linear foot	Over 50 lbs / linear foot per face
Merchandising faces	One, but very long	2 to 4 per fixture
Traffic effect	None — it stays out of the way	Can be used deliberately to steer customers
Reconfiguring	Accessories change; the panel stays	Whole fixture moves, on casters
Systems	Steel, aluminum, NuPanel, V-Wall, Wave Wall	H, L, T and Pinwheel frames
Start here when	You have unused wall — almost always the first move	You need a destination, a focal point, or the wall has run out

Wall systems

Pick the material from the merchandise.

Steel — heavy goods

3″ on center, 32 sq ft interlocking sections, eleven finishes, fire-code compliant. The default where the category is heavy and the wall is permanent.

Steel specifications

Aluminum — dense merchandising

Spacings from 1″ to 3″ on center, LEED certified, seamless 8′ runs in hidden fastener. For fine placement control and green buildouts.

Aluminum specifications

Designer — the wall must disappear

V-Wall embeds in drywall and vanishes; Wave Wall gives a continuous backdrop that merchandises only in the bands you choose.

Designer systems

Floor fixtures

Four footprints, drawn to the same scale.

The dashed outline is the floor the fixture takes; the dashed curve is how customers move past it.

H-FrameFour faces · open floor · 48″×26″×54″

PinwheelFour faces · narrow aisles

All four configurations

Do not forget

The parts that get left off the take-off.

Trims

Top, bottom, side and four corner conditions. An exposed panel edge is the single most common reason a good installation looks unfinished. Trim conditions

Shelving and brackets

High-performance 6″ and medium-duty 3″ shelves, plus heavy-duty brackets from 12″ to 18″ for unwieldy products. Shelving sizes

Installation documentation

Step-by-step PDFs for every system and spacing, so the crew is not improvising on site. Installation guides

Good to know

Common questions about store displays

Should I put the display on the wall or on the floor?

Wall systems use space you are already paying for and do not obstruct traffic, so they are almost always the first move. Floor fixtures earn their place when you need a destination in the middle of the room, want to steer traffic, or have run out of usable wall. Most stores need both.

How much weight can a wall system carry?

Over 50 lbs per linear foot for both the steel and the aluminum systems. That is a working figure, not a laboratory maximum, and it is what allows hardware, sporting goods and bulk categories to go on a wall at all.

Can floor fixtures match the wall?

Yes — the H, L, T and Pinwheel frames are built from the same steel or aluminum slatwall panels as the wall systems, in the same finishes, so a floor fixture reads as part of the store.

What about seasonal changes?

Specify casters on the floor fixtures. A reset becomes a matter of moving fixtures rather than ordering new ones, and the slat accepts different accessories without any change to the wall.

How do I work out how much slatwall I need?

Send the elevations, or even photographs with rough dimensions. We will produce a panel and trim schedule — the trims are the part most take-offs miss, and a run arriving without its corners is the usual reason an installation stalls.

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Ready to start

Send elevations, or just photos with rough dimensions.

We will come back with a panel schedule, a trim list and a fixture recommendation. The trim list is the part most take-offs miss.

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