SELF-SEEVING IN RETAILING FOOD PRODUCTS. 



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STORE ARRANGEMENT. 



The store arrangement and layout under self-service need not 

 necessarily be in accordance with any hard-and-fast plans, in so far 

 as details are concerned. In fact, there are nearly as many plans for 

 the arrangement of fixtures and the display of stock as there are 

 stores. For successful operation, however, one general requirement 

 as to arrangement must be met ; a separate entrance and exit must be 

 provided for the section devoted to the display of goods for sale. 

 In almost no case are the details of arrangement vital to successful 

 operation, but there are certain problems involved which warrant 

 careful consideration. 



Fig. 1. — Entrance to self-serve grocery department in deijartment store with one-way 



turnstile. 



LAYOUT. 



The store should be so arranged that the merchandise displayed for 

 sale shall be in an inclosure that is provided with " one-way " en- 

 trances and exits in order that the movements of the customers can 

 be controlled to facilitate the proper checking of the merchandise 

 selected and payment for it. (See fig. 1.) This inclosure may take 

 any shape made necessary by the shape and size of the store room. 

 In its simplest form it would be as shown in figure 2. 



The important part of this arrangement is the exit. At that point 

 only does every customer come in contact with the personnel of the 

 store. There the prices of his purchases are added, the merchandise 



