SELF-SERVING 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 
proyided 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 
L-ocery department in department 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 moyements 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 
