Metal Plate Label Holders and Scan Hooks were introduced in 1978. They were adopted by leading retailers of the time and allowed computerized tracking and replenishment of shelf stock, and inventory control of goods (See 1 … and note that weld marks like this are not so obvious on quality, well-manufactured Metal Plate Hooks). The first Metal Plate Scan Hooks accepted self-adhesive labels to display price, product information and UPC codes (See 2).
Adhesive labels being expensive, labor intensive and wearing on label holders and shelf edges, more economical plain paper label holders were introduced in the 1990s. These forgiving plastic extrusions flexed open to allow inexpensive plain paper labels to drop right in instantly. They also prevent adhesive damage to fixtures. Plain paper holders took another step forward with flip-front holders quickly thereafter. These were articulated to swing up out of the way for easy product access, then fall back into place. The best design plain paper label holders mount to both-pivot front scan hooks to allow flip action, and for versatility and backward compatibility, to metal plate front scan hooks. (See 3). Metal Plate Hooks equipped with drop-in label holders have now evolved to accept plain-paper labels with the help of the flip-fronts. These photos taken from a retail display of Flip Flops in a Mass Merchandiser environment.
For additional hook standards SEE…
“Hook Frontwire Standards”
“Hook Gauge and Finish Baselines”
“Hook Design and Quality Standards”For pimped out Metal Plate Label Holder applications SEE…
“Batholder Sports Style With Curved Metal Plate“
“Rotated Toothbrush Label Holders“
“B/P Anchors Toothbrushes with Rotated Holders“
“Metal Plate Orientation Alternatives“
“Granite Powdercoat Metal Plate Not Golden Ratio”
“Half Height Metal Plate Label Holder“
“Single Row Wrap Rack with Metal Plate“
“Metal Plate Holders With Extrusion Upgrade“
“Serpentine Slatwire Drop-in Metal Scan Hook“For 30+ links to Metal Plate Label Holder use SEE…
“Metal Plate Fixture Mania”For excellence in hookery SEE…
“How Pegboard Could and Should Look”
“Impressive Peg Hook Alignment”For horror in hook display SEE…
“2011 Unruly Fixture Award”
“Hook Design and Quality Standards”
“Holy Grail of Retailing Lost”
“Neatness Counts in Fixtures”
“Hook Fight in Neck Ties”
“How to Avoid Frontwire Sag”For subtle mis-fixturing SEE…
“Eye Test for Fixture Experts”
“How Not To Mix ‘N Match Hooks”
“Slatwire Erraticism”
“Five out of Six Hooks Disagree”For outstanding discipline in continuous display SEE…
“Continuous Strip Scan Hooks” and
“Slotwall & Label Strip Both Curve”For a one-of-a-kind hook organization SEE…
“Bar Defines Categories on Slatwall”SEARCH “Hook Alignment” for all examples both good and bad or “Best Practices” for other fixturing advice.
Research standard sizes and extruded covers for this class of mounts at Metal Plate Holders. ***