Standard frontwire spacing on a scan hook is approximately 1 inch vertically between the scan arm and product arm. In addition the label holder is normally positioned forward of the end of the product arm. This hook has both a larger frontwire spacing and a label holder positioned behind the tip of the product wire. In this case the re-design permits easy product removal from tiered flat bar merchandiser displays where upper products hang behind successive lower tiers. But before you deviate from normal frontwire spacing keep in mind that some accessories such as retrofit scan hook locks and anti-theft devices expect the normal 1″ space. As T.S. Eliot admonished, “It is not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.”
For additional hook standards SEE…
“Hook Frontwire Standards”
“Hook Gauge and Finish Baselines”
“Hook Design and Quality Standards”
“Metal Plate Label Holder Primer”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.