Slatwall and Pegboard Compared – this well-spaced Slatwall Metal Plate Scan Hook display rivals the orderliness and consistent spacing of Pegboard. It is a tribute to the retailer’s staff in taking time to arrange and stock. But the infinite adjustability of slatwall, makes lightly loaded hooks prone to shifting sideways, ruining the display. One would normally choose Pegboard, clip-on Flat Bar or Grid Hooks, or Plug-in Bar Merchandiser Hooks for such consistency. Compare this post with 15 different examples of vertical display in retail below … see the good, the bad and the ugly of slatwall, pegboard and continuous display. Then also link to obsessive-compulsive disorder in retail display far below.
For loosely spaced hook display see…
“Negative Space Applied to Hooks“
“Slatwall and Pegboard Hooks Compared” (This Post)
“Space Your Hooks Wide By Choice”
For more excellence in hookery see…
“How Pegboard Could and Should Look”
“Impressive Hook Alignment“
“Fixtures Enhance Private Label”
“Slatwall and Pegboard Hooks Compared”
“Space Your Hooks Wide By Choice”
For excellence in continuous label strip see…
“Twin-Profile Label Strip for Hook“
“Slotwall & Label Strip Both Curve“
“Top-Facing Label Strip Brands”
“Continuous Strip Scan Hooks”
“Infinite Bar and Label Strip Layout”
“Defining Categories on Slatwall”
For horror in hook display see…
“Hook Design and Quality Standards”
“2011 Unruly Fixture Award”
“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”
SEARCH “Best Practices” for additional fixturing advice.
For the good Yin of obsessive-compulsiveness see…
“Obsessive-Compulsive Staff Wanted”
“Slatwall Orderliness in the Extreme”
“Selling the Color Spectrum”
“Color Coded Back Tags“”
“Color-Matched Shorts and Sandals“
“Colorful Kangol vs Slouch Hat”
“Prada Obsessive Compulsive Merchandising”
For the evil Yang of obsessive-compulsiveness try…
“Slatwire Erraticism”
“2011 Unruly Fixture Award”
“Holy Grail of Retailing Lost”
“Label Holder Overlap Triggers OCD”
“Neatness Counts in Fixtures”
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