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Retail Store Management

Notes Kiosk Displays
Spinner Displays
In this age of easy Internet purchasing and one-stop shopping, retailers & product merchandisers
need to do everything they can to attract shoppers, maintain an edge over competitors and
increase the potential for sales. AFL Display Group located in Toronto has more than 20 years of
experience creating high-impact retail environments for companies of all sizes through superior
customer service, design innovation and manufacturing excellence. One of the few companies
adept at integrating multiple materials, AFL Display boasts the broadest range of Custom Retail
Store Fixtures and display options anywhere – from simple displays to retail stores.

Figure 13.1: Fixture

Source: http://www.afldisplay.com/

Fixturing is generally concerned with the housing of merchandise in what is sometimes termed
‘on-shelf’ displays. This is the routine display of goods from which customers are expected to
make their selection.

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Caution Fixture planning is a complex activity restricted by the extreme diversity of
workpieces and several environmental factors including machine tools, assembly tools,
grasping devices, and cutting tools.
Various methods and techniques are used for the geometry analysis of fixture feasibility in
product development. Fixture synthesis methods including geometrical analysis and fixture
assembly planning are surveyed. The implementation of CAD-based and Web-based fixture
planning systems is discussed in respect to their reasoning methods, functionality, limits and
potentials. A novel fixture planning system is proposed and further research activities are
identified.

Did u know? Fixture planning determines precise locating and rigid clamping of a
workpiece according to workpiece’s design and process requirements.

The locating planning chooses surfaces on the workpiece as locating planes and selects suitable
fixture components for locating these surfaces. Locating surfaces are classified as plane, pin-hole
and external profiles.

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