Second Edition
by Michael J. Lopez
Retail Store Planning and Design Manual has been collected and organized over a 35-year period, helping instructors, students, retailers and new associates understand the complex process of store planning and design.
Contents
- The Complex Role of Store Planners
- Accomodation for Handicapped Accessibility in Retail Stores
- A Store-Planning Business Sequence (In Brief)
- General Guidelines for Office Administration
- The Interview of A Store Planner
- Opinion Questionnaires
- Departmental Square-Foot Allocation Schedules
- Developing Departmental Adjacencies and Fixturing Through the Use of A Bubble Plan
- Store Layouts
- Budgeting
- Store Planner's Estimated Store-Fixture Budget
- The Perspective: An Illustrative Selling Tool
- The Preliminary Plan-General Notes and Specification Review
- The Development of Construction and Store-Fixturing Plans
- Legends
- Merchandise Presentation Techniques
- Presentation Techniques for Perimeter Merchandise
- Methods of Dividing Store Interior Classifications
- Merchandising Sections
- Decor Sections
- Freestanding Fixtures
- Sequential Phasing of a Project and Project Budgeting
- General Requirement Schedule
- Planning for Security
- Color and Material Specifications
- Store Renovations
- Contractor Prequalifications
- Invitation-to-Bid Guidelines
- Shop Drawings: Key to Quality Construction
- Job Meetings: Minutes and Reports
- Manufacturing Store-Fixture Budget
Appendices
- The Role of the Architect
- Visual Merchandising Role in Store Planning
- Guidelines Concerning Bidding, Awarding of Contracts, Manufacturing, Installation, and Job Completion
- The Project Manual/Project Specifications
- AIA Contract Documentation for Store Planning and Construction
- Specifications for the Manufacture of Store Fixtures
- The Five "F's" of Selecting Garment Racks
- High-Pressure Decorative Laminate and Solid Surfacing in the Retail/Display Industry
- Inclusion of Quality Standards as a Means of Measurement from Fixture Design to Fabrication
- Conducting an Existing-Store While in Operation
- Renovation of Existing Store While in Operation
- The Role of Computer-Aided Design in Store Planning
- The Educational Benefits of Store-Planning Courses
- The Education of an Interior Designer
- Visual Marketing and Store Design Markets
- The Institute of Store Planners
- American Society of Interior Designers
- Metric Conversion Factors
Index
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