Comments on: SUPER Supermarket (Feb, 1947) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/09/super-supermarket/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Arglebarglefarglegleep http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/09/super-supermarket/comment-page-1/#comment-1079507 Arglebarglefarglegleep Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:17:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9855#comment-1079507 They use it in the dairy section of most stores by loading the product in the back. ‘Fresher’ milk with later expiration dates will be found in the rear. That way they force stock turnover on the customers. I’ve seen the can feeding soup displays at my local grocery. Gravity feed flow racking is easy enough to make so the product is presented upright - have rollers rather than a slide. and cut the carton so it forms a tray This is a gravity flow rack http://www.cisco-eagle.com/storage/Flowracks/medflowrack.gif The real problem is economic - you have to have aisles behind the shelves to load them or the racking must roll. [This would kill customers in an earthquake unless the racking had a locking mechanism. Imagine the law suits in California from customers being crushed by rolling shelving or it overturning!] Back in the 60’s, shopping carts were kept inside the stores but now they were moved outside to increase display space. The flow racking concept probably wasn’t adopted for the same reasons as well as cost They use it in the dairy section of most stores by loading the product in the back. ‘Fresher’ milk with later expiration dates will be found in the rear. That way they force stock turnover on the customers. I’ve seen the can feeding soup displays at my local grocery. Gravity feed flow racking is easy enough to make so the product is presented upright – have rollers rather than a slide. and cut the carton so it forms a tray This is a gravity flow rack http://www.cisco-eagle.com/sto.....owrack.gif The real problem is economic – you have to have aisles behind the shelves to load them or the racking must roll. [This would kill customers in an earthquake unless the racking had a locking mechanism. Imagine the law suits in California from customers being crushed by rolling shelving or it overturning!] Back in the 60’s, shopping carts were kept inside the stores but now they were moved outside to increase display space. The flow racking concept probably wasn’t adopted for the same reasons as well as cost

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/09/super-supermarket/comment-page-1/#comment-1079464 Firebrand38 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:24:31 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9855#comment-1079464 RBayard: Actually a form of it is still being used for Campbell's Soups in local Kroger stores http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/28682/wm/pd2451524.jpg RBayard: Actually a form of it is still being used for Campbell’s Soups in local Kroger stores http://img2.photographersdirec.....451524.jpg

]]> By: RBayard http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/09/super-supermarket/comment-page-1/#comment-1079462 RBayard Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:15:15 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9855#comment-1079462 I can't see it working. It would be a crap shoot for the labels to be displayed so that the customer could view them and even if they were think about how tiring it would be to spend most of your time in the market walking down the aisles with your head tilted to read them. I can’t see it working. It would be a crap shoot for the labels to be displayed so that the customer could view them and even if they were think about how tiring it would be to spend most of your time in the market walking down the aisles with your head tilted to read them.

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/09/super-supermarket/comment-page-1/#comment-1079457 Toronto Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:55:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9855#comment-1079457 It's also popular in beer stores here (Ontario.) When you pick up a case, another rumbles into place from behind. It’s also popular in beer stores here (Ontario.) When you pick up a case, another rumbles into place from behind.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/09/super-supermarket/comment-page-1/#comment-1079456 Firebrand38 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:21:55 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9855#comment-1079456 More here: http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2007/12/grand-union-independent-innovator.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carton_flow The system is still in use for warehouses http://www.engprod.com/flow-rack.html More here:

http://pleasantfamilyshopping......vator.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carton_flow

The system is still in use for warehouses

http://www.engprod.com/flow-rack.html

]]> By: Anand http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/09/super-supermarket/comment-page-1/#comment-1079455 Anand Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:38:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9855#comment-1079455 The Grand Union chain went bankrupt about ten years ago. Since those stores looked nothing like this, I have to conclude that the experiment failed The Grand Union chain went bankrupt about ten years ago. Since those stores looked nothing like this, I have to conclude that the experiment failed

]]> By: daniel http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/07/09/super-supermarket/comment-page-1/#comment-1079452 daniel Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:54:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9855#comment-1079452 Wow, Grand Union; We had a few of those in Northern-most New York up until this decade. Wow, Grand Union; We had a few of those in Northern-most New York up until this decade.

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