Retail Merchandising Concepts 2025

Merchandising Standards

Basic department layout 3 Rows (number in corner denotes total number of shelves in section, number next to subject denotes number of shelves of subject):

Records Cassettes Audio Books Other Assorted Media

VHS

CDs

DVD

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

Young Adult

Children’s

Children’s

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Business (1) Education (2) Reference (1)

Self Help (2) Religion (2)

Cook Books (2) Arts & Crafts (2)

History (2) Politics (2)

Paper Back Fiction

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

Hard Back Fiction

102