Retail Interiors Expo

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1

Shopfitting

The trade of building the physical interior of a store: partitions, ceilings, floors, counters, wall bays and service areas. At a retail interiors show it is the category that covers fit-out contractors and the components they install.

2

Fixture system

Modular shelving, wall bays, gondolas, rails and display tables designed to be reconfigured between seasons. Buyers compare load ratings, finish options, lead times and how easily a system re-merchandises a store.

3

Visual merchandising (VM)

The discipline of arranging product, props, mannequins and graphics so a store tells a story and sells. VM buyers typically source forms, hangers, busts, signage, seasonal prop kits and window-display hardware.

4

Planogram

A diagram that fixes where each product sits on a fixture, usually produced by the retailer's space-planning team. Fixture and shelving suppliers are often asked to show how their system accommodates standard planogram grids.

5

Point of purchase (PoP) / point of sale (PoS)

The physical displays, stands, holders and payment counters at the moment where a shopper decides. At this show the category overlaps with digital signage, counter hardware and promotional display units.

6

Millwork and joinery

Bespoke timber-based elements such as cash wraps, back-wall units and feature counters, made by specialist joinery workshops. Retail designers use these suppliers when a scheme needs custom pieces rather than catalogue fixtures.

7

Design and build (fit-out contract)

A single contract where one firm designs and delivers the store, rather than the retailer appointing designer and contractor separately. Common for roll-out programmes where speed and consistency matter.

8

Roll-out programme

The staged delivery of the same store concept across multiple sites, typically over months or years. Fixture standardisation, spare-parts availability and repeatable lead times are the deciding factors when retailers buy at scale.

9

Retail lighting

Ambient, accent and display lighting specified for merchandise, with colour rendering (CRI), beam angle and dimming control as key selection criteria. Lighting is usually one of the largest single line items in a fit-out budget.

10

Surface materials and finishes

Flooring, wall cladding, laminates, solid surfaces, terrazzo and sintered stone used to build the store shell. Buyers ask for sample availability, slip ratings, cleaning regimes and fire classification.

11

Wayfinding and signage

The system of directional and departmental signs that moves shoppers through a store, increasingly delivered as digital screens or illuminated lettering alongside static graphics.

12

Prototype store

A trial build of a new concept, used to test fixtures, lighting and customer flow before committing to a full roll-out. Suppliers who can support a fast prototype often win the wider programme.

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Environmental product declaration (EPD)

A verified summary of a material's environmental impact, increasingly requested by retail property teams alongside FSC timber and recycled-content evidence when a fit-out is tendered.