Make the display easy to read

This grocery-aisle image is a general visual reference, not a depiction of North Market or a required display standard. Use the contrast below to discuss clarity, then follow applicable local merchandising direction.

A supermarket aisle lined with packaged groceries

Two ways a display can read

Illustrative discussion examples; applicable local standards and approved direction take precedence.

Clearer example

Clear grouping

A seasonal display groups related items so customers can scan the selection and see item labels without moving unrelated products.

  • Keep similar items visibly grouped.
  • Keep item labels visible from the customer side.
Less clear example

Mixed placement

A display mixes unrelated items and partly covers labels, making it harder for customers and colleagues to identify what is where.

  • Separate unrelated items into readable groups.
  • Check that labels are not obscured.

Apply local merchandising direction

These examples are prompts for a clarity discussion, not a planogram, product placement instruction, or approval. Where local merchandising direction or an approved display standard applies, use that source. If a proposed change would conflict with it or make product information harder to read, ask the responsible local role before changing the display.