Drugstore fixtures and pharmacy shelving are necessary, even central, to your business. You use them to display and store your merchandise in an orderly fashion so that you can keep track of inventory and your customers can find what they need.
However, your drugstore fixtures and shelving shouldn't just be utilitarian. Instead, they can be a part of your decor -- useful and functional, of course, but also aesthetically pleasing or even beautiful. What advantages can new drugstore fixtures and pharmacy shelving bring to you?
You can:
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Update the look of your interior easily and inexpensively
While new carpeting, light fixtures, and wall coverings or paint will certainly update your look, start by replacing older pharmacy shelving and fixtures with new ones. Choose from different materials and colors to give your interior a fresh, new look that's inviting and still very professional.
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Change your pharmacy's layout whenever you wish
Drugstore fixtures and shelving have come into the 21st century in a big way. They focus on aesthetics, in that you can choose from a variety of colors and materials, and are also very user-friendly, in that you can change your store layout whenever you wish.
New fixtures and pharmacy shelving can be set up and broken down very easily and quickly; important when you want to easily change your layout -- and you should. Customers can get so used to longtime layouts that your displays can actually become "invisible" to them. Change your layout and your displays relatively frequently, and your customers will always see what you have to offer. (Just make sure appropriate signage clearly guides customers as needed.)
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Display merchandise so that customers will be drawn to it
New drugstore fixtures and shelving aren't just there to "hold" your merchandise. Instead, today's fixtures and shelving can truly display your merchandise and presented in the best light possible. Your displays are meant to draw customers' attention to them so that they'll be drawn to your merchandise and be prompted to buy it. The variety of colors, finishes, and materials available to you can let you create just the look you want, every time.
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Easily keep track of inventory
Pharmacy shelving systems such as those that use dividers can help you keep track of prescriptions in your own workspace, as well. For example, many of today's pharmacy shelving systems come with magnetic dividers that can be deleted, added or removed to create changeable compartment sizes that will allow you to utilize shelf space more efficiently; they'll also help you avoid mixing medications, and can make it easier for you to keep things in order that you can check your inventory at a glance.
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Lock away controlled substances like prescription narcotics
Thefts of controlled substances and prescription narcotics like Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet are commonplace and potentially dangerous occurrences these days. It's important to keep them out of inappropriate hands and to ensure your own safety, as well. Modern pharmacy shelving options include locking devices that keep your inventory – and you – safe.
If you haven't updated your pharmacy shelving and fixtures for a while, it's important to take a look at the updated options available. Doing so can make your pharmacy more attractive to your customers because the interior of your store will no longer look dated, and your merchandise will be attractively presented so that they'll be drawn to it and will want to buy. More importantly, however, you must protect sensitive inventory like prescription narcotics from the wrong hands; today's shelving options give you the ability to protect both your customers and you from the dangers of unauthorized use.
