Principles of Layout for Retail Produce Operations

Report Summary: Good layout of a retail produce department saves construction and operating costs, reduces spoilage, and assists in selling produce. Thereby it holds down the cost of marketing farm products. Principles developed by researchers in this study are designed to assist operators in preparing produce layouts that will achieve the most effective use of work methods, equipment, and materials consistent with maximum sales potential and product protection. Produce departments remodeled in seven stores in accordance with the principles in this report were able to improve their dollar sales per man-hour by 15 to 88 percent.