Why Install a Mezzanine Floor in Your Shop? | R+S Ltd | NI

Mezzanine floors are often used in warehouses, storage facilities, manufacturing plants and other industrial buildings. But they also offer huge benefits for retail.

Whether you own a boutique clothing store, run a bathroom showroom or manage any other type of retail premises, here are 4 great reasons why you should install a mezzanine floor.

4 benefits of mezzanine floors for retail

1) Increase your floor space

The main benefit of a mezzanine floor is to increase your available floor space. You can expect an increase of at least one-third the footprint of the floor below. But depending on how much vertical space you have, a multi-tiered mezzanine could double or even triple your space!

Additional floors create more room to store or display stock. This increases your sales opportunities, and offering a huge variety of products gives customers an excellent reason to keep coming back.

Alternatively, you could use your mezzanine to spread out your existing product lines and make your shop feel more open and spacious. This lets you create a more appealing and upmarket atmosphere that helps your shop stand out from the competition.

2) Reorganise your stock

Retail managers often use mezzanine floors to reorganise their stock based on themes. For example, a clothing shop could put menswear, womenswear and childrenswear on different floors.

Whatever your niche, this gives you an opportunity to expand your ranges and help customers better navigate your space. It also helps reduce congestion, letting customers find what they want and check out more quickly.

3) Drive cost-effective growth

Once your business reaches a certain size, you’ll need more space to accommodate more customers and a wider range of products. But moving to a new premises can be ruthlessly expensive. And expanding your existing shop (if it’s even possible) still costs a lot of time, money and hassle.

Adding a retail mezzanine floor, on the other hand, is a quick and cost-effective way to make good use of vertical space that’s currently going to waste.

This could save you hundreds of thousands of pounds compared to relocation or expansion. And any money you spend on mezzanine floor construction and installation can easily be recovered by an increase in profitability.

4) Add more facilities

If you don’t need more space for storage or stock, you could use your mezzanine floor to offer other services to your customers.

For example, you could open a small café or restaurant that gives people a place to relax and weigh up their purchasing decisions. This would also let you bring in additional revenue through food and drink sales.

Find out more with a free no-obligation consultation

These 4 benefits of mezzanine floors for shops and other retail businesses are just the tip of the iceberg. To find out more about how a mezzanine floor could help you grow your business, contact Racking + Shelving Ltd now to book your free no-obligation consultation.