Successful retailers understand that retail merchandising is never based on intuition. A considerable amount of effort, knowledge and time is required to ensure the appropriate placement of products on store shelves. The reason behind such a method is a well-designed shelf management system, such as planograms, which helps merchants maximize every inch of the available shelf space efficiently. Planograms are visual merchandising tools, which dictate a store’s merchandise display plan showing where and how products should be placed to enhance the visibility of the category and, consequently, boost sales.

Importance of Using Planogram Template

Planogram templates are a detailed sketch that aids in retail shelf space planning. The importance of using planogram template is to maximize the shelf space and illustrate the number of facings allotted for SKUs. If you already know about Nexgen POG, you will be familiar with its standard template. Standard templates are pre-designed templates, which allow users to create planograms easily by customizing them. Back then, the goal was to help users avoid creating a new template for each specific time period. Now, we want to transform the way you see the shelf planning process. Therefore, we have introduced a new feature called ‘Block Template’ to ease your planogramming process.

What is a Block Template?

Block template helps retailers update up to thousands of planograms instantly with just one click, saving you valuable time and ensuring perfect alignment across all locations. Retailers can create block templates for specific categories or sub-categories and effortlessly add them to planograms. Any updates made to the template will automatically synchronize across all planograms that use it. Block templates can be designed to fit their store specific needs, enabling layouts that align with unique product offerings and store size. This flexibility is especially valuable in industries with frequent category changes, seasonal shifts, or product rotations.

To illustrate, consider you are a retailer creating planograms for different areas of your store. Imagine you are making twenty planograms in total, and you notice certain sections of planograms are the same for all. What will you do next, then? Will you waste time by creating each planogram separately? With Nexgen POG’s block template feature, users do not need to create planograms one by one. Users can simply create or update the block template, and the changes made in the block template will reflect on all planograms created using the block template. This prevents you from editing and making changes in all planograms separately that you created before. This delivers improved performance and a more user-friendly interface, making it easier to manage Block Templates and Linked Planograms. Users can quickly locate specific blocks with familiar search features, view all linked planograms along with their synchronization status, and perform updates either individually or in bulk. In addition, the module offers a wide range of detailed reports. It makes planogram creation easier and reduces design time and increases efficiency. The following are some benefits of using Nexgen POG block templates:

• Users can simply update the block template and the changes made in the block template will reflect on all planograms created using the block template.
• Helps to view the number of planograms updated using the block template.
• Saves user’s time in creating multiple planograms at a time.
• Saves cost spent on visual merchandising and reduces chances of errors.
• Eases the overall planogramming process.

Overview of Nexgen POG

Nexgen POG is a robust and user-friendly cloud-based visual merchandising tool. It is designed for quick and efficient planogramming with minimal effort. Planogram in retail can be designed by easily dragging and dropping the products. The multi-device compatibility feature of POG allows you to obtain, share and edit planogram on any device, including your phone. It helps in designing store-specific planograms for increased product visibility and sales.

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