Gondola Shelving Buying Guide

What Is Gondola Shelving?

Gondola shelving is the freestanding, double-sided (island) or single-sided (wall) shelving system used in most retail stores. Modern gondola shelving consists of a few key components:

• Uprights: Vertical steel posts that form the structural spine. Lozier catalog Uprite heights: 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 78, 84, 90, 96, 102, 108, 114, and 120 in. Most retail selections fall between 48 and 96 in.
• Base Brackets - Floor-level brackets that anchor the uprights and set the shelf depth.
• Base Decks - The lowest shelf, sitting at floor level.
• Rails - Horizontal cross-members that tie uprights together and add rigidity.
• Shelves - TL (top lip) and DL (double lip) shelves that hook into uprights on adjustable clips.
• Back Extensions - Pegboard, Marteck, or slotwall panels for wall sections.
• End Caps - Display units that cap the ends of island runs.

Island vs Wall Sections

Island sections are freestanding double-sided runs visible from both directions. They are the backbone of grocery, drug store, and hardware aisles. Wall sections are single-sided units that mount against a wall, typically with a back panel.

Why Lozier

Lozier is the retail industry standard for gondola shelving in North America. Their component system covers grocery, pharmacy, convenience, hardware, specialty retail, and warehouse formats with a single interoperable catalog: a 22-inch grocery deck, a 13-inch pharmacy deck, a 96-inch warehouse upright, and a 48-inch checkout run all use the same base bracket family, upright slot pattern, and finish system. We build every quote on genuine Lozier components, so a Lozier fixture you buy today interlocks with any Lozier fixture already in your store.

Selecting Height

Common selections by retail format. Heights below match the standard Lozier Uprite range in 6-inch increments.

Selecting Deck Depth

• 13 in.: Cooler adjacency, HBA, small pharmacy retail, shallow specialty categories
• 19 in. - Standard grocery, HBC, general merchandise (standard depths per catalog: 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31 in.)
• 22 in. - Beverages, large packaged goods, hardware
• 25 in. - Bulk items and appliances

Getting a Quote

The fastest way to get an accurate quote is to share your floor plan and aisle count. We generate a full BOM with uprights, bases, shelves, rails, back panels, and end units priced at commercial rates.