Endcap displays by SalesChef
Is it endcap or end cap?
Both are used. “Endcap” is now the common spelling in the US trade, and “end cap” is also correct. They mean the same display.
Endcap displays by SalesChef
Endcap displays that sell, with ideas and examples.
An endcap is the display at the end of a shopping aisle, where the most shoppers pass. It works when the header says the one reason to stop, the products fit a single moment, and you measure the sales it added. SalesChef makes the header, the signs and the screen story for every endcap, on brand, from the checked product record.
Endcap display examples by SalesChef
- 416%
Average sales uplift for rear endcaps, against 346% for front endcaps, in three supermarket experiments.
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2018 (opens in a new tab)
What is an endcap?
An endcap, or end cap, is a display at the end of an aisle. It is often bought or traded for by brands, and it is the most seen spot in the store.
Seasonal theme
One occasion, built from the products that serve it.
Cross-merchandised
Products that are used together, shown together.
Single-brand showcase
A launch or a hero range with a strong header.
Sampling or demo
Taste or try it, with the story beside it.
What makes an endcap work
A header that says why
The header sells the moment or the job: “Dinner in 15 minutes”. The brand name is smaller.
One moment, one set
Pick products that serve a single occasion. Mixed messages stall a shopper.
Shopper reads it in three seconds
Header, hero product, one proof. Everything else is detail on the shelf.
Think about where it stands
In the study above, rear endcaps lifted sales more than front ones. Location changes the job.
Tell the same story everywhere
The header, the shelf talkers, the screen and the product page all say the same checked fact.
Measure the lift
Compare sales for the endcap weeks with a like-for-like set of stores or weeks, and judge on units and gross profit.
How SalesChef makes endcaps easy
Knows why each product sells
The moments, the shoppers and the reasons, from marketing science and thousands of sources.
Picks the story
The moment the endcap serves and the products that belong in it.
Makes the whole endcap
Header, signs, talkers and screen loops, on brand, in your retailer’s sizes and rules.
Ready every season
Next slot, next season, next launch: the endcap is ready for your yes. Every Monday, the next best move.
Works with your retail partners and networks
The retail media networks where endcap and in-store slots are bought. Work arrives in each one’s sizes and specs.
See every integration
Walmart Connect
Roundel
Kroger Precision Marketing
Cartology
Coles 360
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Questions about endcap displays
What is an endcap at Walmart?
The display at the end of an aisle in a Walmart store. Suppliers usually secure the space through their buyer or trade plan.
What does endcap mean in retail?
A display at the end of a shelf run, facing the cross aisle, used to feature a product, a promotion or a seasonal theme.
What is an endcap for?
To catch shoppers as they enter or leave an aisle and sell one product or occasion to them.
How do you measure endcap lift?
Compare sales for the endcap weeks with a like-for-like set of stores or weeks without it. Judge units and gross profit, and watch the category in case sales moved from the next shelf.
How does SalesChef help with endcaps?
SalesChef makes the header, signs, talkers and screen loops for every endcap, on brand, from the checked product record.
A wall of products already finished. Each one turns from what the supplier sent into a finished product, ready for online, in store, sales and campaigns.
Your whole catalog.
In minutes, not months.
In minutes, not months.