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In lugnet.market.shopping, Timothy Carl Buchheim writes:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Ross Crawford writes:
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> > Any info on the "Mission Possible" format they talk about? I don't think I've
> > seen that here in Australia. I'm not sure if TRU Aus is separately owned or
> > not.
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> The older TRU layout (in the US) was a lot like a supermarket. A number of
> parallel aisles, divided by tall wall-like shelving, which made the store feel
> more like a warehouse and less like a store for children.
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> The newer layout is much more open and kid-friendly. Only a few of the very
> high shelves remain, and these tall units are used to divide the store into a
> few large themed areas. Within each area, shorter shelving units are used to
> display products low enough for children to see. This allows for better
> lighting and a friendlier appearance.
>
> I've seen a few stores go through this conversion, and one interesting bit is
> that the LEGO section is usually one of the first areas to be converted. (it
> certainly makes the LEGO area look nice when the rest of the store has yet to
> be remodelled.)
I have noticed a couple of Australian stores undergo this renovation.
In Sydney(AUS), Parramatta, Chatswood and Moore Park have gone from library
mode to carousel format. The LEGO section was moved from up against a back
wall to a much more visible sector of the central core of the store.
A TRU I saw in Melbourne was already in this format.
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| (...) I dunno how much time you spend in modern libraries, but from the sound of it, I think TRUs are just catching up with the modern library. The modern library consists of lots of curvy-shaped tables with PCs everywhere with a few carousels of (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) The older TRU layout (in the US) was a lot like a supermarket. A number of parallel aisles, divided by tall wall-like shelving, which made the store feel more like a warehouse and less like a store for children. The newer layout is much more (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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