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pete white wrote:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Timothy Carl Buchheim writes:
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> > 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.
> >
> > 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 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.
The new TRU in carousell (here in perth) is in what I assume is this new
format.
The lego section is much easier to find than the ones in the city and
morley.
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