Mid-Floor Stands and Island Units
Mid-floor stands and island units with a metal tube or profile frame, stepped shelves, display on both sides and optional castors — made to your store's measurements.
A mid-floor stand (island unit) is a display unit placed in the middle of the store, built with stepped shelves on a metal tube or profile frame and showing products on both sides. It can be made with castors if you wish, so it moves easily around the store. Kare Raf makes mid-floor stands to your store's measurements and your products.
Line several mid-floor stands up side by side and they form a central aisle run, with customer walkways between them that open the middle of the store up for selling. They suit promotional, seasonal and high-margin products; customers walk around the stand and see the products on both faces.
Where Are Mid-Floor Stands Used?
- Seasonal and campaign bays in boutiques, clothing and lingerie stores
- Main display runs in stationery, toy, party supplies and gift shops
- Island displays in cosmetics, perfumery and accessories stores
- OTC, vitamin and dermocosmetics sections in pharmacies; category sections in herbalist and natural-products stores
For heavy products such as pet food sacks, housewares or sports equipment, we recommend double-sided square-post shelving for the middle of the store instead of a mid-floor stand.
Advantages of Mid-Floor Stands
- Double-sided selling: A single stand displays from both faces, maximizing space efficiency.
- Aisle layout: The walkways between stands create a planned, open and guiding store flow.
- Promotional impact: Puts high-margin and campaign products right at the center of customer traffic.
- Mobility: Made with castors if you wish, so the stand can be moved around the store easily when a campaign or the season changes.
- Modularity: Shelf levels, height and accessories can be changed as needed.
- Easier stock management: Label holders and a tidy shelf structure simplify aisle management.
How Are Mid-Floor Stand Dimensions Determined?
| Feature | What Is It Chosen By? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Height | Sight lines and floor area | So the store stays visible from the entrance and the checkout |
| Stand width (module) | Island length and aisle layout | Add as many side by side as needed |
| Total depth (both sides) | Product size | Display on two faces; depth increased for bulky products |
| Number of tiers (shelves) | Height and product size | Shelf spacing set to product height, independently on each face |
| Castors | How often the stand is moved | Made with castors on request |
| Connection | Modular extension | Island length is unrestricted |
Mid-floor stands are planned at a height that opens the central floor up for sales while keeping the whole store in view. Every stand is made to measure for your project rather than mass-produced; exact dimensions and load capacity are determined on site, based on the products and the space.
What to Consider When Choosing Mid-Floor Stands
- Height balance: Mid-floor stands should not block the view of the store from the checkout or the entrance.
- Aisle width: Plan the walkways between stands around shopping cart and customer traffic.
- Product strategy: Place your best-earning products at eye level and heavy items on the lower shelves.
- Flexibility: Choose a modular system so bays can be rearranged quickly during campaign periods.
For the wall run, explore our wall shelving solutions; in most stores, mid-floor stands and wall shelving are planned together.
The Kare Raf Difference
Kare Raf is a company that manufactures custom-sized store shelving systems for shops and commercial spaces. Its office is in Ataşehir, Istanbul; production takes place in its own factory in Sultanbeyli, and the team has over 10 years of experience in store shelving and store design. With the projects our team has completed across 27 different sectors, we know from experience which product belongs in which aisle — and which customer flow it needs to serve.
- Free site survey and measurement: Our team visits your store, measures the space on site and draws up the shelving layout that best fits your needs.
- 3D visualization: You see your store in 3D before production begins, and sign off on the shelf layout and colors.
- Turnkey delivery: Design, production and installation run under one roof — no coordination headaches between different suppliers.
- Production + installation in-house: We manufacture the shelving in our own factory and install it with our own crew.
Contact Us for a Free Site Survey
Let's plan the right shelving system for your store together. Send us your free site survey and measurement request; our team will visit your space and come back with a solution — and a quote — tailored to your needs. You can review the factors that shape pricing on our pricing page and browse our completed work in our portfolio.
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Mid-Floor Stands and Island Units: Frequently Asked Questions
A mid-floor stand (island unit) is a display unit placed in the middle of the store, built with stepped shelves on a metal tube or profile frame and showing products on both sides. It can be made with castors if you wish; lined up side by side, the stands form customer aisles between them.
They suit promotional, seasonal and high-margin lightweight products; cosmetics, stationery, toys, lingerie and a pharmacy's OTC products are typical examples. For heavy products such as pet food, housewares and sports equipment, we recommend double-sided square-post shelving for the middle of the store.
No. A gondola is the closed, sheet-metal shelving unit used in supermarkets; Kare Raf does not make gondolas. For the middle of the store we make mid-floor stands with a metal tube or profile frame, stepped shelves, double-sided display and optional castors; for heavy products we recommend double-sided square-post shelving.
A mid-floor stand is planned at a height that does not block the view of the store from the entrance or the checkout; it is kept low in a small store and can take more tiers on a larger floor. The right height is determined for your floor and sight lines during the site survey.
For two customers to pass without bumping into each other, a gap of 90 cm or more between stands is generally recommended. The exact width is planned around customer and shopping cart traffic.