Glossary
Definitions of the terms used in Coplan and Studio, such as facings, planogram, planogram ID, range class and subsection.
Facings - The number of identical products visible at the front of a shelf, stacked side by side or on top of each other. To understand facings and half facings better, see here
Fixture plan - Coplan’s name for a planogram. These pages also call it a plan.
Measurements - Learn about linear, cubic and quadratic space here
Merchandising group - One retailer’s name for a subsection. Where a plan has one, its details show the merchandising group and its 3-character merchandising group code.
Planogram - a visual representation of what a shelf looks like in-store which can be amended to suggest changes to range, assortment and space. It also contains data on number of products, facings and % of linear or quadratic space.
Planogram ID - the code that identifies a planogram. In some retailers’ data it is 6 alphanumeric characters: the first 3 are the merchandising group code, and the next 3 are, in order, the Range Class, the Equipment Type and the Store Cluster code.
Product id - the product id in the Excel file downloaded from Plans has the
format productid_orientation (for example 10023_F)
Range Class/Space break code - The size of the product range on shelf, ordered A-Z smallest >largest.
Store cluster - A group of stores that a retailer plans for together. Where a retailer plans by store cluster, each plan is for one cluster.
Subsection - A group of plans for one product category, such as soft drinks. Coplan uses this name for every retailer, whatever the retailer calls its own groups.