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Major Frames Assortment Planning
Reading Glass Power Assortment Planning
A reading-glass rack is not in stock merely because every peg contains a frame. It is functionally in stock when customers can find the strengths they need in an assortment they can understand.
Major Frames programs extend from +0.00 through +6.00, subject to availability by frame design, color and strength.
A practical starting structure
| Power band | Opening role | Inventory risk | Review question |
|---|---|---|---|
| +0.00 through +1.75 | Provides lower-strength breadth and gives shoppers a clear starting point. | Too little coverage can make the program feel incomplete. Too much depth can tie up space before demand is known. | Which lower strengths are requested or replenished repeatedly at this location? |
| +2.00 through +3.50 | Major Frames commonly gives this middle range more opening depth, then adjusts from reorder history. | A shallow allocation can create early functional gaps even while the rack still looks full. | Which strengths reach the reorder point first, and how often does that repeat? |
| +3.75 through +6.00 | Preserves higher-strength access for customers who need it. | Removing slower strengths entirely can make the category unusable for part of the customer base. | Which higher strengths need permanent breadth, and which need additional depth? |
Starting point, not a universal rule: Store demographics, customer requests, display capacity and actual reorder behavior should reshape the initial allocation.
Five controls that keep the assortment functional
1. Protect breadth
Include a useful strength range rather than using every position for the most familiar middle powers.
2. Weight depth deliberately
Use greater depth where demand is expected, but document the assumption so it can be tested against reorders.
3. Keep labels readable
Customers should be able to identify strength without opening packaging or moving many frames.
4. Separate backstock by power
Inventory that cannot be located quickly behaves like unavailable inventory. Store backstock so a missing strength can be replaced immediately.
5. Review every four to six weeks
Track repeated gaps, not just the condition of the rack on one day. A recurring empty strength is a replenishment signal.
6. Adjust by location
Multi-store programs can share a core assortment without forcing every location to carry identical depth.
Opening power worksheet
| Strength | Opening quantity | On-rack target | Backstock target | Reorder trigger | Units sold by first review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower range | |||||
| Core middle range | |||||
| Higher range | |||||
| Location-specific additions |
What warehouse and showroom photos can prove
Showroom images can demonstrate how strength labels, frame variety and display capacity are presented in a controlled Major Frames setting. Warehouse images can demonstrate how product is organized and prepared for picking and replenishment.
Neither image type proves a retailer's sell-through. The commercial evidence should come from that retailer's own 30-, 60- and 90-day results.
Buyer questions to answer before launch
- What full strength range will the store support?
- Which strengths receive extra opening depth, and why?
- How will backstock be labeled and separated?
- What quantity triggers a reorder?
- Who records repeated gaps and customer requests?
- When will the first assortment correction occur?
Use the complete planning system
Build the opening strength mix
Tell us the store type, display capacity and number of locations. Major Frames can recommend a starting assortment that the retailer can refine by frame, color and strength.