Five Important Reasons to use Retractable Belt Stanchions by Hardware Specialties:

1. Directional Aid – While stanchions are portable in nature, they can be used as a permanent directional guide that helps provide your customers with a positive shopping experience. Stanchions can be set-up to guide customers through check out points or help guide them into, or through, your facility/event such as airports and banks.
2. Temporary Guide – Use retractable belt stanchions as a temporary lanes to guide patrons through your event/exhibit, or facility. Ideal for lunch crowds at a deli, theater ticket lines, special events at bookstores/libraries.
3. Restricting – Provide temporary restriction to store aisles where you want to keep your customers safe and out of harm’s way or as a barrier around exhibits to protect your valuable displays as in a car show or museum.
4. Communication – Retractable belt stanchions can be fitted with an optional sign holder that allows you to display a custom message such as, “Please Wait Here For Next Available Teller”. In addition, belts can be customized with messages or your business logo.
5. Safety – While stanchions are ultimately designed and used to provide you and your customers with a safe and positive shopping experience, we couldn’t have a list without stressing the importance of the safety side of stanchions. They not only help protect and guide your customers, they also provide organization to your facility. By doing so, they eliminate confusion on who may be “next” in line. This was evident as seen in two separate videos from a popular fast food restaurant where customers began fighting. If a guidance system was in place, chances are there would not have been any confusion and possibly there would not be a fight resulting in an adverse negative experience as well as negative publicity. Watch the video here.
   

Below is a partial list of facilities that use Hardware Specialties Retractable Belt Stanchions:

• Deli’s
• Retail Stores
• Libraries
• Banks
• Credit Unions
• Medical Facilities
• Pharmacies
• DMV
• Gas Company
• Social Security Offices
• Movie Theaters
• Convention Centers
• Racing Facilities
• Amusement Parks
• Check Cashing Outlets
• Airports
• Museums
• Post Offices
• Casinos
• Shopping Malls
• Bus/Train Stations
• University Libraries
• Community Colleges