When planning the network for your store's electronic shelf label gateway, a natural and practical question arises: "How many of these units do I actually need to cover my sales floor?" It's a crucial consideration for both performance and budget. At Effirox, we design for real-world retail environments, which means providing clear, reliable guidance. The coverage of our electronic shelf label gateway is designed to be both robust and predictable. In a typical indoor store setting with standard shelving and product displays, a single gateway effectively maintains a stable connection with labels within a radius of approximately 20 meters (about 65 feet). If you're considering an application in a more open outdoor area, like a garden center or open-air market stall, that range can extend to roughly 50 meters (about 164 feet) due to fewer physical obstructions.

Translated into practical planning, this means one electronic shelf label gateway can generally manage the communication for labels across an area of about 1,200 square meters (or roughly 13,000 square feet) in an indoor layout. This is a helpful benchmark for initial planning. However, the optimal number for your specific store depends on its unique footprint, layout, and the density of your fixtures. Materials like thick concrete walls or large metal structures can influence the signal. Therefore, while these figures provide a solid starting point, our technical team always recommends a simple site survey. This allows us to help you map out the ideal placement for your electronic shelf label gateway to ensure seamless, blanket coverage across every aisle and section, guaranteeing that every label receives updates instantly and reliably, no matter where it's located in your store.