Quick-load merchandising pusher systems and methods for dividing, pushing and/or dispensing one or more retail products

A quick-load merchandising product pusher system for dispensing retail products, the pusher system comprising:

• a fixed portion having a front end, a rear end located opposite with respect to the front end of the fixed portion, a top side and a bottom side located opposite with respect to the top side of the fixed portion, wherein ramps are provided on the top side of the fixed portion, extend outwardly with respect to the top side of the fixed portion, and are located adjacent to the front end of the fixed portion;
• a movable track movably connected to the top side of the fixed portion, wherein the movable track has a front end, a rear end located opposite with respect to the front end of the movable track, a top side and a bottom side located opposite with respect to the top side of the movable track, wherein one or more track stoppers are provided on the bottom side of the movable track, extend outward with respect to the bottom side of the movable track and are located adjacent to the rear end of the pusher system;
• loading lock tabs connected to the ramps of the fixed portion, wherein the loading lock tabs extend outwardly away from the top side of the fixed portion;
• and
• loading lock ramps provided on the bottom side of the movable track and located between the one or more track stoppers and the front side of the movable track;
• a pusher paddle connected to the top side of the movable track, wherein the pusher paddle, the front end of the movable track and the top side of the movable track define a first area that is sized or configured to receive one or more retail products, wherein the pusher paddle is configured to move one or more retail product forward away from the rear side of the movable track;
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• front retainer teeth connecting the fixed portion and the movable track, wherein the front retainer teeth are provided on the top side and at the front end of the fixed portion and extend outwardly with respect to the top side of the fixed portion,
• wherein the movable track is movable to a closed position or to an extended position, wherein, when the movable track is located in the closed position, the rear end and the one or more track stoppers of the movable track are located adjacent to the rear end of the fixed portion and, when the movable track is located in the extended portion, the rear end and the one or more track stoppers of the movable track are located adjacent to the ramps of the fixed portion and the front retainer teeth abuts a portion of the pusher paddle and restricts forward movement of the pusher paddle as the movable track is moved to the extended position;
• and wherein the loading locks tabs abut the loading lock ramps when the movable track is positioned in the extended position.