Systems and methods for managing product placement on displays at retail sales facilities

A method of managing product placement at a retail sales facility, the method comprising:

• obtaining, at an electronic inventory management device including a processor-based control unit, first electronic data indicating a non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on a first product and indicating a location of the non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on the first product;
• generating, at the electronic inventory management device and based at least on the first electronic data, second electronic data corresponding to a first shelf label associated with the first product;
• printing the first shelf label associated with the first product based on the second electronic data, the first printed shelf label associated with the first product including a non-alphanumeric graphical pattern corresponding to the non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on the first product;
• and
• placing the first product and the first printed shelf label at an intended location onto a shelf on a sales floor of the retail facility to align the non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on the first product with the non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on the first printed label.

A system of managing product placement at a retail sales facility, the system comprising:

• means for obtaining first electronic data indicating a non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on a first product and indicating a location of the non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on the first product;
• means for generating, based on the first electronic data, second electronic data corresponding to a first shelf label associated with the first product;
• means for printing the first shelf label associated with the first product based on the second electronic data, the first printed shelf label associated with the first product including a non-alphanumeric graphical pattern corresponding to the non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on the first product;
• and
• means for placing the first product and the first printed shelf label at an intended location onto a shelf on a sales floor of the retail facility to align the non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on the first product with the non-alphanumeric graphical pattern on the first printed label.