Gondola mover and moving method

A gondola moving system for moving a gondola having a plurality of spaced apart upright posts with apertures extending through each post, a plurality of shelves extending from the posts, and a plurality of legs extending from the posts for engagement with a floor, the system comprising:

• a plurality of lift arms having opposite first and second ends, the first end of each lift arm having fingers extending therefrom, the fingers being adapted to extend through the apertures in one of the upright posts;
• a plurality of jack assemblies, each having a jack post mounted upon a wheel, a crank movable along the jack post, and a shaft extending substantially horizontally from the crank, the shaft being adapted to couple with the second end of one of the lift arms;
• a plurality of elongated connecting bars, each bar extending between adjacent lift arms adjacent the second end thereof, the connecting bar having a length substantially equivalent to the spacing between the upright posts of the gondola;
• a plurality of base brackets, each having one end attachable to one of the legs of the gondola and an opposite end operatively supported from one of the lift arms;
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• the cranks being operative to move along the jack posts thereby raising the lift arms and base brackets, and thereby adapted to lift the upright posts, shelves and legs of the gondola off the floor.