Five Mind Numbing Facts About Shopping Cart Wheels

You’ve probably heard of the “fixed-wheel” shopping cart, but did you know that there are retractable wheels? You may also be aware of the voice-activated steering system and locking mechanism. These all contribute to your cart’s functionality, but what are these features, and how do they work? Let’s explore these questions and more. After all, we’re not looking for a robot.

Fixed-wheel design

A fixed-wheel shopping cart design has a single, continuous direction of travel along its longitudinal axis. It is equipped with casters, including at least one with a spring mechanism to maintain constant contact with the traveling surface. A guide wheel assembly is attached near the load center to the front end of the shopping cart. This design is the most standard shopping cart design, with more than a billion examples of similar shopping carts on the market.

Grocery stores also prefer this design because it has a …