Staples

Logitech's io Personal Digital Pen Interactive Endcap was selected as Display of the Year - Semi-Permanent in Point-of-Purchase Advertising International's annual Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) awards competition.

According to an Associated Press report, the Securities & Exchange Commission is conducting an informal review of the accounting practices for vendor payments at Staples, Inc. Other Northeast-based retailers included in the review are CVS Corp. and BJ's Wholesale Club, according to reports.

VTech continues to evolve to ensure its electronic learning games and its P-O-P materials remain state-of-the-art in a competitive market

Customized P-O-P materials included banners for endcaps that were used in Staples stores.

An appeals court finds that tape giant 3M abused its industry status by offering retailers bundled product discounts that were impossible for smaller competitors to match.

Shipped as a prepack display to Staples stores, this unit set up in seconds. Retail staff merely unpacked the display and attached the two-sided header. All 500 displays sold-through during the Christmas season.

This corrugated floorstand helped Cosmi roll out its new impulse-oriented software for palm-size computers last fall in Staples stores.

Designed specifically to fit within merchandising requirements for Staples stores, this floorstand showcases online subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal. Although subscriptions are available for purchase online, this display helped to make consumers aware of the service.

Avon, Ohio --

Review of an academic paper entitled, "Why Retailers Sell More or Less Than Their Fair Share in a Category,"

Rapid Displays, Union City, Calif.