Floorstands, Freestanding, Aisle Displays

Patent: 7,624,880
Issued: Dec. 1, 2009
Inventor: Christopher Kin, Hamilton, Ohio; Henry Kin, Cincinnati
Assignee: Kin Products, Inc., West Chester, Ohio
Description: A rug clip for use in a rug display system includes a gripping member having first gripping elements, a biasing member having second gripping elements overlying at least a portion of the gripping member and a clamping member overlying at least a portion of the biasing member.

Twinings Tea, a brand of AB Food & Beverages, Rowville, Australia, achieved a 53% sales increase after placing this display in supermarkets. The flexible units hold all pack sizes of the Twinings brand as well as Jarrah flavored coffees, hot chocolates and chai lattes. Messaging can be changed out to support new promotions, and the displays can be easily moved to other parts of the store. The displays proved they could withstand heavy foot traffic and remained up through the key winter and seasonal selling periods.

Brand: Northeast Advertising Corp., Tarrytown, N.Y.
Display company: Display-Box, Bayhead, N.J.
Display: Welcome Center Kiosk
Key insight: Shoppers and retailers are concerned about the spread of viruses, especially during flu season and in light of H1N1.
Solution: Provide sanitary shopping cart wipes at store entrances and use the ad revenue to pay for the kiosks. The kiosks can be found next to store entrances at supermarkets including ShopRite. They hold sanitary wipes and circulars and display ads from local businesses.