Apparel & Accessories

Client: Marine Optical, S. Easton, Mass.
Products Promoted: Gant Eyewear
Objective: The client wanted to achieve brand recognition in a highly competitive marketplace by creating a display that would appeal to many retailers and show the eyewear. The Gant Four-Piece display has a small enough footprint that it can be placed in a window, in a glass counter or on top of a counter.
Introduction: October 2000

Three versatile, interactive units feature sample products on sides

Retail Category: Mass Merchants
Display Type: Freestanding - Permanent
Client: Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
Producer: AMD Industries Inc., Cicero, Ill.
Size of Run: 330
Comments: Designed out of sheet metal, expanded metal and laminated wood, these displays reflect Williamson-Dickie's desired rugged look for this store-within-a-store concept. Retailers can customize the product mix as they wish to increase turns and profitability.

Retail Category: Mass Merchants
Display Type: Account Specific
Client: Apparel Associates LLC
Producer: Triangle Display Group, Philadelphia
Size of Run: 6,000
Comments: Illustrations on the riser of this pre-packed PDQ tray for Wal-Mart show how the cargo shorts can be folded and packed away in their own pockets. The display was designed to feature multiple sizes of the product prominently.

Retail Category: Department Store/Specialty Store - Apparel & Fashion Accessories
Display Type: Countertop - Permanent
Client: Seiko Corp. of America
Producer: Designers Group International, North Stonington, Conn.
Size of Run: 545
Comments: Wood, leatherette and injection-molded components used for this display were chosen to showcase Seiko watches in a more traditional, elegant manner. The display features modular, interchangeable units to increase flexibility for various retail environments.

Retail Category: Mass Merchants
Display Type: Account Specific
Client: Disney Consumer Products Group
Producer: Cornerstone Display Group, San Fernando, Calif.
Size of Run: 400
Comments: Permanent materials including heat-bent sintra and styrene die-cuts help this display for Disney apparel stand apart from other brands in Wal-Mart stores. The Disney banner is attached via a coiled spring so that it wiggles as customers interact with the display.

Retail Category: Department Stores - Apparel & Fashion Accessories
Display Type: Countertop - Permanent
Client: SMI Marketing International
Producer: Farmer's Design Group Inc., Ira, Texas
Size of Run: 1,500
Comments: Reflecting the new OP image, this countertop unit was designed using standard plexi in order to meet strict budgetary requirements. An innovative coating procedure was used for the opaque elements of the unit.

Retail Category: Department Stores - Apparel
Display Type: Countertop - Permanent
Client: SMI Marketing International
Producer: Farmer's Design Group Inc., Ira, Texas
Size of Run: 5,000
Comments: A molded foam shell, printed graphics and hand-painted back panel combine to recreate the distinctive visual style and character of the Harry Potter books.

Client: Tissot SA, Le Locle, Switzerland
Producer: Diam International, Loughborough, U.K.
Comments: A flat LCD video screen on this display presents product attributes interspersed with brand and lifestyle imagery. An interchangeable flash memory card drives the compact video system. The units can be made fully interactive with an optional touchscreen component.