Drug Store

Product: Pure Trend Inc. Opti-Hang glasses holder
Distribution: Drug stores and mass merchants
Introduction: July 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Metal frame, cardboard header
For those people who misplace their eyeglasses, Opti-Hang comes to the rescue. An in-store display spurs impulse purchases.

Product: Bulk candy
Number of displays: 9,000
Average unit cost: $400 (manufacturing cost)
Distribution: Grocery stores, chain convenience stores and drug stores
Introduction: February 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Metal frame with plastic containers
Selling and storage of bulk candy is made attractive and easy with the use of a display that fits "everywhere and anywhere," an official says.

Product: Star Pics Inc. Dino Cards (dinosaur trading cards)
P-O-P company: Eidos Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich.
Distribution: Card and memorabilia shops, craft stores, toy stores, grocery stores, drug stores and museums
Introduction: August 1992
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Cardboard
Trading cards for dinosaurs? You bet! An on-counter display makes consumers aware that dinosaurs are not just a thing of the past.

Product: Take 5 cleaning system
Number of displays: 100
P-O-P company: Tom Marx & Associates, Los Angeles
Distribution: Drug stores, mass merchants, vacuum cleaner stores
Introduction: May 1992
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrogated cardboard and paper
Take 5 has been a hit with smaller vacuum cleaner stores, thanks to a new display.

Product: Opus & Bill greeting cards
P-O-P company: AG Industries, Cleveland
Distribution: Drug stores and other American Greetings retailers
Introduction: April 1992
Duration: Promotional
Construction: Corrugated cardboard
Bill and Opus get star treatment on a new promotional display from American Greetings.

Product: Sports Page bubble gum
Number of displays: 5,000 (counter unit); 2,500 (floor stand)
P-O-P company: Great Northern Display, Racine, Wis. (floor stand); Gamon International, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (counter unit)
Distribution: Grocery and convenience stores, mass merchants and drug stores
Introduction: March 1992
Duration: Promotional
Construction: Corrugated cardboard
Newsstand displays call attention to the Sports Page bubble gum contained within.

Product: Smythe-Withcomb & Graeves Ltd. Book Valet
Number of displays: Less than 500
P-O-P company: Golden State Containers, Phoenix, Ariz.
Distribution: Gift and stationery stores, bookstores and drug stores.
Introduction: September 1991
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrugated cardboard
The Book Valet display comes with a paperback book for hands-on demonstrations.

Product: Fuji Singles floppy disks
P-O-P company: Slot Systems Inc., Oswego, Ill.
Distribution: Bookstores, airports, drug stores and grocery stores
Introduction: October 1991
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Vacuum-formed plastic (stand), lithographed styrene (signs)
A spinner stand for Fuji Singles floppy disks is a first for the company. It offers the disks as single pieces instead of in multiple unit packs.

Product: Den-Mat Corp. Rembrandt whitening toothpaste
Number of displays: 6,800 (floor display), 3,600 (sidekick)
P-O-P company: Frank Maddocks & Co. (floor display); Bay Cities (sidekick production), both of Los Angeles
Distribution: Drug stores, mass merchants, grocery stores, beauty salons and dentists' offices
Introduction: December 1991
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrugated cardboard (sidekick), vacuum-formed plastic (floor stand)
Displays for Rembrandt toothpaste must fit a variety of retail locations.

Product: The Stroh Brewery Co. Old Milwaukee beer
P-O-P company: Gaylord Printing Co., Detroit (manufacturer); Flair Communications, Chicago (design)
Number of displays: 30,000
Distribution: Supermarkets, mass merchants, convenience and drug stores
Introduction: May 1992
Duration: Promotional
Construction: Corrugated cardboard
Old Milwaukee displays offer country music fans a chance to buy a collection of hits by their favorite artists.