Home Improvement

Product: Hand tools
P-O-P company: Southland Promotions, Statesville, N.C.
Distribution: Home center stores
Introduction: August 1997
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrugated
In August, CooperTools expanded its quarter-pallet merchandising program to encompass 27 products and has opened it to all accounts.

Manufacturer: Stanley Tools, Product Group of The Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn.
Objective: The display is designed to increase exposure of top-selling utility knives in an attractive countertop merchandiser.
Number Produced: 2,000
Construction: 200-pound E-Flute, bleached one-side with digital label
Introduction: April 1997
Display Producer: Connecticut Container Corp., North Haven, Conn.

Manufacturer: Pass & Seymour/Legrand, Syracuse, N.Y.
Objective: The system is designed to take the confusion out of buying wiring devices. It is easy to shop, eye appealing with bright colors and application photos, and there are actual products the consumer can touch.
Number Produced: 10,000
Construction: PVC, styrene
Introduction: March 1997
Display Producer: MCA, Massillon, Ohio

Manufacturer: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Little Neck, N.Y.
Objective: The compact on-shelf lighting control demonstrator provides product identification and demonstrates various dimmers. It makes product selection easier.
Construction: Track is a PVC extrusion; front graphic panels are acrylic
Introduction: August 1997
Display Producer: Thomson-Leeds Company Inc., New York

Product: Village brand wallcovering borders
P-O-P company: Thomson-Leeds Company Inc., New York
Distribution: Home centers, hardware and wallcovering stores
Introduction: June 1997
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrugated (sidekick and hat box), acrylic (hat box)
FSC Wallcoverings is promoting its Major League Baseball border style in a new sidekick unit.