Home Improvement

Product: Autographies paint pen
P-O-P company: Downing Enterprises Inc., Cleveland
Distribution: Mass merchants, craft stores and home centers
Introduction: January 1993
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Styrene and cardboard (brace)
Response from retailers has been favorable, the company says, with mass merchants picking up the product. The pen also comes in a carded version for other display options.

Product: Lighting fixtures
Number of displays: 300
Distribution: Home centers and lighting distribution centers
Introduction: June 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Laminated wood base and lithographed cardboard header
The interactive nature of the retail unit aids consumers in understanding the product, says a company official.

Santa Cruz Industries
Shindaiwa Inc.
Metal/Wire: Floorstands

Thomson-Leeds Co.
Master Lock Co.
Designs Unlimited
Interactive: Shelf Units

Product: Leviton Manufacturing Co. wiring devices
P-O-P company: Thomson-Leeds Co., New York
Distribution: Mass merchants, home centers and hardware stores
Introduction: November 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: PVC
The BulkStar merchandiser works with existing fixtures and provides consumers with quick product identification and descriptions.

Product: Skil Flexi-Charge Interchangeable Power System
Number of displays: 2,500
P-O-P company: Visual Marketing Inc., Chicago
Distribution: Home centers and hardware stores
Introduction: August 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Vacuum-formed plastic
Skil's Flexi-Charge system display is designed to let consumers test how batteries are charged and changed in the line of power tools.