Sporting Goods

Retail Category: Sporting Goods/Toys/Pet
Display Type: Counter: Temporary
Client: Ivy Hill - POP, New York
Producer: Sutherland Packaging Inc., Andover, N.J.
Size of Run: 2,500
Comments: A compact footprint and unique cantilevered tray design helped this display gain prominent countertop space in most accounts. A scratch-and-win game also helped boost sales.

Client: Spalding Sports Worldwide, Chicopee, Mass.
Introduction: October 2001
Number of displays: 5,000
Distribution: Golf shops and sporting goods stores
Construction/Materials: SBS printed riser, corrugated, vacuum-formed tray, UV-coated labels
P-O-P company: Triangle Display Group, Philadelphia
Comments: Lee Trevino appears on countertop displays for Spalding's Top-Flite XL3000 golf balls.

Retail Category: Sporting Goods/Toys/Pets
Display Type: Freestanding: Permanent
Client: Giro Sports, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Producer: Concept Designs Inc., Mountain View, Calif.
Size of Run: 400
Comments: The modular design and interchangeable graphic panels of this tower allow retailers to showcase 27 snow or bicycle helmets within a 2-foot-diameter footprint. In addition, the unit can be shipped in two UPS-shippable boxes with simple setup instructions.

Client: Nike Inc., Beaverton, Ore.
Introduction: February 2001
Number of displays: 1,200
Distribution: Pro shops and sporting goods stores
Construction/Materials: MDF, injection-molded shelves
P-O-P company: Cormark Inc., Beaverton, Ore.
Comments: This fixture was designed to highlight both Nike Golf's presence and the brand's endorsement by Tiger Woods. The success of the displays prompted Nike to order an additional 400 for placement in 2002.

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Award: Gold, Technical Contest
Client: Wilson Sporting Goods, Chicago
Producer: Display Network, St. Charles, Ill.
Comments: An electronic sensor and LED readout enables consumers to test the shock-absorbing properties of Wilson's tennis racket against other competing rackets.