Sporting Goods

Famous Firm Unleashes New Program

Client: Outboard Marine Corp.
Producer: Arlington Aluminum Co.

Product: RTV weight vest
Number of displays: 50
P-O-P companies: GXI (header fabrication and assembly); Satter White Design Inc. (header design), both of Portland, Ore.
Distribution: Full-line sporting goods stores
Introduction: August 1993
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Metal (stand); fiberglass (torso form); posterboard (header)
The display vest can be easily removed from the form by a salesperson, yet it is secured sufficiently so that samples don't walk out the door.

Product: E-Z Gard Industries Inc. Shock Doctor mouth guard
Number of displays: 5,000
P-O-P companies: Joe Duffy Design (design), North Star Container (fabrication), both of Minneapolis
Distribution: Sporting goods stores
Introduction: August 1993
Duration: Semi-permanent
Construction: Corrugated (display); PVC (reinforcing strip); metal (hooks)

Product: Tri-State Megabucks
Number of displays: 350
P-O-P companies: Copperfield Promotions, Palm Harbour, Fla.; and Octagon Industries Inc., Ontario, Canada
Distribution: Convenience stores, gas stations
Introduction: March 1993
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Styrene
The new lottery sign is lighter and more useable, since it attaches to a window with suction cups. An earlier version had to be hung from the ceiling with chains.

Client: American Ball Manufacturing
Producer: KCS Industries Inc.
Category: Metal/Wire: Counter, Shelf or Table Unit
Comments: The design allows both the three-ball sleeves and 1-dozen boxes to be merchandised on the shelves, as well as allowing space for an additional 8-dozen balls under the compact unit.