Product: PREPCO (Prepared Products Co.) Fresh Gourmet Croutons Number of displays: Exact figures not available; product delivered to "thousands" of stores. P-O-P company: Georgia-Pacific Containerboard & Packaging Division, Atlanta, Ga. Distribution: Grocery stores Introduction: October 1990 Duration: Temporary Construction: Corrugate PREPCO's carton eliminates the need for signs and stands out among the produce.
Product: Electrical distribution/control products Number of displays: 100 P-O-P company: Lozier Store Fixtures, St. Louis, Mo. Distribution: Electrical wholesalers Introduction: October 1991 Duration: Permanent Construction: Metal Square D officials call their display system an "unloader," designed to spur sales. It is not a program "to load shelves."
Patent: 5,091,634 Issued: Feb. 25, 1992 Inventors: John W. Finch, Thornhill; Gary Wild, Downsview, both of Canada Assignee: Scantech Promotions Inc., Richmond Hill, Canada
