Convenience Stores

Product: Miller Genuine Draft Light beer
Number of displays: 8,000
P-O-P company: Everbrite Inc., Greenfield, Wis.
Distribution: Taverns, restaurants, c-stores and grocery stores
Introduction: January 1993
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Flame-retardant polycarbonate (light box, backboard); electronics (power supply); silkscreening (light box); neon glass (neon tubes)
In designing the neon unit, Miller had three goals: keep the cost reasonable, the brand recognition strong and the thematic imagery flexible.

Product: Quaker Oats Co. Gatorade sports drink
Number of displays: 15,000
P-O-P company: Pride Container Corp., Chicago
Distribution: Convenience stores and gas stations
Introduction: May 1993
Duration: Semi-permanent
Construction: Corrugated with 12-point, four-color process litho
Quaker Oats is hoping its Michael Jordan standee will lead to slam-dunk sales of its Gatorade sports drink.

Product: Dr Pepper
Number of displays: Approximately 2,000
P-O-P companies: Merchandising Resources Inc., (design and manufacture), Norcross, Ga.; Cavalier Corp., (refrigeration system and assembly), Chattanooga, Tenn.
Distribution: Convenience stores, gas stations and nontraditional accounts
Introduction: October 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Injection-molded plastic (lid and tub); polyurethane insulation; polystyrene wrap (graphics); galvanized steel (sides)

Product: Great American tube nuts & candies
Number of displays: 12,000
P-O-P company: Nashville Display, Nashville, Tenn.
Distribution: Supermarkets, mass merchants and convenience stores
Introduction: January 1993
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Vacuum-formed plastic (header), steel tubing and wire (shelves and stand)
A spinner rack for Tom's Foods' Great American nuts and candies holds a lot of product in a compact space and provides the option of using three or four shelves.

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.