Drug Store

Product: Fiji Wear Inc. eyeglass retainers
Number of displays: 1,500
P-O-P company: Creations at Dallas, Dallas
Distribution: Sporting goods stores, mass merchants, department stores and drug stores
Introduction: November 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Black acrylic with silkscreened copy on a rotating base
The $18 that Fiji Wear invests in each Bula Loop countertop display is a "very reasonable" marketing expense, according to the company.

Product: Pure Trend Inc. Opti-Hang glasses holder
Distribution: Drug stores and mass merchants
Introduction: July 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Metal frame, cardboard header
For those people who misplace their eyeglasses, Opti-Hang comes to the rescue. An in-store display spurs impulse purchases.

Product: Sea Mist hair care line
Number of displays: 2,000 floorstands; 1,000 profit centers
P-O-P company: RTC Industries, Chicago (profit centers); Universal Container, Mission Viejo, Calif. (floorstands)
Distribution: Drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchants
Introduction: June 1992
Duration: Promotional
Construction: Corrugated (floorstand); polystyrene (profit center)

Product: Bulk candy
Number of displays: 9,000
Average unit cost: $400 (manufacturing cost)
Distribution: Grocery stores, chain convenience stores and drug stores
Introduction: February 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Metal frame with plastic containers
Selling and storage of bulk candy is made attractive and easy with the use of a display that fits "everywhere and anywhere," an official says.

Product: Opus & Bill greeting cards
P-O-P company: AG Industries, Cleveland
Distribution: Drug stores and other American Greetings retailers
Introduction: April 1992
Duration: Promotional
Construction: Corrugated cardboard
Bill and Opus get star treatment on a new promotional display from American Greetings.

Product: Sports Page bubble gum
Number of displays: 5,000 (counter unit); 2,500 (floor stand)
P-O-P company: Great Northern Display, Racine, Wis. (floor stand); Gamon International, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (counter unit)
Distribution: Grocery and convenience stores, mass merchants and drug stores
Introduction: March 1992
Duration: Promotional
Construction: Corrugated cardboard
Newsstand displays call attention to the Sports Page bubble gum contained within.

Product: Star Pics Inc. Dino Cards (dinosaur trading cards)
P-O-P company: Eidos Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich.
Distribution: Card and memorabilia shops, craft stores, toy stores, grocery stores, drug stores and museums
Introduction: August 1992
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Cardboard
Trading cards for dinosaurs? You bet! An on-counter display makes consumers aware that dinosaurs are not just a thing of the past.

Product: Take 5 cleaning system
Number of displays: 100
P-O-P company: Tom Marx & Associates, Los Angeles
Distribution: Drug stores, mass merchants, vacuum cleaner stores
Introduction: May 1992
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrogated cardboard and paper
Take 5 has been a hit with smaller vacuum cleaner stores, thanks to a new display.

Product: Den-Mat Corp. Rembrandt whitening toothpaste
Number of displays: 6,800 (floor display), 3,600 (sidekick)
P-O-P company: Frank Maddocks & Co. (floor display); Bay Cities (sidekick production), both of Los Angeles
Distribution: Drug stores, mass merchants, grocery stores, beauty salons and dentists' offices
Introduction: December 1991
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrugated cardboard (sidekick), vacuum-formed plastic (floor stand)
Displays for Rembrandt toothpaste must fit a variety of retail locations.