In-Store articles from October 2003

In-Store archives from October 2003

Rival media costs drive P-O-P growth.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Some 91 per cent of brand owners and retailers planned to raise budgets over the 2002 to 2003 period, reflecting a shift from above-the-line advertising, according to the latest study from POPAI. And in store media looks set to be a major...

Bonmarche treats stores to a designer makeover.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Fashion retailer Bonmarche is in the process of redesigning its 290 stores with retail design agency Four IV. The group's latest store, which opened in Crewe at the beginning of the month, is the first to be treated to the new look. The...

Nokia's N-Gage.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Nokia's N-Gage, a mobile phone designed for mobile game players, is launching this month, using P-O-P by Sector Design. Electrical and phone stores and toy retailers have installed countdown displays, ticking down to launch day.

Shoppers unimpressed by in-store technology.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... While 83 per cent of consumers predict they will increase their online shopping, less than half say their loyalty to retailers would be enhanced by informative instore technology, according to a report by American Express Establishment...

William Brinton rolls out carpet in own store.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Carpet retailer William Brinton has launched its first store, backed by parent company Brintons and designed by the Lumsden Design Partnership. The shop, in Kingston upon Thames, aims to show that flooring is an integral part of interior...

John Lewis TV ad omits famous line.(News)
October 1, 2003... John Lewis has denied dropping its 'never knowingly undersold' strapline, even though it has been left out of the group's first TV campaign. A recent survey by uknet-guide suggested many consumers were unsure of the slogan's meaning. ...

Sainsbury's builds on Market format.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Sainsbury's has opened its second 'market' style store, in London's Pimlico. The Market at Pimlico store follows the success of the first unit, at the Bluebird restaurant in Chelsea. In-store initiatives at the 2,787 sq m store include 10...

P-O-P agency Creative Link supplied more than 10,500 temporary and permanent display items for the launch of Rimmel's first fragrance, Beat, in September.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... P-O-P agency Creative Link supplied more than 10,500 temporary and permanent display items for the launch of Rimmel's first fragrance, Beat, in September. On sale in Boots, Superdrug, the grocery sector, department and independent stores...

Drambuie has commissioned new packaging from London design consultancy Woodward & Company.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Drambuie has commissioned new packaging from London design consultancy Woodward & Company. The agency has used abstract photography and familiar typography to appeal to new customers without alienating existing ones.

LG offers free DVDs with combi systems.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... LG Electronics is to give away three DVDs when customers purchase one of a selection of DVD/VCR combi or home entertainment systems after 1 October. The product is sold with redemption leaflets to be returned with proof of purchase. The...

Apple Tango to take wet show on the road.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Britvic Soft Drinks is launching its 2m [pounds sterling] Big Drench Roadshow for three weeks from 11 October in support of Tango Apple. The roadshow, set up by Cunning Stunts, will be set up in 12 shopping centres nationwide. It will...

Persil art campaign washes up in stores.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Persil has appointed London-based brand development agency ID to create P-O-P material and in store demonstrations to promote its Get Creative campaign. The promotion enables schools to exchange tokens for art equipment. ID's brief...

Blockbuster seeks rentals with dual-merchandising.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Blockbuster has realigned its 720 stores to feature VHS and DVD formats side by side. The new dual-merchandising strategy will provide zones for movie rental and retail, games and impulse foods. The group also aims to enhance visibility of...

Indian Express--the ready-meal brand owned by Oriental Express Frozen Foods--has employed bomb-shaped packaging, designed by design consultancy Springetts and Field Packaging.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Indian Express--the ready-meal brand owned by Oriental Express Frozen Foods--has employed bomb-shaped packaging, designed by design consultancy Springetts and Field Packaging. The distinctive look aims to give on-shelf standout to its new Curry...

Tate & Lyle adusts packaging to taste.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Cane sugar manufacturer Tate & Lyle has repackaged its speciality brown sugar. "We believe this packaging will refresh home-baking fixtures, making them relevant for today's consumer lifestyles," says brand manager Stephanie Bain. Designed to...

Clover spreads word about Lion King.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Dairy spread Clover is teaming up with Disney for an on-pack SMS promotion launching in October, to coincide with the video and DVD launch of The Lion King. The promotion will offer 300 000 prizes.

Boxer lands Fort Dunlop contract.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Property developer Urban Splash has appointed Boxer to design branding and communications materials for Birmingham's Fort Dunlop--an iconic factory currently being redeveloped as a major regional retail, leisure and office complex.

HMV increases store numbers.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... HMV is to open three new stores during October, in Greenwich, Epsom and Stirling.

Chivas Regal pipes in new display unit.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Chivas Brother's Royal Salute whisky brand is using a large P-O-P unit, designed by DJPA Partnership, in duty free stores in the Far East. The 50-year-old variant of the premium whisky is selling for [yen] 1m (5,419 [pounds sterling]) per...

Roberts shows mettle in Metal awards.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Roberts Metal Packaging has scooped two gold prizes at the Best in Metal 2003 awards. It won the Health and Beauty and the Closures categories with an aluminium case for Lush and an embossed jar for Davies Gatey respectively.

Bezier continues its winning streak.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Bezier has followed its three wins at Print Week's annual awards by winning the e-business and Human Resources Best Practice categories at the British Printing Industry Federation Awards ceremony.

Woolworths launches publication.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... In a bid to take a greater slice of the Christmas market, Woolworths has launched The Games Magazine, its first own-brand games publication.

Tesco on top: Tesco's dominance of the UK supermarket sector appears to be safe, say the experts. James Quilter finds out why the group is still number one.(News Analysis)
October 1, 2003... The bigger they come the harder they fall, or so the saying goes. Judging from its recent interim results, Tosco currently has a long way to drop--but is showing no signs of doing so. Group sales are up 17 per cent, pre-tax profit is up 21.3...

The value of good manners.(Letters)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... We all work in an industry where modernity is king and our clients always want to see something new. Therefore it may seem rather retrospective to ask people to consider some old-fashioned values--good manners. While the debate continues...

Whistles is crystal clear.(Letters)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... We were delighted to see that the Whistles store in Guildford was chosen as your September Display of the Month. Christina Fromont's comments were spot-on and completely reflected what we and Whistles were trying to achieve in the store design....

Knowledge is power so carry on researching.(Leader)
October 1, 2003... The release of POPAI's new research on the state of the P-O-P industry (see News) couldn't have come at a more appropriate time. Later this month sees the gala dinner for the British P-O-P Awards--run jointly by In-Store and POPAI--at the...

Bedside manners: Samsung's Trudie Tyler loves to take cover in John Lewis's bedroom furniture department.(Display Of The Month)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Shopping can be pretty stressful. especially when you're trudging along London's Oxford Street, says Samsung brand manager Trudie Tyler, Loud stores teeming with shoppers make you want to head for the internet faster than you can get into your...

A gain in Spain for P-O-P: Meri Carrera, sales director of Spanish P-O-P company Disme, traces the increasing globalisation of P-O-P across Europe and points out some small local differences.(Global Talk)
October 1, 2003... The point-of-purchase industry is relatively young in Europe a little more than 50 years old--but it has gone through a significant transformation since its inception. Forty years ago, Disme was one of the first Spanish companies to...

Carrefour increases Eastern presence.(International News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... French supermarket Carrefour will invest 250bn Korean Won (130m [pounds sterling]) on four new stores and interior improvements in Korea next year. The multinational currently operates 27 Korean stores. "We are well aware of the huge potential...

Ikea expands Iberian portfolio.(International News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Ikea has announced it is to open three stores in Spain and Portugal over the next year, adding to the four it already has. The company says it plans to have 25 outlets in the area by 2015.

Metcash launches fuel reward scheme.(International News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Australian supermarket chain Metcash Trading will match its rivals in offering a fuel loyalty scheme to be trialled at 189 IGA supermarkets across Queensland and New South Wales. Metcash will offer customers discounts at the supermarket if they...

Caprabo buys up Alcosto chain.(International News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Spanish supermarket chain Caprabo has reached an agreement with Supermercados Alcosto to buy the 66-store Madrid and Castille-La Mancha chain for 300m [euro] (209m [pounds sterling]). Caprabo plans to carry out further expansion projects over...

China hosts Japanese drugstores.(International News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Japanese drugstore operator CFS will collaborate with Chinese drug-maker and retailer Sanjiu Enterprise Group to jointly operate about 600 pharmaceutical stores in China. CFS, formerly Hac Kimisawa, is the latest Japanese firm to expand in the...

Future looks bright for German shoppers.(International News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... International market research firm GfK says German consumer sentiment is improving. According to GfK, German consumers are "cautiously optimistic" about the general economic development and their personal future, an improvement on September....

Kingfisher to soar again: Lauren Mills, business correspondent at the Sunday Telegraph, says the demerged DIY group stands to profit if the housing market slows down, despite plans to stem its own growth.(City Talk)
October 1, 2003... At first sight, the gamble to demerge its electricals business does not seem to have paid off for Kingfisher, the retailing giant that owns B&Q. The group has revealed that profits for the first hall of the year plunged by 52 per cent to...

Asda uniforms are top of the class.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Asda Wal-Mart is now the UK's biggest retailer of school clothing, according to research from Taylor Nelson Sofres. Traditional back-to-school favourite Marks & Spencer has seen a six per cent drop in its sales in the category this year.

UK corporates are in poor health.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Business consultant Experian says the overall profitability of UK companies has fallen below six per cent for the first time, Its latest Corporate Health Check says the average return on capital among leading UK companies in the year to March...

H&M fashions pre-tax profit.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... International fashion retailer H&M has reported a pre-tax profit of 2.08bn Swedish Krona (160m [pounds sterling]). The increase, measuring nine per cent year-on-year, still fell slightly below analysts' predictions.

Profits slow downturn at Kingfisher.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Kingfisher Group achieved a retail profit of 374m [pounds sterling], from sales of 5255m [pounds sterling], in the 26 weeks to 2 August. Profit before tax amounted to 128m [pounds sterling] compared with 266m [pounds sterling] the previous...

Harry Potter works magic at Ottakar's.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The 'Harry Potter effect' has been given some of the credit for increased sales at book retailer Ottakar's. The chain saw sales go up by 3.5 per cent in the seven weeks to 20 September.

Summer warms up John Lewis.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... John Lewis Partnership saw total sales increase by 3.8 per cent in the week to 20 September, compared with the same period last year. Department store sales suffered from the hot weather but supermarket sales increased at Waitrose.

Peacock appoints retail director.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Chris Miles has been appointed as retail operations director of The Peacock Group. He joined the company as head of retail operations in 2000.

Sales on the increase at HMV.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... HMV Group has announced a growth of 1.8 per cent in total group sales for the first 21 weeks of the financial year. Like-for-like sales growth was 0.3 per cent. At HMV UK & Ireland, total sales grew by 6.5 per cent in the year to date, driven...

Bags of style: Hugh Clark, managing director of Rohan, is steering a revamp of the group's shops and product focus, designed to take its travel and outdoor clothing ranges out of their niche markets. James Quilter admires the cut of his crease-resistant suit.(Profile: Hugh Clark, Rohan)
October 1, 2003... The trek has begun. Hugh Clark, managing director of outdoor clothing specialist Rohan, is 18 months into a five-year plan to revitalise the business. The first major step is the expansion and refit of its flagship store in Covent Garden. ...

A Giant step for bicycle retailing ...
October 1, 2003... Giant Bicycles (UK) Limited launched their Retail Partners (GRP) Scheme at Sandown Park Racecourse to the UK retail sector on Tuesday 23rd September. Working exclusively with h squared Limited, Giant have recognized the need to improve the...

Just what the Doctor ordered.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Pharmacy Channel is to launch this coming December, a revolution in instore pharmaceutical advertising. Leading pharmaceutical brands will be advertising and patients educated about health matters through Pharmacy Channel's network of instore...

Hasbro Kids get animated.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Released at the beginning of October is Hasbro's new merchandise shelf system with integrated animated lenticular displays. Housing a battery powered changing display capable of displaying up to five continuously changing images and brand...

Dr Martens put the boot in at GDS 03.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... September 17th saw the great British brand Dr Martens launch their new look range and branding to the European footwear market at the GDS show in Dusseldorf. The platform for the launch was an all new exhibition stand, designed and built by h...

Hey big vendor: vending machines have come a long way. Street-level machines now offer up to 200 products around the clock. But can they rival the personal touch of the corner shop?(Technology Report)
October 1, 2003... When it comes to robotic technology, Darlington can't yet compete with Tokyo, where you can buy anything from cans of beer to schoolgirls' knickers from street-level vending machines. But if you just want a pint of milk and some aspirin, you're...

Single loaded female: it's official--women shop a lot. Single females have now become the biggest consumer group in all areas, not just shoes and cosmetics. James Quilter finds out how stores are capitalising on the female pound.(Market Report)
October 1, 2003... This may unnerve men, but women are now the dominant consumers in our society. And the trend is likely to grow rather than stabilise. According to figures released by market research company Datamonitor. the spending power of women in western...

Print's bottom line: pressure to maximise budgets is blocking the take-up of new P-O-P technologies. Maeve Hosea looks at techniques that are breathing new life into the more traditional end of the industry without breaking the bank.(Special Report)
October 1, 2003... While price continues to be a key factor in decision-making for many P-O-P printing clients, some retailers and brands continue to invest in techniques to achieve elusive standout. "The main focus at the moment is print and moving images,"...

The price is right: as if bidding for shopfitting contracts wasn't competitive enough, the process has now gone online.(Special Report)
October 1, 2003... One of the best things about an online auction is that you can sneeze without discovering a second later you've just bought a 17th century vase. Impersonal, legwork-free and available to millions, it is one of the few successes to have survived...

The demand for expertise.(Point-Of-Purchase Advertising International)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The position of the UK and Ireland in the global P-O-P economy was reinforced at the recent POPAI Global Leadership meeting in Sydney. It is easy to forget that POPAI is a truly global organisation if one's focus is mainly on the home market,...

Acrylic sheeting will take the tint.(Product News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Barlo Plastics has launched Barlo XT Soft Tone, an extruded acrylic sheet with I he appearance and feel of traditional frosted glass. The product looks and feels like glass but lacks its size and weight limitations. The sheet is available...

Rosengrens has introduced a new cash-handling system that claims to cut cash-handling costs and eliminate losses and robberies in stores.(Product News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Rosengrens has introduced a new cash-handling system that claims to cut cash-handling costs and eliminate losses and robberies in stores. Based on a closed-loop system, the system recycles notes and coins and automatically keeps track of how...

Bright stuff from Baro.(Product News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Lighting manufacturer Baro has launched two new lighting fixtures, Corvus and Canopus (left). Both ranges are equipped with the company's reflector technology, designed to protect fresh food. No heat can be detected further than 1m away from...

Film wipes out graffiti.(Product News)
October 1, 2003... 3M Commercial Graphics has launched Scotchguard Graphic and Surface Protection Film Series 8991 anti-vandal protective films. Designed for interior and exterior graphics, displays, signage and surfaces, the product seeks to minimise damage...

Shelf esteem.(Product News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... RB UK, a supplier of display and shelving solutions, has launched two new contemporary shelving ranges, GlassLine and BeechCraft. GlassLine shelves are made of toughened 8mm safety glass, while BeechCraft are made of 19mm board with a...

Correction.(Product News)(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2003... The September issue of In-Store described a range of poster holders as being from HL Display. They are, in fact, produced by Woodcon.

Ask.(Eye On Design)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The consistent use of the colour red successfully creates a bold backdrop for the predominantly silver product. Energetic graphics and interesting use of icons make the store feel like an exciting place to shop. Good overhead signage makes the...

Dixons.(Eye On Design)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Uninspiring overhead signage makes navigation difficult and interfacing with the product is a challenge. Cameras are displayed at such a distance that you have to squint to read the product information, and digital camera cards are displayed...

John Lewis.(Eye On Design)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... As you would expect from John Lewis, the staff are knowledgeable. This is a good thing because with the absence of in-store graphics communicating the product benefits, or any product comparisons, reliance on staff assistance is high. The...

Jessops.(Eye On Design)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Bargain city--price match, save, save, save. Jessops' price promise is the key message here. Despite the fact that there is a great choice of cameras across the price spectrum, most of the product is displayed behind the counter and the product...