Around the Globalshop

With five pavilions addressing specific needs, GlobalShop 2015 promises retailers a wide array of in-store solutions.

Ask any supermarket executive what their corporate goals are and it is likely they will express the importance of staying ahead of trends and developing a better understanding of evolving consumer behavior. According to the organizers of GlobalShop, the 2015 show is designed to do just that.

For 23 years running, GlobalShop, the annual event for retail design and shopper marketing, has been a “must-attend” for retailers. Three days of conference programs will run concurrent to 200,000-square-feet of exhibit space. Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas will once again serve as home base for this year’s conference taking place March 24-26.

This year’s show features practical takeaways and specialized conference tracks, plus a few new events thrown in. The show floor is broken out into five sections including store fixtures, visual merchandising, store design and operations, the digital store and at-retail marketplace. This year’s keynote speaker, Nadia Shouraboura, CEO and founder of Hointer, will offer tips on how to implement e-commerce best practices in a brick-and-mortar environment.

Conference highlights also include Path to Purchase: Destination Bricks-and-Mortar Centerpiece Exhibit, note GlobalShop officials. Centerpiece will provide in-store solutions in several key areas including in-store fulfillment, endless aisle product, signage, graphics and wayfinding, showroom solutions, point of sale systems, social media and shopper engagement, officials add.

In addition, GlobalShop has recently partnered with the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), which means new education and networking opportunities will be offered at this year’s show. IIDA officials will also serve as judges for product competitions such as Best of GlobalShop. Doug Hope, GlobalShop founder and show director, believes the partnership represents an ideal opportunity to combine store design with interior design.

“Increasingly, design within retail is moving toward lifestyle design, the goal of which is creating interiors where consumers feel comfortable,” says Hope.

GlobalShop not only showcases the latest store fixtures and design, but the methodologies and technological best practices that will push retailers into the future. As such, a comprehensive array of companies and in-store solutions can be found on the GlobalShop show floor this year.

Here is a brief look at some of the exhibitors and what they plan to highlight at the show:

Amerlux www.amerlux.com

Amerlux is passionate about creating retail and supermarket lighting that helps transform products into purchases. Officials for the Oakland, N.J.-based company say Amerlux is a global innovator whose interior and exterior solutions stand on the cutting edge of technology, aesthetics and energy efficiency. 

For decades, retail lighting designers, architects and business owners have turned to Amerlux for technical and aesthetic agility. The company’s streamlined, high-performing, energy-efficient retail systems are designed to maximize performance and style while minimizing usage, installation and maintenance costs.

“We strive constantly toward smaller, crisper, more powerful LED illumination,” says Bill Plageman, vice president of marketing, product management and customer support. “Our award-winning Hornet family enriches retail presentation artistry, magnifies design possibilities and ultimately enhances sales.”

Plageman says the new Producer LED linear aisle light changes the game in clarity and efficacy for vertical aisle-shelf illumination, adding that Amerlux’s new Cylindrix III Mini delivers remarkable output from a tiny light source, powerfully showcasing selling floors.

Dana Industries www.danaindustries.com

Dana Industries has a long-standing history of producing a wide range of custom signage that includes shelf talkers, iQtalkers, blades, wobblers, pre-printed sign holders, data strips, clips and more.

Officials for the Toronto-based company say attending GlobalShop provides the opportunity to feature its shelf talkers and introduce new and exciting shelf signage. “We are committed to assisting retailers and brands in creating outstanding shelf signage programs by helping them come alive where it counts—in-store and at the shelf,” says Roopjot Singh, sales and marketing associate.

Dana Industries goal at GlobalShop is to showcase the company’s product line and show retailers what makes them stand apart from competitors. They will be highlighting their shelf signage and offer free iQtalker demos to attendees. The company will also be showcasing data strips, clips, sign holders, goosenecks, peg hooks and more.

MasonWays Indestructible Plastics www.masonways.com

For more than 35 years, MasonWays has provided a wide range of solutions for retail, institutional and commercial use. The West Palm Beach, Fla.-based company is perhaps best known for its large selection of rotational molded plastic dunnage racks, bases and merchandisers. The company employs an advanced “no-seam” construction technology known for its durability, safety and value. With six manufacturing locations, company officials say they can easily expedite orders and offer lower freight costs.

“Our products improve merchandising through superior presentation, better organization, tighter inventory control and greater restocking effectiveness,” says Judd Ettinger, president. “We help you ‘get your products off the floor’ with solutions that maximize performance.”

Officials are heading to GlobalShop to network with top retailers across a number of channels as well as visit with existing customers and meet with potential clients. They will also be on hand to introduce their latest innovations, merchandisers, fixtures and displays, including many economical, eco-safe options.

Mobile Merchandisers www.mobilemerchandisers.com

Mobile Merchandisers specializes in manufacturing and selling “store fixtures and point-of-purchase displays of uncommon design,” say company officials. The family owned-operated business, based in Mount Vernon, Wash., offers displays for a wide range of retail needs, from bakery and grocery to C-stores. They have the ability to custom design and manufacture racks and displays to fit any retailer need, officials add.

Mobile Merchandisers will feature several new racking/display ideas, meet with current clients, introduce themselves to potential clients and keep abreast of industry trends and needs, according to Newel Jensen, sales and marketing manager.

Jensen says retailers should attend GlobalShop 2015 to keep themselves up-to-date on the new ideas and trends in the retail industry, to meet key service providers and to become familiar with individuals and companies involved in the wide expanses of the retail business network.

RGIS www.rgis.com

RGIS has years of experience with resets, store remodels and merchandising. With a dedicated staff and a network of nearly 200 U.S. offices, the Auburn Hills, Mich.-based company prides itself on completing projects on schedule and at the highest quality, say company officials. 

Mickey Rihtarchik, vice president of retail sales, says GlobalShop is all about networking and research. “Exhibiting at the show helps us spread the word about our services and lets us take the pulse of the industry here and now,” he says. By better understanding the current trends and tendencies, Rihtarchik says the company can improve its offerings and better help customers achieve their goals.

The comprehensive services offered by the Retail Service Division at RGIS include fixture moves and installations, gondola moves, signage and graphic installation and merchandising. Officials add that RGIS employees receive training specific to the projects they are assigned and that over the past five years RGIS has helped transform more than 11,000 stores.

RTS www.rtsretail.ca

RTS Retail is best known for its kiddie-themed shopping carts, cart corrals, innovative merchandising solutions and custom rotomolding capabilities and products.

“Our goal at GlobalShop is to meet potential new customers, network with existing customers and look for ways to expand our relationships with them,” says Darren Norley, national accounts manager for the Austinburg, Ohio-based company.

Company officials will be promoting its “One Stop Shop” approach to fixture purchasing and launching its newest and most innovative products, IceWirx and EnviroWirx at the show. Norley says these two new rotomolded products have taken conventional thinking and manufacturing and re-engineered it for today’s retail environment.

Se-Kure Controls www.se-kure.com

Se-Kure Controls is a leading manufacturer and distributor of state-of-the-art security products designed to reduce theft and shoplifting and to improve facility safety. Products include convex safety mirrors, domes, display case alarms, CCTV annunciators and more. Officials at the Franklin Park, Ill.-based company say their products are designed to enable retailers and institutions to securely and conveniently display merchandise and increase sales, while reducing shrinkage costs due to theft, thus improving profits.

Se-Kure attends GlobalShop to reassess the state of the industry and to expose its products and services to potential customers. “Our goal is to develop new customers and promote our state-of-the-art loss prevention and safety products,” says John Mangiameli, vice president of business development.

Trion Industries www.triononline.com

For 50 years, Trion Industries has been providing American-made fixture solutions. The Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-based company is a leading innovator of display hooks, shelf edge labeling systems, shelf management solutions, the Wonderbar Merchandising System and custom products.

Trion will be highlighting a broad array of products including the Wonderbar merchandising system, display and scan hooks, adjustable merchandising trays, expandable wire trays and Clear Scan label holder systems.

Pat Ruddy, national accounts manager, says the captive audience of new and existing customers is one of the key reasons the company attends GlobalShop. “In addition, the show also presents retailers with an excellent opportunity to get a firsthand look at the latest and best solutions available today,” Ruddy adds.

Yunker Industries www.yunker.com

Yunker Industries designs, engineers, manufactures and implements custom signage and décor programs for retailers and brands. The Lake Geneva, Wis.-based company’s primary business segments include creative and industrial design, large format printing, fabrication and prototyping, program management and nationwide installation, warehousing and fulfillment as well as online reporting and customer support.

This year, Yunker Industries is exhibiting at GlobalShop’s Centerpiece. Yunker had the opportunity to partner with GlobalShop to design and establish a visual standard icon for in-store pickup areas.

“As a retail marketing service organization for more than 67 years, we have one goal, to create an experience that will stimulate a consumer to react,” says Gary McWhorter, vice president of sales and marketing. “From brick-and-mortar, walls to ceilings and floors to fixtures it all requires some level of visual graphic communication to define an action and re-imaging retail defines who we are.”