The end of Shanghai’s two-month COVID-19 lockdown is hoped to get the world’s busiest port back to business quickly, but supply challenges are likely to persist for a while. With the reopening of Shanghai, supply chain pressures could begin to ease, but lingering pandemic-related challenges and labor challenges on the horizon for West Coast ports…
Temporary, Semi-Permanent & Permanent Retail Displays
June 6, 2022What’s the difference between temporary, semi-permanent and permanent point-of-purchase (POP) and point-of-sale (POS) retail displays? Temporary POP & POS Displays Temporary displays are designed to last 2-3 weeks in retail or “in and out.” They are generally not refilled and the display is thrown away once they’re half full. This type of POP/POS display is…
Your Guide to Walmart Display Campaign Success
April 25, 2022Read our guide for how to profitably satisfy Walmart packaging and PDQ display requirements and getting your shipments to stores on-time without damage or chargebacks. To successfully pitch and land campaigns with big box stores like Walmart, you need more than a great product – you need a thorough understanding of the retailer’s requirements and…
Sourcing Custom Displays & Packaging: Comparing Product Factory, Direct Manufacturers & Retail Channel Experts
March 12, 2022While it might seem convenient to source your custom displays and packaging from your product factory or with a packaging and display manufacturer that serves as a large, “integrated” vendor, these options may leave your brand at risk of not meeting the retailer’s order timeline, guidelines or not being supported when the inevitable challenges of…
How Little Problems that Can Grow to Derail Your Retail Display Campaign
March 7, 2022When it comes to the details of a successful, custom retail display campaign, there’s no such thing as an insignificant problem. Seemingly small issues have a way of compounding themselves, and retailers like Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, and others have high standards for granting access to their floors and shelves. It takes more…
Repackaging Dead Inventory: How to Turn a Supply Chain Hardship into an Opportunity
February 8, 2022With ships lined up along the California coast, truck drivers and warehouses in short supply, and containers stacking up along the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, a lot of retailer deadlines are, you might say, dead in the water. And as brand managers know all too well, products that don’t end up in…
Navigating the Path to Costco Success: A Guide for Your Next Campaign
November 23, 2021Many product and brand managers aspire to get their products into Costco and it’s little wonder. Succeeding here is more than a leg up for your product; with monthly sales reaching over $1 billion and an army of loyal customers, Costco represents a retail opportunity like no other. Yet navigating the big-box retailer’s complex guidelines…