Nation’s First ‘Verizon Experience’ Store Opens
The nation’s first Verizon Experience store has opened in Southlake, Texas, presenting Verizon Wireless and Verizon Communications products and services in high-tech, consumer-friendly style.
The 5,000-square-foot flagship store allows customers to play, connect, watch and listen to Verizon Wireless’ and Verizon Communications’ broadband-rich, entertainment-oriented and productivity enhancing wireless and wireline services-in a single store visit.
Verizon’s newest retail environment brings together the services offered by Verizon Wireless and Verizon Communications in a setting where customers can touch and try products, engage dynamic interactive displays and demonstrations, and consult with specially-trained product experts who will accompany customers as they shop for the latest in technology services. The Verizon Experience store will greet visitors with the very latest technology: over-sized, high-definition plasma television screens featuring Verizon’s FiOS TV service; a gaming station and computers enabling customers to test drive ultra-fast FiOS Internet connection speeds over Verizon’s fiber-optic network; 12 digital electronic information screens; multiple touch-screen computers; interactive kiosks and exhibits; a series of intuitive product demonstrations; and a technical support center.
“The ‘Verizon Experience’ store will demystify how technology improves productivity and makes buying decisions simpler than ever by delivering a shopping experience unlike any other among our peers and
competitors,” said Bon Ingalls, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Verizon Communications.
First-Of-Its-Kind Wind Power Card Sells At Whole Foods
The Wind Power Card, a first-of-its-kind product, is now selling at Whole Foods, allowing shoppers to purchase wind energy credits at the checkout counter.
Produced by Renewable Choice Energy and introduced exclusively at Whole Foods market stores, the Wind Power Cards enable consumers to buy certified wind energy credits equivalent to a household’s average monthly electricity consumption. Activated on purchase, the cards help support the development of renewable energy nationwide.
“Wind Power Cards offer consumers an opportunity to ensure that the energy they take from the grid is replaced with clean, renewable energy derived from wind power,” said Quayle Hodek, CEO of Renewable Choice Energy.
LG Electronics Debuts Cell Phone Floorstand Display
LG Electronics recently developed a new floor display for its cell phones.
The new display echoes the look and feel of the other members of LG’s display family. It is designed to highlight four cell phones and dispense accessory products. The four products are displayed on a “stage” of green-edge acrylic, powder coated steel and brushed aluminum. Lighting effects add drama and visual appeal.
Each individual phone holder incorporates interchangeable graphics. Each phone is tethered with a security cable.Strong LG branding is used throughout.
This display was created by Concept Designs, a Palo Alto, CA-based p.o.p. display firm.
db clay Displays New Wallet Collection
Featuring a modern look and feel, db clay has launched its new collection of mixed-medium wallets.
The db clay wallet collection incorporates several completely untapped mediums in the wallet market including a gaffer’s tape canvas, canvas, acrylics, spray-paint, nylon, and thread to achieve a unique design. Custom images, photographs, street art and drawings stand out against the gaffer’s tape canvas to create wallets that are appropriately dubbed Pocket Art.
The collection is on display in Nordstrom, Fred Segal and more than 100 boutiques.
Clip Strip Corp. now designs, produces and inventories Power Panels at a fraction of the cost including a Wire Power Panel (48"H x 14 ½"W x 4 ½"D) and a Corrugated Power Panel (41"L x 14"W x 7"D). For more information on these affordable, “generic” wire and corrugated Power Panels, contact Clip Strip Corp., 343 South River Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601; (Tel) 800-425-4778, (Fax) 201-342-1438, (Web Site) www.clipstrip.com.
Marv-O-Lus Manufacturing, offers the Model # 70 4 Jar Counter Rack. The 15"H x 13-1/2"W x 7-1/2"D display rack holds four 5-3/4"H x 6-1/2" D clear jars, for displaying all types of products on-counter. For more information, contact Marv-O-Lus Manufacturing, 220 North Washtenaw Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60612; (Tel) 800-236-0553, 773-826-1717; (Fax) 773-265-1800; (Web Site) www.marvolus.com.
Testrite Instrument Co. offers Framettes,™ a versatile, economical point-of-purchase signage system. Framettes feature thin steel 1/4” inside dimension channels. Counter Top Framettes have strong weighted bases and felt bottoms. There are also Slot Wall Framettes, Wall Mount Framettes, Suction Cup Framettes, Magnetic Mount Framettes, Wire Grid Framettes, and Pedestal Framettes to meet a wide array of point-of-purchase signage needs. For more information, contact Testrite Instrument Co., 216 South Newman Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601;(Tel) 888-873-2735 (Fax) 201-542-2195; (Web Site) www.testrite.com.
Johnson Brothers offers Price and Label Holders that can be made in the standard 1.250" I.D. width or in any custom width from .75" I.D. through 3" O.D. Thicknesses that are standard for the 1.25" I.D. size are .024", .030" and .036". Accurate cut lengths can be as short as 2.50" and as long as 20ft. Samples of standard styles are readily available and prototypes can be produced. For more information, contact Johnson Brothers, 5520 McDermott Drive, Berkeley, IL 60163, (Tel) 708-449-7050, Fax: 708-449-0042 (Web) www.johnsonrollforming.com.
Onsite Agent, has patents pending on a brochure dispensing kiosk. This kiosk’s first application is for homebuilders. The prospective home buyer registers their information on the kiosk as they had typically done on a written registration card. The door is then released, providing the prospective buyer the home builder’s brochure. “We are excited about the application for home builders but the kiosk features that we have patents pending on can easily be beneficial for the automotive, travel or any other industry whereby you want to gather prospect information before giving out expensive brochures, menus etc.,” said Rick Bengson, President, Onsite Agent. For more information, contact Onsite Agent, 4901 Morena Blvd., San Diego, CA 92117; (Tel) 800-706-0910, (Web) www.onsiteagent.com.
Comark Corporation produces a multi-touch “self service” kiosk, ideal for use in outdoor sporting venues, amusement parks, parking facilities and tourist information directories, and other promotional applications. The kiosk can be stationary or mobile and used indoors or outdoors. The versatile kiosk features multiple computer options including Windows XP PRO, XP Embedded or Linux and comes with a capacitive or resistive touchscreen. For more information on this indoor or outdoor multi-touch kiosk, contact Comark Corporation, 93 West Street, Medfield, MA 02052; (Tel) 800-280-8522, 508-359-8161, (Fax) 508-359-2267, (Web Site) www.comarkcorp.com.
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