Sophisticated point-of-purchase material drives impulse purchase, influences consumer decisions and projects brand image. Our Merchandising business helps retailers and global brand owners increase their sales and profits by managing brand, space and finance for in-store merchandising programs which deliver clear benefits in sales uplift and margin improvement. Our investment in consumer, retailer and distribution channel research enables us to add significant value in many global retail sectors – from cosmetics to automobile showrooms and consumer electronics.
Our Artform and DCI Marketing businesses provide deep insight that consumer brand leaders can rely on. In bulk dispense and grocery stock management systems, Display Technologies and Cannon Equipment bring improved inventory control, theft reduction and labour benefits as well as sales uplift. Cannon Retail Technologies leads the development of profit-enhancing products and services for major retailers.
Retail insight combined with advanced engineering and logistics expertise enables us to handle major customer product programmes to demanding timescales. Strong relationships with our customers are extending our market sector expertise globally, bringing our powerful merchandising proposition to the world's leading brands and retailers.
You can visit the merchandising websites at:
www.imimerchandising.com
www.cannonequipment.com
www.dcimarketing.com
www.display-technologies.com
www.artform.co.uk
*employee numbers stated as at 31 December 2009.
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| Key brands: |
Artform, Cannon Equipment, DCI Marketing, Display Technologies |
| Strategic focus: |
Providing permanent point of sale solutions and technologies that enhance retailer and brand owner profitability by driving impulse purchases. |
| Main markets: |
Global brand owners and retail sales outlets. |
| Major operational locations: |
USA and UK. |
| Employees: |
1,000* |
| Turnover £m(2009): |
164 |
| Profit £m(2009): |
18.2 |
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Case studies

Aftermarket initiative improves service to L’Oreal
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Leading retailers enjoy the benefits of installing Display Technologies’ Visi-Slide
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Foot Locker and Nike score big points with the House of Hoops
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Innovative loss prevention for infant formula at CVS
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Display Technologies’ Farmstand provides leadership in merchandising for a major Coca Cola retail initiative
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Flexible signs solution with DCI’s Magna Mount graphics system
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‘Shop within a shop’ showcases Buell motorcycles within a Harley-Davidson dealership
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LED lighting technology provides sustainable solution to cosmetics leader
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An environmentally-friendly dispensing solution for health-conscious shoppers
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Artform receives Gold Award for retail marketing excellence
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Saturn OnStar™ kiosk combines interactive merchandising with a sleek design to navigate sales upward
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Hands-on color swatch display helps customers put the finishing touch on their new car
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Driving sales for Harley Davidson
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Category management system for Wagner
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Checkout merchandising solution for Supervalu
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Creating sales uplift and handset security for mobile phones
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Customized merchandiser increases sales at checkout
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Digital merchandising systems help consumers find products and make purchase decisions
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Flexible merchandising solution projects the Rimmel cosmetics brand consistently
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Providing sales uplift while reducing labour costs for leading convenience stores
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