FEATURE: This week, a survey released by multimedia retail applications specialist Mood Media delivered the somewhat gloomy news that the majority (74 percent) of shoppers actively dislike hearing Christmas music before December, and 61 percent did not feel like buying presents when hearing such tunes piped through shops' speakers.
NEWS: UK POS is offering independent retailers the chance to win an iPad for the best celebratory summer window display to show support for Independent Retailer Month in July.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) is promoting its display item range to retailers prior to Father's Day.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) has released tips on how to make the most of POS displays and visual merchandising over the Easter period.
NEWS: UK Point Of Sale is encouraging retailers to focus on seasonal displays, promotions and offers this spring with the company's showcard range of flexible display pockets.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) has highlighted its showcard stands to retailers in the run-up to spring.
NEWS: JCDecaux's Transvision digital screen in London's Victoria railway station is this week displaying messages of love to celebrate Valentine's Day and promote beauty brand Dove.
NEWS: Monster Media worked in the run-up to Christmas to promote the new perfume from Katy Perry, which allowed fans to create virtual Christmas decorations featuring their likeness.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale has cited statistics showing that pubs and restaurants experienced a rise in sales in December 2011, highlighting the need for the hospitality industry to 'think creatively' to maximise business.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) is promoting its acrylic freestanding poster holders in the run-up to Valentine's Day.
FEATURE: Sitting snugly in my office, listening to the gale-force winds, has served as a reminder for the necessity of some of the health and safety criteria and regulations which abound in the display industry.
NEWS: London Underground passengers were able to see three different kinds of time-sensitive content on CBS Outdoor screens on New Year's Eve, following an agreement with Channel 4.
NEWS: The Highways Agency is using portable variable message signs on motorways and trunk roads in the West Midlands this winter.
NEWS: Hollywood Monster has provided stage graphics for the Christmas lights switch-on event at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City shopping centres, featuring Canadian popstar Justin Bieber.
NEWS: The British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) is inviting members of the graphics industry to its Christmas Carol Service on December 13th.
NEWS: The Printed Image, a Dublin, Ireland-based company with clients in the consumer goods market, has purchased an HP Scitex FB7500.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) is now offering a collation service to its customers, allowing retailers to order sets of POS products and have them distributed to any of their branches nation-wide, thus ensuring all equipment is uniform across all shops.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) is currently promoting its flexible wallet products to furniture retailers before Christmas and the winter sales season begins.
NEWS: JCDecaux has launched an innovative printing technique to illuminate key areas of a selection of six-sheet print advertisements for Cadbury's Creme Egg.
NEWS: W&Co Design Solutions is encouraging retailers to consider light-boxes for high-impact marketing over the Christmas period.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) has launched a new range of barrier systems to help retailers control queues in the Christmas and January sales shopping period.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) says it is helping retailers promote Christmas offers by highlighting its window display kit products.
NEWS: UK POS has noted that a change in consumer spending habits may be valuable to retailers, as the public are looking to spread out their annual spending by doing their Christmas shopping now.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) is urging retailers to prepare for festivals such as Halloween and Bonfire Night with appropriate display material.
NEWS: UK Point of Sale (UK POS) has commented on the use of its snap frames in retail environments during the summer period.
OPINION: As I was taking pictures of my children playing in the snow over the recent festive period I found myself asking, 'Why is snow white?' and, come to think of it, if I print the photos, 'What is white ink?' So first of all I asked my children about the snow, as it seemed the most obvious thing to do.
NEWS: A festive new creative from iris has been unveiled on the walls of Saks Fifth Avenue, New York.
FEATURE: In the world of outdoor and indoor durable wide-format print it's often too easy to use two or three years' longevity as a major selling point when dealing with end customers.
NEWS: Mood Media, a specialist in in-store multimedia applications, has urged retailers to think creatively in order to keep Christmas shoppers after a survey revealed the unpopularity of festive music.
NEWS: The Oregon School for the Deaf has recently opened the doors to its new haunted house, which featured on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on October 31st.
