Welcome to HRG UK Ltd Blog! – Well the long awaited blog from HRG has now landed!! As well as keeping our readers updated on our latest projects and account wins,  we will also endeavor to provide insights into the latest trends in retail marketing and point of purchase across many different categories. Thanks for dropping by, [...]

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How did UK retailers’ fair in the crucial Christmas trading period? Following up on my blog article saying that UK retail senior execs would be watching their trading figures like hawks over the crucial Christmas trading period here’s a brief synopsis of how they faired and commentary from the top…it’s not all doom and gloom [...]

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Wandering around Birmingham and London this week, I was intrigued to see how the different phone companies were communicating Christmas cheer in their windows. Here’s what I found… Mobile Phone Window POS – Christmas 2011 Carphone Warehouse – Two sad snowflakes peeked out between sales posters in this window. Minimalism can be stylish when applied [...]

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Do they know its Christmas time – Asda? I was close to an Asda store in Luton today, so I decided to pop in and take a look at their Christmas Promotional Point of Sale to see if they are making an effort this year in light of the economic squeeze, and I have to say [...]

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         Who couldn’t admire the achievements of James Dyson over the last 15 years, pioneering the bagless vacuum cleaner, and introducing true innovation and product creativity to home cleaning. It’s just a shame the same cant be said about their latest in-store point of purchase. We took a trip to Cheltenham where Dyson have [...]

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Sainsbury’s, The store that Santa forgot Usually known for pushing the boundaries when it comes to in-store point of sale; it seems this Christmas Sainsbury’s are all about the presents and less about the magic! With well stocked aisles full of presents and lots of festive items, this retailer has failed to do them justice [...]

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           Our very own Tom Bell, designer and illustrator extraordinaire exhibits some of his exceptional illustration work from his new children’s book “Where the Lost things Go” in Nottingham from 7th Jan – 5th Feb 2012. Tom Bell This is a chance to see Tom’s beautiful, intricate original oil paintings from the book, and [...]

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Being Creative with Cardboard Point of Sale! There has been a great range of store displays, windows and pop-up applications using cardboard and paper in recent times. We have collated some of the most striking here to showcase creative applications of this affordable and malleable substrate.                 Above: Stella [...]

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             Chocolate company Thorntons is going through a shake up at present, with a large number of store closures and a re-assessment of its retail activities. While selling through the multiples is a growing part of their business, the Thornton’s store is still how most of us recall this 100 [...]

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Is your Point of Sale sustainable? By ‘you’, I mean designers, manufacturers, distributors and most importantly … brands and retailers. What we all do, and how we do it, has an impact on the environment but the overriding fact is that consideration of ‘end of life’ is of paramount importance. We can design and produce [...]

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HRG (UK) Ltd, the experts in point of purchase and retail design examine QR Codes and what does the future hold in Point of Purchase? In today’s busy and time constrained lifestyles, consumers are looking for convenience and brands that position the consumer at the centre of their business. Looking where QR codes have been [...]

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Smart TV looks incredibly exciting and on a recent visit to a Curry’s Megastore (Merry Hill Centre), we noticed that Samsung, LG & Sony have their latest TV’s on display ready for the Christmas trade, all demonstrating this new interactive way of watching TV. So what exactly is Smart TV? Well basically it is a [...]

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Homebase have recently introduced a new Dulux Eco paint point of purchase display. The green packaging stands out when merchandised as a complete bay and the side fins help to differentiate the bay from their other paints. A colour-sample swatch graphic helps the shopper with product selection at eye level, surrounded by sample pots for customers [...]

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