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“HD Color” Backer Paper Series

Ok I have been tinkering with alot of fresh ideas for Wyess and think I have brainstormed an new series of solutions, I would like to introduce the new HD Color Series of Backer Paper, and other signage. It’s still under development but I have a great feeling that this series will drive and immense amout of traffic to your product displays and categories.

The HD Color Series includes our new HD BrandStrips, HD ShelfLiner, and HD adFLAG. These items combined together can bring your store to a whole new level. We are currently working on getting this solution ready and will continue to update you on the new colors, sizes and more information as it becomes available.

And for further information regarding all WyessNorth Solutions please visit www.wyess.com

How to Set a Modular

Ok you may have read my previous blog on how to set a planogram, that referred directly to Target, now for Walmart Modulars.

Walmart has a harder approach to setting MODs so be careful, in order to set the peghooks you must count the holes on the sheet and find the same holes on the pegboard, to set the shelves you must read the shelf notch information on the sheet as well.

They also come with a line listing for item specs, numbers on the MOD Label correspond with the MOD Sheet and fixture information is on the paperwork as well.

I will update more information on this at a later time.

Store Fixtures

Ok I haven’t talked about fixtures yet so I’m going to give you some of the best fixture vendors that I have personally worked with.

Trion Industries (trionind.com) is the leader of store fixtures that I have found from peghooks to merchandising supplies.

Southern Imperial (southernimperial.com) is another leader with greeting card displays and specialty displays and hooks.

InVue Security Products is absolutely excellent for stores needing security fixtures for electronics, media, and other great products.

Don’t forget Loizer for your shelving or Streater these people have great shelving and display case fixtures that are easy to assemble and I have worked with thousands of there shelving.

Also I found this site called Hang-Ups which has alot of resources for hanging signing and banners in your store or business.

Powerwing or Sidecap?

The Top image is a sidecap at Target and the bottom image is known as a powerwing  in other stores.

Hanging Signing

Hello everyone this is a great resource on hanging signing I recommend all signing specialist and PTLs to wear safety glasses when hanging signing in the store personally you do not want the cardboard to fly into your eye. I had a terrible accident with that and it can effect you for life, Quick tip I think the 1-up pole is great if you have it at your store because you can hang the Front-of-store (FOS), Power Aisle (PA) within 20 minutes.

Try to estimate where your placing the signing from the schematic they give you in the ISM Signing Box and literally walk the location to make sure you have done it correct. Do Not let your hooks turn yellow always use clear and strong hooks because these could break and fly into a guest.

For more information contact me.

Quick Tip for removing Backer Paper

To quickly remove the dart clips from the pegboard or putting a shelf label holder on the shelf quick and easy with the old version Target shelf strips this tool works excellent We all call it the orange tool because it is simply orange and a tool.

Dont get this confused with the little black tool that comes in the bottom of the backer paper box this tool sucks and will eventually break. It is best to give a orange tool to each team member and hold an extra amout in your planogram file cabinet they usually come in a pack of 10.

Visit ffr.com for ordering if you dont have access to the TIPP System at Target.

Sample Planograms I designed

How to order?

Hello and thanks for visiting to order via TIPP you must be in the system by your Store Manager or HR LOD. Once you have that done enter your team member number and password into workbench and logon once your logged on go to tipp im not sure where it may be now because it moves very often but its usually under the left side on the main page.

Once logged in TIPP you must create a requisition by clicking it or search. Once your in have the signing or fixture number ready this could be AX, PX a DPCI or the old way 42-20000109 you can search using these ways or keywords such as simply shabby backer paper or simply shabby. To order just click add to cart and your on your way once you done that to finish click the done at the very bottom of the page and click done again once it goes to the second page I have left some things out but I will add them later.

For more information contact me by leaving a comment!

The best to buy is Archway Marketing www.archway.com or find a large-format printer.

How to set a planogram?

Ok setting a planogram is not that easy if your a beginner but I will walk you through it step by step. First you will need some shelf cleaner at Target that is spitfire you use this to sanitize the shelves all stores require that the shelves are clean. Next you will need the planogram or revision get this from your supplier, planogram team leader, or team leader. Gather shelf labels, shelf strips (explain in another blog), backer paper, hammer (if old store), and shopping cart (to pull product).

Now your ready so lets begin by reading your planogram to see whats changing, if the entire planogram is changing you will need to see whats on the materials list on the front page (fixtures, BP, Signing etc…) now if you have everything start with section 1 which is the first section from the main aisle. remove product, fixtures and maybe the backer paper then from the top is 72″ inside a gondola so most pog’s will have a height set at 72 or lower for instance if there is a header it may be 65″ so count down from the top if your not sure take a measuring tape and use it as a tool.

Now were at 65″ from the top and your planogram says the letter A 65, the holes are your alphabet a would be the very first hole on your left in this circumstance so place a fastback at A. next is D64 so go A, B, C, D and then one peg down to 64.  Great you have to continue this until your done.  ( This is for peghooks)

For shelves you need a measuring tape if it says 48″x18″ or 20, 22, 28″x18 this is for the gondola. So the measurement I prefer to use the line listing in the back of the planogram it list measurements such as 16″, 24″, 36.6″ and so on use these measurements to set your shelves by taking the measuring tape from the back of the pegboard and going up and place the shelf at the first measurement.

Next you need to read your planogram and get your information for your labels I know your tired but imagine we did this everyday and set up to 20 aisles a day 2 per hour 1/2.

look on your schematic for little numbers these numbers are the same numbers on your labels they could read 1, 2, 3 or the new format 1-p1-1, 1-f1-2 and so on p=peg, f=fixture, shelf labels say 1-1-1 and so on. If your lucky and have shelf strips you will see a 101 and up on the corner this is the shelf number 101 basedeck, 102 first shelf and so on.

1-p1-1 should be on the schematic and on the label which is how your planogram should look. Once you have done your planogram your done.

For questions please comment I may have left out some details.