The ninth edition of the largest retail merchandising show on Mumbai grounds from 5-7 February. The three-day show and the Visual Merchandising & Retail Design (VM&RD) awards have been organised by Bengaluru-based VJ Media
The show, with its dedicated space for the innovative material applications, mirrored the newest range of media used in the POP and POS space. Interestingly, a section featuring new applications of the older substrate was also on display
Satish Nayak, managing director, Bodhi Professional Solutions presented to the brand owners the nitty-gritty of colour reproduction, impact of light, perception, emotion that the observer attaches to the visuals, and the impact of size, angle and background in the interpretation of an image
Spectrum Scan, as always was a crowd puller with it's range of applications, especially the newly conceptualised sequential LED, static LED and LED powered by solar energy. According to Amit Shah, Spectrum is the first Indian firm to provide this solution
Manesar-based Classic Display System boasts of being a one-stop solution for the brands; from design to print. The company has an in-house print set-up comprising of Grafica's screen print machine, and digtal kit from HP, Mutoh, Epson and Challenger
Meghdoot, who forayed into the POP segment with India's first Scitex 10000 in December, last year (check our website), displayed solutions printed on the machine
The Store Visualiser from Esko is an interactive tool that lets the retail designer arrange the store elements in a 3D space. The software is currently in use at Meghdoot's facility
The corrugation creator has brought to the show his array of fun solutions for the brand owners
Brandmark Solutions swept 16 POPAI awards, which were announced yesterday (5 September)
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OOH and Retail is growing a fair clip. Hall 6 of the Bombay Exhibition Centre has been converted into an experience zone, what with solution providers across the printing and branding spectrum showcasing their work to lure the super brands.
Brandmark Solutions, Spectrum Scan, Roland, Jayna Packaging, Esko and Red were among the 85+ exhibitors at the show.