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Transforming Retail Spaces: Inside DGS Retail's Store Fixture Solutions for Urban Prime
Nov 28th 2023
In the heart of Melbourne, Florida, a new player has emerged in the
grocery scene, promising a shopping experience like never before. Urban Prime, a novel grocery and restaurant concept
whose doors opened this past fall, has taken the concept of convenience to new
heights. Their combination of rustic aesthetic with the modern shopping
experience has redefined the way locals approach their weekly shopping routine.
Behind this innovative transformation lies a strategic partnership
wi
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See how Sandy's Shack transformed their space with Store Fixtures and Supplies from DGS Retail
May 2nd 2023
DGS Retail supplied a variety of liquor store shelving that was customized to fit the space and needs of Sandy's Shack Imported Wine and Beer. The shelves are designed to showcase bottles and make it easy for customers to browse and select their desired beverages. DGS Retail also provided a range of price tag holders and signage that can attach to shelving or to the top of the gondolas. These holders can be easily updated with new prices and messaging as needed.
With the help of DGS Ret
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Creating a Healthier and Happier Shopping Experience: DGS Retail's Free Store Design Teams Up with Swanson Health
Apr 7th 2023
Swanson Health is a natural health and wellness company that sells vitamins, supplements, and other natural products. Swanson Health approached DGS Retail with a request to help them design their store layout, provide gondola shelving and display wayfinding signage to create an unique shopping experience and optimize their product displays.DGS Retail developed a concept for a new store layout that would improve customer flow and make it easier for customers to navigate the store. The new layout
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Supplying Solutions: DGS Retail's Gondola Shelving Helps South County Outreach Feed More Families
Apr 7th 2023
DGS Retail was approached by South County Outreach, a nonprofit organization based in Southern California that provides emergency assistance to families and individuals in need. South County Outreach was looking to update their food pantry with new gondola retail shelving that would not only provide an organized and visually appealing display for their food items, but also improve their efficiency in serving their clients.DGS Retail, a leading supplier of retail fixtures and store décor, was abl
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See How DGS Retail Transformed Vintage 53 with Customized Wood Stained Gondola Shelving
Apr 7th 2023
DGS Retail was approached by Vintage 53, a specialty marketplace, cheese shop, and wine bar, to provide wood-stained retail shelving for their store.Vintage 53 is a unique concept store that offers an extensive selection of artisanal cheese, fine wine, and specialty food products. The store owners wanted to create a warm and inviting atmosphere that would reflect the high-quality products they offer. They envisioned a store with wooden retail shelving that would complement the store's rustic dec
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Designing a Fresh Experience with Food Garden Market
Feb 10th 2020
Food Garden Market is a grocery store located in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Opened in late November 2019, the supermarket specializes in providing a premium quality selection of organic and natural foods. It offers a variety of services, including a butcher shop, fish market, juice bar, beer garden, and bakery. It also sells prepared foods, including sandwiches and pizza, while also offering a salad station.A Store Design That Fits the Space
When Food Garden
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New Asian Supermarket Design & Signs
Jun 13th 2019
AZ International Marketplace is a supermarket located in Mesa, Arizona. An ethnic supermarket, they specialize in foods and items for the Mesa community, mixing together foods for the local Latino and Asian population. They offer such items as tilapia, rice sticks, and durian. On top of this, they sell a variety of imported ethnic health and beauty items along with household products.
Ahead of their opening, AZ International Marketplace contacted DGS Retail about making signage that would w
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Ethnic Grocery Store Design Ideas & Signs
Jun 13th 2019
Island Pacific is an ethnic supermarket chain with locations in California and Nevada. Specializing in Filipino foods, the chain looks to serve the local communities by providing them with the ingredients they need to cook the meals they grew up with. Each location includes not only various seafood items and regional cuisine, but also "Philhouse Fast Food," a way for Filipino-Americans and other shoppers to eat authentic home-cooked Filipino meals.
Ahead of the opening of one of their lo
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How To Display Health Foods & Supplements In Stores
Jun 12th 2019
Physician's Plan is a weight-loss and wellness service with combination office/retail stores all throughout the Carolinas. They specialize in developing custom plans that enable people looking to lose weight and/or improve their health achieve their goals. Each office includes a team of physicians, dieticians and other medical professionals that take a healthcare-oriented approach to weight loss. They provide not only various analyses and plans, but also market healthy foods and supplements w
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Get More Sales at Liquor Stores With Free Layout
Jun 5th 2019
Angel's Share is a liquor store located in Gambrills, Maryland, between Annapolis and Washington, D.C. So named for the small amount of whiskey that evaporates during the aging process, it's a family-owned business dedicated to maintaining relationships with its customers. It's also built strong ties with Gambrills and other communities in the southern Baltimore metro area to sell high-quality bourbon, whiskey, and wine.
As their new store was close to opening, Angel's Share got in touch
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Cafe RX Uses DGS Retail to Design Its Unique Drug Store and Cafe
May 30th 2019
Cafe RX is a specialty cafe located in Creeskill, New Jersey. What makes it unique from other cafes is that it's also a fully-functional pharmacy. Combining a natural food menu with healthy supplements and vitamins among other items, Cafe RX stands out among the many eateries people in northern New Jersey can go to for brunch - or drug stores where they can fill their prescriptions.
Ahead of their opening in May 2018, Cafe RX contacted DGS Retail about
designing the pharmacy s
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The Secret to Ethnic Food Store Design and Signage Layout
May 15th 2019
Deli 4 You is a chain of specialty grocery stores located in the Chicagoland area. They sell a wide variety of food products imported from Eastern Europe and elsewhere. Each location runs a full-service grocery with Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Slovak items, including a bakery that makes paçzkis and crepes and a deli that makes fresh kielbasa. They also run a catering service for events.
When opening their first store in Norridge, Illinois, Deli 4 You contacted DGS Retail to help
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Experts Suggest This Gondola Shelving System for Specialty Foods
May 8th 2019
Corner Station Olive Oil Company is a specialty foods store based in Waynesville, North Carolina. A family-owned business since 1928, they sell a wide variety of olive oils, vinegars, and other oils for cooking and home use. They offer a wide selection of oils and vinegars from around the world and country, giving customers in the greater Asheville region a taste they wouldn't find in their local grocery store. They even offer classes and a tasting bar to sample these fine oils.
Corner S
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Case Study: Harvest Market
May 1st 2019
Harvest Market is a high-concept grocery store based in Champaign, Illinois, and operated by grocery chain Niemann Foods. The store prides itself on its food philosophy, which closely aligns with the farm-to-table movement in food. They meet and work closely with local farmers, butchers, and other food manufacturers to establish a strong relationship that ensures an exceptional standard of food for customers in the Champaign-Urbana area. Moreover, they have these producers talk about the
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Case Study: Hadley's Fruit Orchard
Apr 3rd 2019
Based in Cabazon, California,
Hadley Fruit Orchards is a
landmark roadside specialty food retailer. They sell nuts, dried fruit, bread,
dates, and more. The store has operated since the 1930s, originally in Pasadena
before setting up shop in Cabazon. Located just off Interstate 10, the store
was owned by the Hadley family before being sold to the Morongo Band of Mission
Indians in July 1999. The store remains a one-stop shop for local families and
travelers to this day.
In 201
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Case Study: Organic Market
Mar 29th 2019
The Biggest Challenge in Making Produce Signage: Timeline!
This
was certainly the case when DGS Retail worked with The Organic Market, a
small 5000 square foot family owned natural and organic health and food
store based on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The Organic Market, also
known as Cape Cod Natural Markets, and owners Rory Eames and Darby
Ziruk, were expanding their business into two locations and were in need
of a vendor to quickly produce custom signage that could be installed
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MJ Fine Wine & Spirits Succeeds With DGS Retail's Liquor Store Design
Mar 12th 2019
MJ Fine Wine and Spirits is a small liquor store based in South El
Monte, California. Their primary focus is on wine, providing a large variety of
wine from around the world. Key to their business is educating the consumer on
wines: They have a professional sommelier team that can identify and recommend
various wines that suit the needs of their customers, as well as teach shoppers
not only the wine but wine culture of various places based on the
recommendation.
Ahead of its openi
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You’ll Love This Modern Liquor Store Design By DGS Retail
Mar 5th 2019
Tin Woodman's Flask Wine and Spirits is a liquor superstore located in Chittenago, New York. It's part of the Emerald City Plaza complex owned and operated by the Oneida Indian Nation, including Yellow Brick Road Casino. The 17,000-square-foot store contains more than 100,000 bottles of wine and spirits, making it one of the largest liquor stores in Central New York State. Its selection includes not only a large variety of craft brands, but many brands local to the state and region. It also o
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7 Ideas for Produce Displays on Wet Racks
Nov 15th 2018
Even though there are various styles and sizes of wet racks such as green or vegetable racks, they serve the same purpose of displaying produce in a refrigerated case. It is worth noting that most of them supply a misting system that keeps leafy greens and carrots fresh and hydrated. You should consider creating a space and budgeting for a wet rack or an ice bin. Orchard bins for produce can also accomplish the same thing as a refrigerated case at a fraction of the cost. They also take up muc
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5 Ideas for High Profit Grocery and C-store Produce Displays
Nov 15th 2018
Even if you have the busiest grocery or convenience store, you will likely notice that some of your produce displays do not turn quickly. Various factors can cause this; for instance, you may have misallocated the space provided or you have too much space for the display. Although it may not raise an alarm when you deal with hard items such as potatoes, winter squash, watermelons, or onions, highly perishable items such as berries and tomatoes must be turned several times daily to keep them f
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5 Ways Hershey Is Winning With Their New Store Within A Store Strategy
Posted by Tom Conway on Nov 14th 2018
Research shows that while U.S. consumers love candy, they hate shopping the candy aisle at the local grocery store. According to an article in Shopper Marketing Magazine, 76% of shoppers surveyed are not happy with the clutter on traditional grocery store shelf fixtures. Candy that is displayed on ordinary store racks or store display shelving ideas is confusing. Most shoppers walk away frustrated with no candy in their cart or avoid the aisle all together.
Shoppers often steer c
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6 Merchandising Display Ideas for C-stores
Nov 12th 2018
Merchandising strategies goes beyond setting up shelves. It involves anything that can be seen by customers from the outside or inside. The process helps to get more customers into the convenience store. This broader understanding of your store’s layout requires identifying key challenges and best practices that serve your interests.
For incremental sales, you should focus on simplifying your shelves to an extent where even senior citizens can get what they want without too much hassle. Tak
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