Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Innovative systems are as important as innovative products. – Tom Peters July 2013 60 Leonard Street Metuchen, NJ 08840 TEL: 732-549-2866 www.trinityinstore.com Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Credentials Presentation 60 Leonard Street Metuchen, NJ 08840 TEL: 732-549-2866 www.trinityinstore.com Sustainable Growth Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Table of Contents 1. TRINITY Introduction 2. Industry Challenges 3. Case Studies 4. TRINITY Lighting Systems 5. Supply Chain Efficiency Systems & Productivity Systems 6. Creating destinations, navigation, & segmentation 7. Grenite & Sustainability 3 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Facts About TRINITY, LLC • Leading in-store merchandising company doing work for Retailers and CPG customers • Drive our business with retail insights, innovative creative and industrial design and discipline in project management and manufacturing (do lots of “benchmarking”). • Three strategic core business disciplines: - Shelf Productivity Systems - Lighting - Grenite®-R, new green solid surface countertops • Multi-material competent re displays/fixtures as well expertise in LED Lighting • 125,000 Sq. ft. manufacturing & distribution facility with 100 associates in Metuchen, NJ. • Global Supply and Strategic Relationships: Europe, China, Canada • Fortune 500 Clients Include: Retail: Wal-Mart Global, Target, Rite Aid, Walgreens, TJX Companies, Giant Eagle, Roundy’s, Loblaw, Children’s Place. CPG Companies: L’Oreal Paris, Campbell’s, Lindt, Del Monte, Purina, Dannon, Cadbury/Kraft, Pinnacle Foods, General Mills and Hallmark, among others. • Clear mission statement reflecting strong commitment to positive people values and issues like sustainability 4 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Worldwide Manufacturing, Assembly & Logistics Warehousing-Logistics Robotic Machines: Assembles complicated Campbell’s intensive injection molded components quickly, saving our customers time and money. Manufacturing & Assembly 5 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Industry Challenges: Willard Bishop New Year’s Resolutions for CPG companies! Help the retailer save activity based costs. (November 2011 Newsletter) ** Transport & Warehouse ABC’s Activity Based Costing (ABC’s): 2x on Perimeter v Center Store* Location Adjusted True Margin Store ABC’s Other ABC’s** Total ABC’s GM % of Sales % of Sales % of Sales Center 30.16% 13.20% 15.08% 1.89* 16.97% Perimeter 39.27% 9.72% 27.68% 1.87* 29.55% Per W. Bishop, these are some ways to help retailers impact costs: • “Minimize stocking and rotation time at shelf by providing cut and/or case ready cases” • “Gravity-feed fixtures (e.g. Campbell’s Soup Racks) which enable product to feed forward and stay front-faced.” • “Optimize case pack-size and configuration to minimize inventory on shelf and increase turns.” And, Shopper 3.0… It’s the age of the shopper! • Also, other shelving systems like spring pusher systems and other productivity approaches to shelving product can address the above. • New ways to get product from warehouse to back-room to shelf can also help. 6 Case Studies--Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Challenge: • Create a new improved gravity feed shelf management system to replace an already successful system in the market—better product presentation, reduced store labor, and improved shoppability. Campbell’s Gravity Category Management System • Do so less expensively Solution: • TRINITY designed, engineered and produced new system that: - is black and is in keeping with newer trends in supermarket décor and food presentation - is more durable: superior polymer materials - easier to assemble at store - improved consistency of gravity feeding of product…better shoppability - fewer parts…will not fail over time After Evolution of retail: - 1.0: age of the national brand (controlled supply chain) - 2.0: age of retailing (reclaimed control of supply chain) - 3.0: age of the shopper (consumer data key for strategy) (Source: Willard Bishop) 7 Case Studies--Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Display Key Milestones • Created a colorful and visually differentiated destination in an overcrowded center of store aisle to support the launch of Duncan Hines’ new frosting creations product. • Faux starter tub situated on face plate provided consumers a distinct visual queue about how to use product. • Modular design provided expandability features for when POG grew in size. 8 Case Studies--Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Pivot Hinge Shelf Talker for Major Spirits CPG co. • Door panel provides great billboard at shelf edge for featured product. • Hinged feature allows product to push through door, which returns to 90 degree position after product is accessed. • Door front includes area for interchangeable graphics. • Rear compartment includes space for take-one recipe cards or coupons. • High volume, kitted rollout. Front door panel hinges forward to allow product to be accessed off shelf through the door without having to lift it over the door. 9 Case Studies: Merchandising Solutions that Excite the Shopper Wind Spinner Fixture: Wind Spinners are lit by LED Lights and also Rotate Knives: Presented Upright in Clear Injection Molded Holders - More space efficient - Shows-off knives/handles 10 Case Studies: New Sunglass Spinner at Walmart • Industrial designed with contemporary materials (clear injection molded plastic) that were used in innovative ways to lower costs, including total supply costs like freight & installation. • In less than 2 months shipped over 27,500 fixtures…a significant achievement! • Utilized full potential of TRINITY operational facility & project management experience. • Early reports—store associates “are so complimentary of the units and installation”. 11 Case Studies: Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions LED Rail Cornice Light @ Walmart • Retrofits to any gondola • Great category destination driver • Superior color range for illuminating graphics • Light weight molded plastic design • Easy daisy chain installation • Flexible…delivered in 3’, 4’ and 30” lengths • 5-Year Warranty www.trinityinstore.com 12 Case Studies, LED Lighting—L’Oreal Canada Innovative new LED Lighting retrofit system to existing cosmetic trays for L’Oreal Canada. Tray lighting goes into simple retrofit power strip that attaches to gondola frame for simple installation. Retrofit LED Light that plugs into retrofit power strip. 13 Lighting--HBC Refreshed at Midwest Retailer Design Highlights: Interlocking cornice frame creates soft and elegant curves, inviting female shoppers to navigate the entire length of the aisle. Portrait style extended cornice features LED lights uniquely configured to emit a warm and consistent flow of directional lighting on all shelves—top to base. Segmentation plaques float in between interlocking cornice to help consumers navigate aisle and quickly locate desired product segment. 14 Lighting--Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions • Warm color LED Under Undershelf Lighting in Beauty @ Target shelf lighting highlights product • Easy to install and virtually maintenance- free system • Durable & long lasting…50K hours 15 LED Lighting--Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions New LED Super Slim “Pencil” Light, Undershelf @ Roundy’s/Mariano’s LED Undershelf Lights throughout HBC Nail Bar with LED Lighting 16 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions 17 17 Lighting--Trio Shelf Edge Light-LED • Triple light projection: - upward on product - downward on product - shelf edge graphics • Highlights segmentation graphics on front channel • Universal design. Spring clips to most dairy shelves • Simple daisy chain installation • Adaptable with standard UPC price tags and secondary in store media devices • Designed for refrigerated environments Sales increased more than 6% in three week period 18 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Perimeter LED Arcs @ Target Before: Millions of $ spent each year to manufacture and maintain inefficient perimeter neon Arcs. Today: Same great look, but TRINITY now producing using LED’s. Dollar savings are huge!! 19 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Systems & Productivity Systems 20 TRADITIONAL SHELF Innovative SET: BABYRetail FOOD CATEGORY Shelf Pro Efficient, Solutions The Retail Challenge: • Reduce labor cost and waste within supply chain infrastructure. • Create product transport “merchandising systems” that improve and lower costs of transition of product from… distribution center--to truck—to store back room—to the store sales floor. 21 P3® use is growing—labor saving for big bulky items, presents product well with vertical pusher, creates the product or category image you want to sell product! Full P3® at Harris Teeter ½ P3® at Hy-Vee Check-out these links on our private YouTube: • Consumers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTqzJv9dIQA • How P3™ works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrrQjTGUVWk 22 PP3®…Promotional Pallet Presentation We now offer the P3™ in 3 Sizes!! P3™ is a green product…uses recycled materials P3™ Full Size: 48” x 40” Features: • Full Pallet Presentation. • Forklift friendly, can be loaded with forklift and moved with forklift or pallet jack. • Wrap around shroud for branding. • Ideal for power aisle displays. New! ½ pallet P3™: 24” x 40” Features: • Half pallet presentation. • Can be loaded with a forklift and moved with a pallet jack or forklift. • Ideal for end cap display or back to back in power aisle • Can be shrouded for branding Pricing: • Price Range: $885.83 /1-149Q; $640.93/150-249Q; $624.54/250-499Q; $535.15/500-999Q • Min. Order: 1 Unit (@ $885.83) • Pricing to be quoted for quantities larger than 999 • Timing: to be quoted Pricing: • Price Range: $292.18/2-249Q; $290.21/250- 499Q; $283.48/500+Q • Min. Order: 2 Units (@ $292.18) • Timing and larger quantity pricing: to be quoted New! ¼ pallet P3™: 24” x 20” Features: Features: • Quarter pallet presentation • Should be hand loaded. Can be moved with a pallet jack. • Ideal for a side wing/kick display. Can also be grouped for in aisle or end cap. • Can be shrouded for branding Pricing: • Pricing: $201.65/2-150 Q . • Min. Order: 2 Units (@$201.65) • Timing and larger quantity pricing: to be quoted TRADITIONAL SHELF SET: BABY FOOD CATEGORY Quarter Quarter Pallet Mobile Merchandising Unit (MU) How it Works (simulated photos show how MU works): 1 2 Step-on Lift 3 UPC Space MMU includes 3.625” high opening to allow access to fork lift and pallet jack blades, a requirement when loading and unloading trailers at DC and store. CONCEPT: Product arrives at store via DC or CPG warehouse shrink wrapped on a 24” x 20” ¼ sized MMU, allowing two units to be placed in a 48” space in line on gondola. Benefits: • Easier replenishment--no need for U Boat/Pallet Jack to sales floor. • Lower labor costs restocking & maintaining. • Good branding. 4 Stepping-on a foot pedal locks all four casters at one time to allow quick and easy mobility in the store. Lifting the foot pedal unlocks the casters, allowing MMU to be shopped in desired location. 5 “U” Hooks connect units. 6 MU can be floor unit or multi-unit arrangement with optional plastic sign holder. A removable handle quickly installs on the MMU and allows store associates to conveniently move one or several interconnected pallets throughout the store. 24 MU Merchandising TRADITIONAL SHELF SET: BABY Options FOOD CATEGORY Flexible Design is Adaptable Anywhere In The Store Single MU, Safeway Canada In-Line below shelves Interconnected in tandem on sales floor Youtube link to MU usage video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdJvZe4_cdw&feature=youtu.be 25 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Creating destinations, navigation, enjoyment of shopping, and clarity of segmentation… 26 Meal Solutions Merchandising Design Concept Finished Design…Overhead signs used to communicate segments within the meals aisle and unique end caps. Existing end caps clad with wood frame and recipe tip message board 27 27 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions TRINITY is an owner in and marketer of an exciting new “sustainable”/green hard surface product; excellent for counters and other surfaces. 60 Leonard Street Metuchen, NJ 08840 TEL:732-549-2866 FAX: 732-549-5521 Toll-Free: 866-450-6654 www.grenite.com 28 Starbucks Counters Grenite contributes to LEED points. Greenest, highest performance counter material on market! NSF and UL approved. 29 Grenite® @ TD BANK Counters and cladding…Anaconda Black and White (made from the slag of old copper mines!) 30 Walmart Counters Grenite® Attributes: • Made from recycled ceramic (think bricks of foundries) • High level of performance—heat, hardness, scratch, life, stain, etc. • Recyclable • Excellent value www.grenite.com 31 Efficient, Innovative Retail Solutions Thank You Partner/Owner Information: Randy Riley: • riley@trinityinstore.com • P: 732 549-2866, x 218 George Cox: • gcox@trinityinstore.com • P: 732 549-2866, x 227 John Farinola: • jfarinola@trinityinstore.com • P: 732 549-2866, x 206 “We don’t have a good language to talk about this kind of thing…design (industrial design). In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation.” - Steve Jobs 60 Leonard Street Metuchen, NJ 08840 TEL:732-549-2866 FAX: 732-549-5521 Toll-Free: 866-450-6654 www.trinityinstore.com www.grenite.com 32