August Featured Product – Bread Crate with Skate

July 24, 2019
Featured Products, Retail Product Display Blog

NZ Bread Crates with Skate and vented crates are for more than just transporting bread. These plastic bread crates and vented crates are extremely adaptable.

You might think you know all the uses of vented bread crates. But you’re wrong. They can be used for a huge variety of non-bread related tasks.

Plastic bread crates are great for storing and moving baked goods.

Their size, food safe plastic and great airflow make them super versatile. From museum storage to drying seaweed, we’ve seen it all.

Why use plastic bread crates?

Here at Mills Display, our plastic bread crates are made from food-grade polypropylene. That means they are safe for use for food items.

There’s no risk of contamination from dodgy plastic or insects that live in timber. They are washable, so if you spill food, it’s a matter of washing them off and they are as good as new again.

They can be stacked and moved around easily on bread crate skates or by forklift.

This is great for food preparation, where you can prep and plate things up and then move them to the chiller or freezer until they are needed back in the kitchen.

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Bread Crate Black
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• 48L vented bread crate • 680mm x 600mm x 150mm • Material: polypropylene • Can be stacked for space-efficiency

You can easily stack plastic bread crates, to save room.

Because they are vented, they allow airflow. This makes them ideal for chiller or freezer use, because the cold air will reach the product straight away.

Allowing for much quicker- and safer- cooling of the food. The reverse works too, with dough rising easily in warm, damp environments.

For longer-term storage, there is less chance of food spoiling with fresh air moving around.

Original article source: https://www.ifpgroup.co.nz/plastic-bread-crates-supplier/

Bread crates have many uses

There are a huge range of ways our customers use bread crates, other than bread.

Catering and event planning

Traditional food organisations such as caterers and event planners use bread crates as part of the set-up process.

Like in commercial kitchens, the food is stored and then easily transported, unloaded and served from the stacked bread crates.

This means that food can easily be prepped the day before, set up on platters and then stacked up in the chiller.

Ready to be wheeled onto a truck and delivered the following day – chilled and ready to go.

Meals on wheels

Food delivery places such as Meals on Wheels also use bread crates so that meals can be securely transported in bulk to the recipients.

Vegetable transportation: Some vegetable growers like to use bread crates as vegetable or produce storage, depending on the crop.

Delicate spinach leaves or easily-bruised lettuce can be packaged safely in bread crates.

Only having one layer of stock ensures the produce reaches the destination in perfect condition.

Museum storage

Museums like bread crates to store items. Because they are storing objects in a single layer, there is less chance of damage to these valuable and rare artefacts.

The airflow around them is good too, as it discourages mould and mildew forming. The plastic means no risk of bugs being attracted by a timber frame.

Drying products

Because our bread crates are safe for use around food and they are well vented, some food producers use them to dry product.

Seaweed and salted fish are ideal to be dried in bread crates!

Seedling growing

Nurseries use bread crates to shift seedlings and plants around. From the nursery to the store, it’s easy to store pots of plants in bread crates.

You can water them, and the excess water drains away, making them ideal for garden use.

Some keen gardeners are even using bread crates to plant directly in by lining them with polythene, punching a few holes in the plastic, and filling with soil.

No weeds and they are easy to transport around when you need to put the seedlings in the ground.

Bread display

Because we can brand your bread crates, they make an attractive way to display your baked goodies. Whether at a supermarket or farmers market, this is the easiest way to keep your product free from damage during transporting and displayed attractively at your destination.

Why to buy your plastic bread crates from Mills Display?

While we hold black crates in stock, a wide variety of colours can be manufactured, although a minimum order applies.

They come in industry-standard size suitable for tilted display racks or bakery racks and bread dollies/skates.

We can label and brand two sides of your bread crates for you by hot stamping. This not only is great advertising for your company, but it also makes the crates difficult to misplace.

Other companies won’t want your branded bread crates and you want to retain your stock, so it’s a perfect solution.

Versatile and time-saving

• Volume: 48 Litre vented bread crate.
• Dimension: 680 mm x 600 mm x 150 mm.
• Material: food grade polypropylene.
• Can be stacked for space-efficiency.
• Option to brand the Bread Crates with your company logo
• Minimum order quantity applies.
• Artwork to be supplied.

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July 23, 2019
Customer Case Studies, Retail Product Display Blog

Case Study Dunnage Racks Safe Food Storage Chiller Room Solution

Dunnage racks case study. Our Team of shelf product presentation professionals can help your business find the right product display solution.

Call us or visit our showroom at 327A Neilson Street, Penrose in Auckland.

We work alongside many New Zealand businesses to create retail display, point of sale and merchandising products.

Our retail display catalogues and website product range can offer practical information.

But nothing beats talking with one of our retail display professionals to discuss how we can help you.

Chilled food storage problem the customer needed solving?

One of our supermarket customers approached us as they were looking for a chilled food storage option.

Specifically they needed to keep chilled food off the floor at a minimum height.

How did we help this local supermarket store?

We did have a product widely used in the industry currently but this didn’t fit their needs exactly.

Our product manager contacted a range of our suppliers to see what options they had available.

We came across Dunnage racks from one of our suppliers and they fitted the bill perfectly.

The Dunnage racks can hold up to 600 kg’s of weight, are 300 mm off the ground and come in four sizes.

These two features were key for our customer along with the ability to easily clean the racks.

Made from hard wearing HDPE these racks are designed to be long lasting and weather the demanding conditions.

What was the Product Display Solutions outcome?

Our customer reported back that the Dunnage racks performed exactly as required.

The ability to mix and match sizes was also helpful as they had some tight spaces to work with.

They kept the food off the ground at the required height and were easily moved around with a fork lift or pallet truck.

Also the ease of cleaning them due to being HDPE was a bonus as this needed to be done regularly.

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If you would like Mills Display to help your business with food storage please get in touch!

You can message or LiveChat via the website or call us on 09 634 5962 or visit our showroom.

Also, take a look at our 8 innovative retail merchandise display ideas for you.

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July 17, 2019
Shopping Trolley Supplier, Retail Product Display Blog, Retail Trends and Tips

Shopping trolleys make your customers have a much better shopping experience. Mills Display supply 150 litres and 125 litres shopping basket trolleys.

The convenience of shopping trolleys is undeniable.

Customers can fill it to the brim and still be able to wheel it comfortably to the checkout counter.

Your child is seated safely as you go from aisle to aisle with no risk of them running amok.

They were designed to make our lives easier and have become an essential component of the modern shopping experience.

With competition high and little chance for differentiation, retailers are doing all they can to enhance the customer experience.

Shopping trolleys were invented to give your store a commercial edge.

Sylvan Goldman realised that his customers were only buying what they could carry.

So, to help them buy more and do so easily, he designed shopping trolleys.

With these trolleys, they didn’t have to stop when their baskets got heavy, they could toss in whatever they liked and wheel the load around effortlessly.

This encouraged them to buy more from his store, and trolleys will do the same for your retail outlet.

They encourage customers to stay longer.

Thanks to the ease of being able to wheel their weekly groceries and shopping around, customers are more likely to take their time and browse through all the aisles.

If they were to carry a heavy shopping basket, they would think about leaving as soon as they got the essentials rather than carry a heavy basket around a large store.

They make customers buy more.

The bigger the trolley, the more likely it is that customers will fill it with more products.

A few items in a large trolley gives them the confidence to buy ‘just a few more things.’

According to marketing consultant Martin Lindstrom, an experiment in which the size of shopping trolleys was doubled resulted in consumers buying 40% more.

The more things they buy, the more business you do.

They are convenient for parents.

The built-in seat for toddlers and very young children makes things much easier for parents.

There are even trolleys that are designed with straps that can be fastened by a velcro shopping trolley belt or buckles to enhance safety.

Thanks to this feature, parents can take their time to go through their shopping list slowly and get everything they need.

They don’t have to worry about carrying or keeping watch on a wandering child all through the store.

The peace of mind this offers makes shopping trips more enjoyable and fruitful for parents.

They are difficult to take off the property.

Shopping baskets are often taken home by absentminded customers.

On the other hand, although you can wheel shopping trolleys to your car to unload them, they are much harder for a distracted customer to fit in their car and take home accidentally.

There are several measures that establishments can take to prevent them from being wheeled off their property on purpose as well.

<H2>They make it easier to buy heavy or bulky products

Having to lug around a heavy bag of dog food or an appliance is a deterrent to buying it in-store.

Customers would rather have the store deliver these products, which puts pressure on the store’s resources.

But with a shopping trolley, it’s quite simple to stash these bags at the bottom and still be able to buy everything else on your shopping list.

You can wheel it all the way out to your car to transfer it. This makes the entire process much simpler.

Shopping trolleys are versatile.

Shopping trolleys are not restricted to supermarkets alone, they can be used in large electronics stores, hardware stores, gardening centres and almost any retail environment.

They are designed to be durable and are available in different sizes to suit different needs.

In smaller stores, compact shopping trolleys with two basket tiers can hold everything you need. In larger stores, they can be much bigger.

They offer space for advertising.

You can use the sides of a shopping trolley as advertising space for one of your offers or for one of the products that you sell.

You could also have them emblazoned in your store’s colours and have your logo included in the design. This works well for branding.

Provides a better shopping experience.

Shopping trolleys make it easier to navigate large stores and makes the experience much less tiring.

Also, having their child seated in the trolley right under the parent’s nose allows children to participate in the shopping experience.

Sitting at that level allows them a good view of the shelves and enables easy conversation with the adult.

This helps to keep them engaged until the end of the shopping trip.

Durable and long lasting.

Given that you make some arrangements to prevent trolleys from being wheeled off your property, these can last you for years.

They are durable thanks to sturdy construction and great for reuse.

They are low maintenance as they can be cleaned easily through the years.

Great for the elderly and handicap customers.

Shopping trolleys give the elderly or people with less physical ability more autonomy.

Let us provide you the best shopping trolleys for your needs

Mills Display specialises in retail solutions and has a whopping inventory of 3000+ products to provide you with a range of retail solutions.

Shopping trolleys are just one of these products. You can choose between the designs they offer depending on what suits your store best.

Mills give you three options for shopping trolleys. These can be branded to suit your shop, just contact us to find out how.

Shopping basket trolley.

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Shopping Basket Trolley

• Two-tier trolley for 20 or 26L shopping baskets • Easy to manoeuvre, leaves shoppers’ hands-free • Perfect for liquor stores, convenience stores or other retail spaces with limited aisle space • Hooks are available on the upper deck to hang bags or other items • Loading capacity: 55kg (15kg on top, 40 kg on bottom) • Dimensions: 555x495x1050mm (LxWxH) (21.85"x19.5"x41.3") • 2x fixed and 2x swivel castors • Zinc plated with clear coat finish to protect against the elements • Handles are available in different colour trim with custom printed inserts (MOQ applies) • Baskets sold individually

This has two tiers that hold 20 litres or 26 litres baskets. This is ideal for convenience stores, liquor stores, or shops with smaller aisles.

They have high-quality castors and we can also you the plastic shopping baskets if required.

Euro-style shopping trolley 150 litres.

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Shopping Trolley Euro 150L

• Heavy duty construction • Light in weight and hence are easy to handle • Capacity: 150L • Baby Seat: Ensures that our children are safe in our trolleys, buckled child restraint belt included • 2x fixed and 2x swivel castors • Zinc plated with clear coat finish to protect against the elements • Handles are available in different colour trim with custom printed inserts (MOQ applies)

This heavy duty 150L shopping trolley has black trim and baby seat. It’s easy to manoeuvre and robust in design.

Euro-style shopping trolley 125 litres.

This shopping trolley is 125 litres and have black trim. It has silent wheels, an ergonomic handle, and corner bumper to protect against collision damage.

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If you’re looking for a attractive and functional merchandising solution get in touch with us now.

You can message or LiveChat via the website or call us on 09 634 5962 or visit our showroom.

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July 10, 2019
Collapsible Dump Bins, Retail Product Display Blog, Retail Trends and Tips

Collapsible Dump Bins are a great way to sell more product to customers. Choose from metal or timber dump bins for retail outlets.

A retail dump bin is an excellent point of purchase display tool used by most retailers to draw their shoppers’ attention to specific products.

These Collapsible Dump Bins stand out from conventional shelf displays.

Perfect to encourage impulse buys from customers as our dump bins, generally hold value-for-money products.

It’s common for shoppers to go to the store with a list of what they need to get.

But their in-store shopping experience and the store’s product arrangement influences what they leave with.

For instance, cross-merchandising often reminds shoppers of small products they may have forgotten to add to their list or attractive displays may tempt them to try new products.

Dump bins are a key way you can do both things and increase your sales.

What are dump bins used for?

Dump bins are hard to miss as they stand out from conventional shelving.

They draw your shoppers’ attention to the products you fill into them and several bins can be placed throughout the store.

Because these are generally used to hold discounted products, they encourage impulse buying.

Retailers frequently use dump bins to showcase products that they have excess stock of.

While dump bins direct attention to these products, discounted prices encourage shoppers to add them to their baskets.

Dump bins save retailers precious shelf space.

Everyone likes a good value-for-money buy and retailers can add more than one product together in these bins as combo packs.

Dump bins are ideal for cross-merchandising because they can be placed at the end of aisles.

So, for example, they can hold brushes or hair ties at the end of the hair product aisle or loofahs at the end of the toiletries.

Shoppers may add these to their baskets as these kinds of products are utilitarian and you can have more than one at home.

Since dump bins are great at drawing people’s attention, it’s a good idea to use them for special offers and seasonal products.

For instance, arranging strawberries that are in season at a prominent spot in a rustic wooden bin will help them get sold much quicker.

Dump bins for retail stores are available from Mills Display in both plastic-coated wire frames and wooden options.

Best place for collapsible dump bins.

Display bins are generally placed throughout the store.

They should be large enough to hold enough quantity of the product you want to sell.

They also need to be positioned in such a way that they don’t inconvenience your shoppers as they navigate the aisles with their shopping carts, but still slow them down.

As soon as a customer slows down, they are more likely to buy the product, which is why dump bins should be a convenient inconvenience.

Dump bins can be placed at either end of the aisle.

It is quite common to have dump bins holding the same products set up at multiple points throughout the store.

This way, even if shoppers didn’t give in to picking up a product the first or the second time, they are quite likely to consider picking it up the third time that they see it.

Dump baskets are also commonly positioned around checkout counters.

This ensures high visibility for the products they hold because they are in view of a captive audience waiting in line to pay their bills.

This is where a lot of impulse buying happens.

Shoppers are reminded to buy small products like batteries or magazines.

It could even just be because they have a few minutes before their purchases are scanned, and the products are too tempting not to buy.

What can dump bins be used for?

Dump bins can be used for several different products, from fresh produce to toys and everything in-between.

Our wooden display bins are great to give your display that rustic, wholesome charm that works very well with fresh produce.

The pallet bases of these wooden bins are forklift friendly, so these are easy to reposition around your store.

You can also store excess product in the hollow inner, making re-stocking at the end of the day easy.

You can add or remove layers to make these higher or lower. We also supply ticket holders for the dump bins, to keep prices visible.

We also have plastic- coated wire dump bins. These are easy to set up and make the products highly visible. They are collapsible with an adjustable shelf.

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Collapsible Dump Basket Large Black

• Large collapsible dump basket in white or black plastic-coated wire • Moulded from durable clear plastic • Large measures 620x620x900mm • Metal mobile base sold separately
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Collapsible Dump Baskets Medium Black

• Medium collapsible dump basket in black plastic-coated wire • Medium measures 460x460x750mm • Compatible with metal mobile base (sold separately)

For all your retail visual communication needs.

The answers to all your retail display needs can be found here at Mills Display.

We have an extensive range of products that you can choose from, and a strong sales team who are experts in visual merchandising.

We can advise you on products that will take your retail display game to the next level.

Mills Display not only has a comprehensive range of 3000+ products but we also offer in-house manufacturing for customised products and prototyping.

With cleverly designed products for retail stores.

We have a range that will help you maximise sales. Contact us today and discuss which dump bins are right for you.

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If you’re looking for a attractive and functional merchandising solution get in touch with us now.

You can message or LiveChat via the website or call us on 09 634 5962 or visit our showroom.

Follow us on Facebook and visit our Google My Business page for our latest products and NZ Retail updates. Also, take a look at our 8 innovative retail merchandise display ideas for you.

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July 4, 2019
Retail Shelf Dividers, Retail Product Display Blog, Retail Trends and Tips

From angle front scanstrips to shelf dividers, Mills Display has a range of retail shelving options.

Effective shelf management techniques help you maximise your sales per linear metre, drive customer traffic to stores and give you a competitive advantage.

Shelf management in retail includes correct inventory management, clever visual merchandising strategies and having the right retail accessories to achieve this.

Shelf management techniques aim to create a good retail experience for customers which helps to boosts sales. It works in several ways.

Strategic segmentation of products.

By grouping your products into categories, you are making them easier for customers to find.

In addition to arranging products by category, consider segmenting the different brands offering the same product on a specific criterion.

For example, if you were to divide and arrange the different brands of kitchen towels into ‘economy’ and ‘premium’ sections, it helps customers decide much quicker.

You can use shelf dividers to make those boundaries.

Shelf dividers do an excellent job of segregating a long shelf into different sections and keeping grouped products together.

Some retailers use colour coded price labels set on angle front scanstrips to indicate ‘economy’ and ‘premium’ items.

Without this segmentation, your customers would have to go through all the different brands just to figure out which one is the most cost-effective.

We have a range of black acrylic dividers for this use.

Our black L-shaped dividers are ideal for use in supermarket deli cabinets as well as a range of other applications.

These can either be loose or attached with magnetic tape or foam tape.

Choose from our range of 500mm, 600mm, 700mm, 800mm or 900mm lengths.

At Mills Display, we can also cut these to specific lengths for you.

We also have parsley retail shelf dividers for butchers, delis and other frozen and fresh food departments. They are 750mm long.

Efficient inventory management.

Having full retail shelves prompts customers to buy more.

With a shelf management system, your store is kept well stocked.

If any category is running low on a product, your employees will notice right away and replenish stock.

This saves you from having a dissatisfied customer leave your store without getting what they came for.

Better inventory management also cuts down on the costs you may otherwise incur to replace expired stock.

Shelf front risers, custom dividers and other retail shelf management hardware helps to keep your older stock at the front.

For instance, these clear front risers allow product to be stacked in the front of the shelf but not fall off.

We have a range of Front Riser L-Shape sizes, from 30mm high to 60mm high, which come with a range of magnetic or standard tapes.

These are also a great earthquake-safe shelving option.

Optimised product placement.

A shelf management system optimises product placement.

For instance, it has been noted that those products placed at eye level are better sellers than those that are placed at the very top or bottom.

So, placing brands that give you a better margin at eye level gets them noticed quicker and they are more likely to sell.

There are other options too, so speak to us about custom shelving.

We have made customised cupcake stands in clear acrylic, as well as many clear differently sized dividers.

Better merchandising.

Despite coming to the store armed with a list, the shopping experience at your store has a big impact on what and how much your customers buy.

Make sure your scanstrip is clear and easy to read.

We have a wide selection of scanstrip products to choose from, with black and clear scanstrips available in a variety of sizes and mounting options.

Get in touch with Mills Display for your shelf management solutions.

Shelf management is there to provide customers with a good shopping experience.

If customers can find what they are looking for easily, they are more likely to leave happy and return in the future.

Products like shelf dividers, shelf front risers and merchandising boxes are small items that make a big impact on your customer’s shopping experience.

Keeping all your products neat and organised makes it easier for customers.

Your customers will quickly find and buy the products that they need.

Retail scanstrips and various data strip display mounts give them the details they need without having to pick up and analyse the product itself.

Whether you’re a large retailer or have a small business, these small measures let your customers know that you care about their needs.

And effective shelf management steps like these play an important role in improving your sales.

Experts at retail solutions, Mills Display has a comprehensive range to upgrade the customer experience that you offer.

Enquire Now with Mills Display

If you’re looking for a attractive and functional merchandising solution get in touch with us now.

You can message or LiveChat via the website or call us on 09 634 5962 or visit our showroom.

Follow us on Facebook and visit our Google My Business page for our latest products and NZ Retail updates. Also, take a look at our 8 innovative retail merchandise display ideas for you.

July 3, 2019
Featured Products, Retail Product Display Blog

millsdisplay.thedevguys.co .nz anti theft devices

This month our Featured Product is our Anti Sweep Lock Hook and Detacher to suit.

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Anti-Sweep Hook Lock 4mm
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• Theft deterrent for high value items • Simply to use, one easy motion • Use with mini magnet detacher • Available in 4mm, 5mm and 6mm
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Anti-Sweep Hook Lock 5mm

• Deterrent of theft for high value items • Use with the Mini Magnet Detacher • No tools required • Available sizes 4mm, 5mm and 6mm
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Anti-Sweep Hook Lock 6mm

• Hook lock acts as a theft deterrent • Use with Mini Magnet Detacher • Simple installation, no tools required • Sizes: 4mm, 5mm and 6mm
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Mini Magnetic Detacher
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• Use with Anti Sweep Hook Locks • Includes a key clip to secure it to a safe place • Small and easy to use • Sold individually