Displaysense Aid Retailers In Their Fight Against Swine Flu
Released
on: May 19, 2009, 8:01 am
Author: Displaysense
Industry: Retail
Displaysense
has announced that, with the number of swine flu cases continuing
to rise across the UK, retailers and manufacturers are now going
to extreme lengths to prevent the spread of the highly contagious
illness throughout their customers and staff.
Demand
for swine flu protection equipment has gone through the roof over
the past few weeks, with Displaysense, a Hertfordshire based shop
fittings provider, reporting that sales of their face masks
and antibacterial hand wash have more than trebled and stock of
the items is having to be ordered daily to keep up with demand.
Not only has the retail display company seen a dramatic increase
in sales of their face masks, but the range of searches on the
company's website for swine flu preventive products has gone up
ten-fold, overtaking the more popular searches for products such
as business
card holders.
Steve
Whittle, marketing manager at Displaysense, commented on the findings
by saying, "We have had a big increase in demand for a lot
of our products, from small clothing manufacturers purchasing
a large quantity of masks to protect their work force, to retail
stores purchasing antibacterial wipes and disinfectant hand gel
to encourage customer and staff usage as well as keeping work
surfaces sterile."
Not
only has the sale of face masks rocketed, but the sale of storage
devices related to the virus has also been on the up, with products
such as medical
display cases and leaflet
holders seeing an equally as large increase in sales.
"With
the economy as it is, the fear of what swine flu can do to a struggling
high street workforce and the potential reduction of footfalls
of consumers, has many retailers reeling," continued Steve
Whittle. "We are just glad that we can supply such products
to help these businesses combat this potential threat."
The
government are tackling the outbreak head on by distributing a
leaflet to homes across the country this May, informing people
of the symptoms and actions to take to prevent contracting and
passing on the illness. Displaysense are also playing their part,
by creating a dedicated page on their site that not only provides
information on swine flu related products, but also provides links
through to the government's advice website and a health protection
agency website.
About
Displaysense
Displaysense was established in September of 1978 as a manufacturer
of quality point of sale displays. Displaysense has a wealth of
experience in design and manufacturing and has been able to develop
an ever growing standard range of over 20,000 displays for retail,
exhibitions, office and home. The range is now hugely diverse
including literature displays, display cabinets, mannequins, office
equipment, exhibition stands, catering supplies and even items
for the home.
Displaysense
works with a large range of clients including; retailers (multiple
and independent), blue chip corporate clients, cafés, bars,
restaurants and night clubs, shop and office fitters, marketing
and promotions companies, designers and architects, product distributors,
exhibition contractors and exhibitors, printers, councils and
NHS trusts, charities, schools and universities and even home
consumers.
For
further information please contact:
Steve Whittle
Marketing Manager
Displaysense
Rye Street
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 2HG
UK
0845 2008139
www.displaysense.co.uk
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