The new Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, features a 400-foot-tall, guitar-shaped building which doubles as a dynamic sculpture incorporating 16,800 LED V-Sticks enabling the structure to change colors while displaying spectacular animations and visual patterns synchronized to music. Watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/designcommltd/hardrock-guitarhotel-dcl Bill DundasBill Dundas, a 40-year veteran of the […]
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Kroger Rebranding Includes New Logo and Tagline
The nation’s largest grocer and third-largest retailer in the U.S. operates more than 1,200 Kroger stores located from Michigan to Texas and Georgia to Indiana. The firm recently rolled out a new look highlighted by its new “Fresh for Everyone” slogan. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/06/kroger-unveils-new-logo-slogan-fresh-everyone/4176110002/ Bill DundasBill Dundas, a 40-year veteran of the on-premise sign industry as a […]
Continue readingAllbirds Expanding Brick-and-mortar Presence
The footwear company which began as an online business plans to open 20 new stores next year. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/28/allbirds-co-ceo-says-company-plans-to-open-20-stores-next-year.html Bill DundasBill Dundas, a 40-year veteran of the on-premise sign industry as a fabricator, installer and journalist, is President/Executive Director of the Foundation for the Advancement of the Sign Industry (FASI).More Posts
Continue readingBargain-hunting Drives Brick-and-mortar Growth
As U.S. consumers increasingly show a preference for convenient shopping at discount prices, expansion of retail store networks is occurring primarily in convenience and discount stores. This according to a new analysis from Edge by Ascential. https://chainstoreage.com/study-two-retail-channels-poised-fastest-store-growth Bill DundasBill Dundas, a 40-year veteran of the on-premise sign industry as a fabricator, installer and journalist, is […]
Continue readingThe Tale of a Major Sign-Industry Merger
The recent merger of MC Sign Company (Mentor, OH) and Icon (Rolling Meadows, IL) has created a powerful new player in the signage industry known as MC Group. The deal came to fruition after MC Group was purchased in 2017 by the private equity firm Arcapita (Atlanta, GA). https://www.smartbusinessdealmakers.com/articles/topic/mc-group-s-tim-eippert-lack-of-customer-overlap-facilitates-mc-groupicon-merger/ Bill DundasBill Dundas, a 40-year veteran […]
Continue readingMOD Pizza Aiming for Rocky Mountain High
The fast-growing pizza chain announced big expansion plans for its franchise in Colorado and southern Wyoming. https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/mod-pizza-heats-rocky-mountain-expansion Bill DundasBill Dundas, a 40-year veteran of the on-premise sign industry as a fabricator, installer and journalist, is President/Executive Director of the Foundation for the Advancement of the Sign Industry (FASI).More Posts
Continue readingYesway Acquires Allsup’s Stores in Southwest
Having already acquired more than 150 convenience stores during the past three-and-a-half years, Yesway has added more than 300 additional locations through its acquisition of Allsup’s Convenience Stores located in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The firm expects to further expand during the next several years to a network of more than 500 retail locations. […]
Continue readingAmazon Expands its Brick-and-mortar Presence
The online powerhouse will open more than 12 grocery stores in the greater Los Angeles area, including some stores that might open as soon as the end of this year. The firm also has longer-range plans to open stores in San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. The new stores will constitute a separately […]
Continue readingEuropean Commission Bans Chemical in Digital Displays
Approving a ban on organohalogen flame retardants commonly used in the plastic components of televisions and other displays, the EC’s action takes effect in 2021 and might influence similar regulation in the U.S. https://saferchemicals.org/2019/10/01/europe-bans-most-harmful-class-of-flame-retardants-in-tvs/ Bill DundasBill Dundas, a 40-year veteran of the on-premise sign industry as a fabricator, installer and journalist, is President/Executive Director of […]
Continue readingColorado Sign Painter Recounts a Lifetime Trade
Ivan Curley of Monte Vista, Colorado, has been creating hand-painted signage for more than 60 years in his home state. Recently called out of retirement to handle a special sign job, Curley said he gets very few calls these days because “a lot of people think I’m dead and gone.” https://montevistajournal.com/article/artist-ivan-curley-still-painting Bill DundasBill Dundas, a […]
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