01 Industries

Grocery and CPG displays built for the velocity, the planogram, and the margin.

Grocery retail displays run on planogram discipline, fast inventory turn, and tight cost-per-unit. PDQ displays, aisle display solutions, and shopper marketing displays have to land in stores on schedule, comply with retailer specs, and either survive the long haul or break down cleanly at end of life. arX builds permanent and temporary CPG retail displays across grocery, mass merchant, and drug — engineered to the realities of the category, not the realities of a spec sheet in isolation.

02 What makes it different

Planogram compliance, cost discipline, fast cycles.

Four constraints define almost every grocery and CPG program: planogram compliance (retailers run on shelf sets — fixtures fit the spec exactly), cost discipline (cost per fixture is scrutinized, especially on temporary programs running thousands of units), fast cycle times (promotions move quickly; lead times that miss a window kill the program), and end-of-life behavior (temporary POP have to break down for disposal or recycling).

We engineer the program to the constraints, not around them.

03 Programs

Programs we build for grocery and CPG.

The formats.

  1. 01

    Floor-stand displays

    Secondary placement, promotional drops, end-of-aisle programs.

  2. 02

    Endcap programs

    Single-brand or category-story fixtures at aisle ends.

  3. 03

    Pallet displays

    Club and mass-merchant programs, full-pallet promotions.

  4. 04

    Counter displays

    Impulse and checkout-zone SKUs.

  5. 05

    Permanent inline fixtures

    Long-life category programs replacing standard retailer shelving.

  6. 06

    Shipper displays

    Self-shipping units that arrive merchandised and ready to place.

04 How we engineer

The spec sheet is the spec sheet.

Engineering for retailer compliance

Major grocery and CPG retailers run on detailed display specs. A program that meets the spec the first time saves weeks in approval and rework.

  1. 01 Pallet, case-pack, and palletization standards for store delivery
  2. 02 Planogram footprint, height, and SKU-count requirements
  3. 03 Fire ratings and material standards
  4. 04 Self-shipping requirements where applicable
  5. 05 Graphics submission and approval workflows
  6. 06 Pre-pack and pre-merchandised configurations

05 Permanent vs temporary

Two different programs. Two different toolkits.

Attribute
Permanent
Temporary
Lifecycle
3–7+ years
4–16 weeks typical
Materials
Metal, wood, ABS, durable composites
Corrugate, lightweight plastics
Cost per unit
Higher upfront, amortized over years
Lower per unit, higher per-week-of-use
Refresh strategy
Graphics, swap zones, modular updates
Replaced rather than refreshed
Compliance
Retailer spec sheets, fire ratings, load testing
Retailer corrugate specs, planogram fit
Use case
Year-round category presence
Launches, seasonal, promotions, secondary placement

Sample work in grocery and CPG.

  • Permanent endcap programs across national grocery chains
  • Temporary floor-stand drops for CPG launches
  • Pallet displays for club retail
  • Permanent category fixtures in mass merchant grocery aisles
  • Counter and impulse programs

See specific case studies →

10 Grocery & CPG FAQs

Grocery & CPG FAQs. Direct answers.

All FAQs
01. What's the lead time for a temporary grocery display program?

Temporary corrugate grocery programs typically run 6–10 weeks from approved design to in-store: 1–2 weeks for engineering and prototyping, 3–5 weeks for production and printing, 1–2 weeks for kitting and rollout.

02. Can arX pre-pack and pre-merchandise temporary POP?

Yes. Shipper displays arrive at the store pre-built and pre-merchandised — store team just opens the carton and places the unit. Pre-pack and pre-merchandised configurations are engineered into the program from kickoff.

03. How do you handle planogram compliance for grocery retailers?

Every fixture is engineered to the retailer’s actual planogram spec — exact footprint, height, SKU count, and shelf layout. We validate against the retailer’s documentation before production rather than after.

04. What's the typical cost difference between corrugate and permanent displays?

Corrugate fixtures run a fraction of permanent fixture cost per unit — but permanent fixtures amortize over years vs. weeks. The right answer depends on lifecycle and refresh strategy; we model the per-week-of-use cost for both and recommend the format that fits the program economics.