Vendor Background: A History of Innovation

Store Equipment & Design, March, 2000

Patented Flip Scan is the latest in a long line of innovative products from Trion Industries, the world's leading manufacturer of display and scanning hooks.

In 1965 the company revolutionized the market -- and merchandising -- with the introduction of the first straight-entry display hook. A radical concept at the time, these hooks allowed carded merchandise to be moved easily without disturbing loaded displays. Other pioneering innovations include the first scanning hook which helped usher in the modern era of line-item pricing and computerized inventories. Trion, with almost a half century of innovation behind it, has received 53 patents and ranks as one of the nation's top point-of-purchase fixture manufacturers. In recent years, international marketing and joint venture agreements have extended Trion's capabilities worldwide.

With a history of innovation -- and a reputation for championing revolutionary concepts that are ultimately adopted as industry standards -- Trion continues to drive development in scanning hook, shelf edge and storewide labeling systems.