Loblaws Grand Opening at Maple Leaf Gardens

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Toronto, Ontario

On November 30, 2011, Canada’s most famous hockey arena became the new home of Loblaws supermarkets newest urban grocery store.  Somerville Merchandising Inc. was delighted to be a supplier of choice for this elite project.

Working closely with international architects and designers for several months, Somerville provided design and manufacturing expertise wrought from over 69 years of extensive merchandising experience.  Creating unique custom signage prominently featured throughout the 84,000 square foot facility, the design and artwork pay homage to the heritage building’s history.

Somerville using a variety of mediums and manufacturing techniques, including the use of sheet metals, copper piping, preserved product and printed substrates, was able to provide a distinctive and truly unique sign package. Loblaw department signs as well as signage for Ace Bakery, T&T Sushi and the Tea Emporium were very much key components in the design vision. Somerville was also a key contributor in the development the historic MLG memorabilia seen within the store on columns and tables.

Somerville Merchandising is an award-winning Canadian designer and manufacturer of custom point of purchase displays, retail fixtures and signage.

Somerville Merchandising Receives Sustainability Award from RCO
October 21^st 2011

Somerville Merchandising Inc. is the proud recipient of a 3R’s Trendsetter GOLD award received at the Recycling Council of Ontario’s 2011 Waste Minimization Awards this past Wednesday evening.  The event was held in Toronto at the Allstream Centre, one of Canada’s only LEED certified buildings.

Established in 1942, Somerville is a national POP display and fixture designer and manufacturer.  The company was recognized for their “excellence and commitment to a sustainable environment”, and was featured in a short video clip (click below) during the awards presentation.  An ISO: 9001 registered company, Somerville is unique in that they offer their clients comprehensive refurbishing, recycling and take back at end of life services rarely seen in the manufacturing and POP display fixture sector.

This marks the first year Somerville has been a member of the RCO and also the first time they have applied for an RCO award.

Somerville launches new website!
Summer, 2011

Somerville Merchandising Inc. is excited to offer the launch of its’ new website. The new site showcases both our state of the art display and point of purchase manufacturing capability as well as our extensive offering of installation and warehousing services.

Somerville Merchandising is a privately held, uniquely Canadian company. It has provided innovative Point-Of-Purchase merchandising and signage solutions to retail and service-based industries for over 69 years. Somerville’s primary design, engineering and manufacturing facilities are located in a modern, 77,000 square foot facility in Toronto, Ontario.

Somerville attends GlobalShop 2011
Spring, 2011

Several of our team members recently attended the GlobalShop Expo in Las Vegas on March 28, 29th and 30th. GlobalShop is the world’s largest annual tradeshow and conference dedicated to design, visual merchandising, and shopper marketing.

The group was able to network with many new suppliers and vendors, and visit over 600 exhibitors, as well as attend many informative workshops about the future of retail design and manufacturing. This should give us lots of opportunity for new ideas and products to bring to our customers.