The Top 100 List of Point of Purchase and Tradeshow Displays

AllBannerStands: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company supplies a wide variety of banner stands. This site has good organization, large inventory and very friendly e-commerce design. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (large) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (yes) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email, livechat) - Real Warehouse (gives street address) - live inventory (yes) - live lead times (yes)
Rating: 5.0

Tradeshowdirect : Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company specializes in tradeshow displays including banner stands. This site has good organization and e-commerce friendliness. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (medium) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (yes) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (gives street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 4.0

Foster Manufacturing Company: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company manufactures banner stands and displays along with precision tools. They have good organization and inventory. Provides extensive product information and is very e-commerce friendly. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (small in banner stands) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (gives street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 4.0

Zenith Exhibits, Inc. : Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company provides banner stands and trade show portable products. This site has good organization and graphic. Is not e-commerce friendly. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (no) - Credit card orders (no) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (phone email) - Real Warehouse (does not provide street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

DisplayOne : Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company provides banner stands and tradeshow packages.This site has good organization and inventory. Not e-commerce friendly. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (x products list in banner stands category) - Online Shopping Cart (no) - Credit card and faxed orders (no) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email - regional reps) - Real Warehouse (no street address listed) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

Tradeshowdisplaygiveaway: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company manufactures and distributes tradeshow products including banner stands. This site has good organization and inventory. Requires sign-up to begin check out process. Hard to tell if this is a real company - it has some credibility issues. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes but does not work) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (email, live chat) - Real Warehouse (gives street address for another company) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

Floorstands: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company provides a variety of display products including banner stands. This site has good organization and graphics. Is not e-commerce friendly. Unclear on how to order products.. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (no) - Credit card orders (no) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (phone email) - Real Warehouse (street address provided) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

Bannersnstands.com : Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company specializes in portable banner stands. This site has good organization and inventory. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (does not give street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

LiteStream: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company provides a variety of tradeshow products including banner stands. This site has good organization and inventory. Requires sign-up to begin check out process. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (gives street address for another company) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

ProfessionalBannerStands: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company provides portable graphic displays including banner stands. This site has good organization and inventory. Requires sign-up to begin check out process. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (gives street address for another company) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

PhotoPaperPlus: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company supplies inkjet cartridges, inkjet photo paper, inkjet art paper, and inkjet film and vinyl for specialty prints. Decent organization, easy to navigate, flat shipping rates specified. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (medium) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (yes) - Customer Service (phone, email) - Real Warehouse (gives street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

3DA Display: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This company supplies banner displays, literature racks, outdoor displays, and trade show displays. Good organization. Cannot place orders online. Must fax or call, or submit order to be contacted later. This makes it less e-commerce friendly. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (medium) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (unknown) - Google Checkout (no) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (gives street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

Exhibitjet: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. This site has good organization and inventory. Good product organization and selection, but does not meet most e-commerce criteria. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (medium) - Online Shopping Cart (no) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (not available) - Customer Service (phone, email) - Real Warehouse (does not give street address only city) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

FFR-DSI: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. Small selection of banner stands but can be ordered quickly. Stated that lead time is 24 hours for in stock items. Would be nice if there was more selection of actual banner stands. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (no) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (real street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (yes)
Rating: 3.0

TradeShowShop.com: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. Nice selection of products. Site is a bit difficult to navigate but not too bad. Easy to find the information you need for the company itself as well. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (large) - Online Shopping Cart (yes) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (no) - Customer Service (phone, email) - Real Warehouse (gives street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 3.0

Ideal Display: Reviewed by Display Shops on Aug. 1, 2011. A decent selection of banner stands and other displays is available. However, ordering their displays is not easy. Customers must call, e-mail, or fax to find out about prices and ordering information. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (medium) - Online Shopping Cart (no) - Credit card orders (no) - Google Checkout (no) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (real street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 2.5

Banner-Stands-ETC: Reviewed by Display Shops on Aug. 1, 2011. Several broken images riddle this site. Currently, there are twelve banner stands on display, but it is still difficult to order. Searchable On-line Catalog (yes) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (no) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (no) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email, live chat) - Real Warehouse (no cities listed) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 2.0

PeCO Products: Reviewed by Display Shops on Feb. 17, 2011. Small website with a decent enough selection. However, cannot order online. Must call, fax, or email orders. Not terribly clear about that. Blog has decent information however and is updated once or twice a month it appears. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (medium) - Online Shopping Cart (no) - Credit card orders (no) - Google Checkout (no) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (real street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 1.0

Better Banner Stands: Reviewed by Display Shops on Aug. 9, 2011. There is no online catalog to search, so it is hard to gauge what they are offering.Customers must fill out an order form to make a purchase. Searchable On-line Catalog (no) - Scope (small) - Online Shopping Cart (no) - Credit card orders (yes) - Google Checkout (no) - Customer Service (phone, fax, email) - Real Warehouse (real street address) - live inventory (no) - live lead times (no)
Rating: 1.0