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Create Spectacular Holiday Food Destinations in 2 Steps

December 4, 2025|Comments Off on Create Spectacular Holiday Food Destinations in 2 Steps

Looking for inspired holiday display ideas that will really make an impact? The merchandising experts at Hillphoenix are here to help you take the everyday and turn it into something spectacular. Creating dynamic, attention-grabbing destinations in your store is key to drawing in shoppers, providing a memorable experience and driving those all-important repeat visits. The good news is, you can create a holiday food destination in two simple steps—without a massive budget or pricey designer. Our two-step approach can be applied to any holiday in any department in your food retail store. How We Turned a Frozen Food End Cap into a Holiday Meal Destination First, we identified the OWEZV Dual-Temp Island and CLARITY JNRZH Door Case served as the perfect foundation for our holiday food destination. Then, we mapped out a spectacular spread of family favorites—from turkey, ham [...]

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Achieving Scale: 10,000+ Linear Feet of Close the Case Installed Across Multiple Major Retailers in One Year

December 2, 2025|Comments Off on Achieving Scale: 10,000+ Linear Feet of Close the Case Installed Across Multiple Major Retailers in One Year

In today’s competitive retail landscape, efficiency and sustainability are non-negotiable. For grocery and convenience stores, one of the most impactful upgrades is retrofitting open refrigerated cases with glass doors, a process often referred to as Close the Case (CTC). But for large, multi-state chains, managing this transformation can quickly turn into a logistical nightmare of sourcing, scheduling, and contractor coordination. This is where the Hillphoenix® AMS Group excels, turning a daunting multi-vendor project into a single, seamless, turnkey solution. In a landmark demonstration of operational scale and program reliability, our team has successfully deployed over 10,000 linear feet of our cutting-edge CTC solution across three major customer accounts just this year in 219 locations across a wide geographic and operational footprint. This achievement is particularly significant as it proves that our CTC program is not a single-client success story, [...]

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The Power of CO₂: How Hillphoenix’s Innovative Solutions Can Transform Your Business

November 17, 2025|Comments Off on The Power of CO₂: How Hillphoenix’s Innovative Solutions Can Transform Your Business

Unlocking the full potential of CO₂ As sustainability and energy efficiency become top priorities for retailers, CO₂ refrigeration systems are emerging as a powerful solution. At Hillphoenix, we're helping businesses unlock the full potential of [...]

From 4 Feet of Water to Fully Operational: How The Hillphoenix® AMS Group Rebuilt a Retailer’s Refrigeration System in Just 3 Weeks

November 3, 2025|Comments Off on From 4 Feet of Water to Fully Operational: How The Hillphoenix® AMS Group Rebuilt a Retailer’s Refrigeration System in Just 3 Weeks

When a disaster strikes, a retailer's primary goal is simple: get back to business as fast as possible. But what happens when a tropical storm or heavy rain floods your store with 3 to 4 [...]

Dover Food Retail Announces Expansion of Manufacturing Campus in Virginia

October 21, 2025|Comments Off on Dover Food Retail Announces Expansion of Manufacturing Campus in Virginia

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Dover Food Retail, a part of Dover (NYSE: DOV) and a leading manufacturer of commercial and industrial refrigeration systems and refrigerated display cases, announced that it will invest over $20 [...]

Dover Operating Companies to Showcase Innovative Technologies at Leading Convenience and Fuel Retail Trade Show

October 2, 2025|Comments Off on Dover Operating Companies to Showcase Innovative Technologies at Leading Convenience and Fuel Retail Trade Show

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover (NYSE: DOV) today announced that several of its operating companies will present a broad range of innovative solutions at the upcoming National Association of Convenience Stores Trade Show ("NACS Show") and [...]