April 6, 2006—Hollywood, Fla. The National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers launched a new online tool to help retail fixture specifiers and purchasers easily find, select, and qualify fixture vendors.

The system is based on NASFM’s “Fixture Finder” search and allows retailers to request the new NASFM Standard Vendor Qualification Form from nearly 400 of the most experienced providers of store fixturing products and services in the industry. The standardized form can help retail fixture specifiers and purchasers to better qualify vendors by comparing like information.

Here’s how it works:

1. Retailers search for suppliers at www.nasfm.org using keywords, materials, geographical locations, production levels, or products and capabilities categories.

2. From the summary results of their searches, they can review detailed profile pages of individual companies, including information on the size of the company, products and services descriptions, technologies and materials used, and much more.

3. When a retailer locates a company they believe may meet their needs, they can, with one click, request a NASFM Standard Vendor Qualification Form from that company. The request is sent directly to the fixture company, together with any additional requests for information that the retailer has made. The fixture suppliers reply directly to the contact specified at the retailer’s organization.

More information for retailers, including a demo, is available at www.retailfix.com.

About NASFM
Founded in 1956 and based in Hollywood, Fla., NASFM has stood for quality and professionalism for 50 years. NASFM members are proven industry leaders—companies that are well known for excellent craftsmanship, topflight service, and cutting-edge innovation. Member companies offer a full range of products and services for retail environments, and include store fixture suppliers, retail design firms, suppliers of visual merchandising products, and suppliers of materials and equipment for the retail environments industry. Member capabilities extend beyond fixture manufacturing to include importing, exporting, consolidating, installing, project management, engineering, design, and more. More information about NASFM and its members is available by calling 954-893-7300 or visiting www.nasfm.org.