Manufacturing & Printing

Great Northern Instore is your single-source provider for eye-catching POS displays, backed by a full suite of in-house manufacturing and printing capabilities.

With over 60 years of experience in display and packaging business, we know that staying responsive to an ever-changing industry is critical to long-term success.

The Benefits of Working With a Custom Display Manufacturer

We are proud of our 99% on-time delivery record that stems from the investments we’ve made in manufacturing, technology, and our facilities. We are committed to delivering reliable, consistent displays through:

- Redundancy: Built in through our network of four corrugate manufacturing and printing facilities.
- Quality: Our work is completed in-house, allowing us to ensure the highest quality and each display we manufacture.
- Capacity: Investments are continually made to upgrade or purchase new, high-speed domestic manufacturing equipment to maximize and increase capacity in all of Great Northern’s manufacturing facilities.
- Efficiency: Technologically advanced systems improve worker efficiency and quality control for faster turnaround times and consistent displays.
- Safety: We are committed to keeping our Great Northern team safe on the job. Through facility upgrades and safety programs, we continuously improve our work environment.

All Your Printing Needs Under One Roof

Flexographic Print

Ideal for high-volume, repetitive projects
Is directly printed to corrugated displays
6-color and 7-color presses produce a clean, vibrant, saturated print
Requires a one-time-only investment in print plates

Lithographic Print

Is the highest quality print option for display projects
Ideal for high-volume projects with frequent copy changes
A 6-color print press combined with aqueous coating creates soft-touch, satin and glossy finishes
Printed graphics are applied to 80# coated paper and then laminated to the corrugated displays

Digital Print

An efficient way to get high quality print on lower quantity orders
4-color process printing technique applies a digital image directly to the package
Allows for flexible order minimums per SJU, and you can combine multiple SKU orders into a single printing run to achieve an affordable price point
Fast turnaround times since print plates aren’t needed

Why Choose Great Northern Instore as Your Retail Display Manufacturer?

With over 80 structural designers and more than six decades of experience, Great Northern Instore is a one-stop source for your retail display needs. We understand requirements for several major retailers like Walmart and Target and have worked with retail environments such as Welly, Walgreens and Logitech.

When you choose us as your POP display manufacturer, you’ll enjoy several benefits, including:

Great Northern Instore is a turnkey retail display company that provides an entire solution, exceptional service and innovative design.
Our primary material, corrugated cardboard, is 100% recyclable and made from 65 to 95% post-consumer waste.
We can work with you to create custom permanent retail displays that include wood, plastic, metal and electronic components.
Our POS and POP displays retain their impact for years, even as online commerce evolves.
We accommodate various printing and branding strategies and offer retail display solutions that are more flexible and less expensive than permanent options.

Our Process and Capabilities

We control the quality and speed of production by operating all processes — design, prototyping, printing, manufacturing and distribution — under one roof.

Our POS displays are made from corrugated cardboard, wood, metal, wire and plastic. Through a collaborative process, Great Northern Instore delivers brand-building solutions that strengthen retail engagement.

We design displays that:

Fit your budget parameters and meet your marketing objectives.
Arrive on time and on budget, allowing you to focus on your brand goals.
Manage inventory and labor, ensuring your displays are set up and optimized for retail. We help reduce high shipping rates, excess inventory and overtime rates.

PrePress Expertise

At Great Northern Packaging, both our Oshkosh and Twin Cities facilities are certified as G7 Master Facilities. The Twin Cities facility has earned a G7 Targeted designation for its offset press while the Oshkosh facility earned a G7 Targeted designation for both its digital and offset print presses.

Improve Your Retail Brand With Our Custom POS Displays

We invite you to explore our online store where you will find affordable, versatile POS retail displays to merchandise products in various retail environments.

Great Northern Instore knows that insights help create a successful shopper campaign as well as successful activations at the point of purchase. We’re excited to work with you to design custom displays for your products. Contact us today to learn more about our display stands and sales process.