Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

Often overlooked and underrated, your retail floors have the power to completely immerse customers in the shopping experience. With so much focus on what is going on at eye-level, there is little competition on the floor, making it a large, visual canvass to tell your story. More and more retail marketers are discovering the promotional value and cost-effective advertising benefits of wall-to-wall custom image flooring.

Why should your flooring be the focal point of your retail space?

With competition for consumer dollars at an all-time high, customers are demanding an entirely different shopping, dining, and overall retail guest experience from traditional brick and mortar establishments. When you have one opportunity to make that first impression count, you must stand out. Just as your window display creates interest, your flooring can help draw in new customers.

People look where they are walking, looking down more often than up as they walk through your store.

Aesthetically-appealing, creative flooring is welcoming and engaging. Vivid colors and custom graphic designs set the stage and your customers expectations.  Your flooring has the capability to communicate your image and brand identity throughout your entire shop. Colors, patterns, and graphics – they all have the ability to lead to special areas, determine the flow of traffic, and create a reason to buy merchandise. How you utilize your flooring for branding and sales purposes actually has a psychological effect on customers, yet they have no idea that it is influencing their purchasing habits.

How are some of the most recognizable brands using imaged flooring?

Maybe no one does it better than Disney. From their theme parks, to their retail stores, to their gift shops, to the flooring on their cruise ships, the moment you step foot on a Disney property, you know where you are and why you are there. Disney transports you into their world, from Mickey Mouse ears to a wonderland where princes and princesses reign, their flooring and wall graphics serve an important role in theme development and brand identity.

If you’ve ever been to IKEA, you know that the retailer’s traffic flow is dictated by its floor. And you really can’t get to the checkout register without winding through the entire store.

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ shoe department utilizes a wall-to-wall flooring that looks like a running track. Shoppers can walk or run around the simulated track to test shoes fit and comfort.

Think of the last time you visited Target. The color red and their iconic target logo are everywhere, including subtle brand incorporations in some stores using red strips in its flooring to section off departments. Target leaves you feeling youthful and gets you excited about shopping.

Retailers use images and colors to evoke feeling everyday and everywhere. The color blue is associated with trust, purple with creativity, yellow optimism, and orange with friendliness. Greens leave customers feeling calm, peaceful and healthy. Now just imagine what you might do with your in-store flooring.

Looking for ideas to utilize your flooring real estate?  

Where you are located and the types of products you sell will more than likely determine how you use your logo, color and images to extend your brand within your flooring.

  • Use floors and walls to replicate a playhouse when selling children’s toys.
  • Bring famous characters from the pages to flooring and wall coverings within a bookstore.
  • If you are a Middle Eastern eatery, use your floors to replicate Persian rugs.
  • Incorporate sea and beach elements if selling swimwear, boats, etc.
  • Make your flooring resemble the great outdoors if you are a hunting, fishing or game supplier.
  • Turn your store into a basketball court or baseball diamond to sell more athletic apparel.
  • Grocery retailers can take the opportunity to display graphics suitable to individual departments such as produce, meats, seafood and more.
  • The possibilities are really only limited by your imagination!

A hot trend in retailing now is the idea of a store within a store. You can utilize your wall-to-wall custom image flooring and wall coverings to set areas off and create individual themes surrounding specific merchandise. For example, you can park a new vehicle model on flooring graphics that target the emotions of the driver most likely to test drive and buy that particular car. As seasons change, so does clothing – your flooring can designate new fall arrivals as customers walk in the door.

Ready to take the next step in building your image?

G‑Floor Graphic® Print Media offers retailers a solution to printing eye-catching graphics, vibrant colors and detailed logos on premium, durable 100% polyvinyl flooring and wall coverings. Retailers love the multi-use applications of G‑Floor Graphic, including the capabilities of large format printing and wall-to-wall flooring installation options.

G‑Floor Graphic Print Media products withstand the test of time and hold up to thousands of footsteps everyday and for years down the road. Polyvinyl is comfortable underfoot for customers and employees, yet is tough enough to drive on.

Specially-engineered without foams and fillers, G‑Floor Graphic is solid polyvinyl, lightweight and recyclable. Your custom graphics are protected by the industry’s thickest wear layer/top coat. G‑Floor Graphic won’t scratch, tear, curl, peel, delaminate or deteriorate even under the toughest conditions. It can withstand shopping carts, rolling dollies, heavy shelving, and lots of customer abuse.

G‑Floor Graphic is waterproof, slip-resistant, UV-resistant and stain-resistant. Our flooring is low maintenance and easy to clean with a vacuum, mop, soap and water, and/or vinyl cleaner. With clear, textured and colored options, G‑Floor Graphic Print Media has a size and thickness to accommodate any retail flooring space and any creative design. Now go forth and make the most of the valuable floor beneath you… create a shopping experience, extend your brand and build up your image wall-to-wall with G‑Floor Graphic!

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

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Media One USA

p: 833.HELLO.M1 (833.435.5661)
e: web@mediaoneusa.com

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MIDWEST SIGNS

p: 800.328.6592

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Hasco Graphics

p: 216.662.7474

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Laird Plastics

p:  816.452.7771

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Spicers Paper

p: 800.774.2377

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AJ Visual

p: 718.971.5276
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Calsak Plastics

p: 469.299.7000

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Soyang - Europe

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Ricky Richards - Australia

p: 029.735.3333
e: sales@rickyrichards.com.au

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Imperial Dade - Canada

p: 1.800.877.1750
e: cxnational@imperialdade.com

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Graphic Image Flooring

p: 866.406.8877
e: info@graphicimageflooring.com

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BP Graphics
Phoenix, AZ
800-587-1464
Website

P5 Graphics & Displays
Fullerton, CA
714-808-1645
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Core Digital Media
Playa Vista, CA
310-348-6800
Website

LA Anderson
Los Angeles, CA
323-460-4115
Website

Ad Art
San Francisco, CA
800-675-6353
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Primary Color
El Segundo, CA
310-841-0250
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Astek Inc
Van Nuys, CA
818-901-9876
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Enhance A Color
Danbury, CT
203-748-5111
Website

Merritt Graphics
East Hartford, CT
860-216-3193
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Trinity Graphic
Sarasota, FL
941-355-2636
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VSP Graphic
West Seneca, NY
716-674-7446
Website

Color Reflections - Hollywood
Hollywood, FL
954-791-4910
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Color Reflections - Orlando
Orlando, FL
407-425-4063
Website

National Print Wholesale
Atlanta, GA
404-343-0106
Website

GCI Graphics
Atlanta, GA
770-455-8804
Website

Laser Resources (LRI)
Grimes, IA
515-518-6101
Website

Custom Color
Lenexa, KS
913-760-3100
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Signmasters
Passaic, NJ
973-614-8300
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Modernistic Inc
Stillwater, MN
800-641-4610
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Graphic Systems
Minneapolis, MN
612-721-6100
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Visual Expressions Printing
Minneapolis, MN
612-729-8370
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ASAP
Bloomington, MN
952-564-2727
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Sandy Alexander
Clifton, NJ
973-470-8100
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Color Reflections - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
702-262-9300
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Candid Worldwide
Las Vegas, NV
702-896-5779
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Duggal
New York, NY
212-242-7000
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2XL Imaging
Springfield, NJ
908-688-0561
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Vari Direct
Long Island City, NY
212-913-9600
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Infinity Images
Portland, OR
503-232-4544
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Berry and Homer
Chester, PA
215-425-0888
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Color Reflections - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
215-627-4686
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Ingram Express Services
Nashville, TN
615-333-9042
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Kubin Nicholson - Dallas
Carrollton, TX
469-522-7868
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IDX Corporation
Fredricksburg, VA
540-370-9100
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CSI Printing
Falls Church, VA
703-205-0000
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Kubin Nicholson - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
414-586-4300
Website

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Grafitti Calgary
Calgary, AB
403-247-5876
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SignCraft Digital
Calgary, AB
403-735-1903
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Cowan Graphics
Edmonton, AB
800-661-6996
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Multigraphics
Burnaby, BC
604-437-8444
Website

Imaged Advertising Creations
North York, ON
416-493-8888
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Beyond Digital Imaging
Markham, ON
905-415-1888
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Category 5 Imaging Ltd
Burlington, ON
905-333-3228
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PCL Graphics
Markham, ON
416-756-3600
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Phipps Dickson Integria Group Inc.
Kirkland, QC
514-695-1333
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Bolder Graphics, a Division of DCM 
Calgary, AB
403-272-7440
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Anti-Slip Backing

Black

Ideal for small, repositionable G‑Floor Graphic® floor mats, our Anti-Slip Backing adds durability and safety to your creations.

Grade:Intermediate
color:Clear
product type:Coated Rayon Fabric with Acrylic Adhesive
Width:54 in
length:25 ft
COVERAGE:112.5 sqft
application:Non-Skid Backer

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

Double Sided Mounting Adhesive

Clear

Designed for smaller, semi-permanent floor graphic applications, this double-sided, pressure-sensitive adhesive provides the ultimate, quick-stick adhesion to meet the demands of every indoor high traffic environment.

Grade:Semi-Permanent
color:Clear
product type:Sheet Acrylic
width:27 in
length:150 ft
COVERAGE:335 sqft
SUBSTRATE:Tile, Cement, Metal, Aluminum.  Not Wood
application:Double-Sided Mounting

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

Taylor Resolute Adhesive

Off-White

For wall to wall installations and other permanent subfloor bonding of G‑Floor Graphics flooring, there is no better flooring glue. Manufactured from modified silane polymer blend, it has an extra moisture barrier built in for added print floor protection.

Grade:Permanent
color:Off-White
product type:Modified Silane Polymer Blend
CONTAINER SIZE:2 gal
BONDING TIME:40-50 min
COVERAGE:500 sqft
SUBSTRATE:Concrete, OSB, Gypsum, Plywood
application:Trowel or Roll On

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

Seam Tape

Black

Our glass cloth seam tape can withstand extreme temperatures

Grade:Like-Permanent
color:Black
product type:Glass-Cloth
length:30 yds
width:4 in
application:Single-Sided Adhesive

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

Seam Tape

White

Our glass cloth seam tape can withstand extreme temperatures

Grade:Like-Permanent
color:White
product type:Glass-Cloth
length:30 yds
width:4 in
application:Single-Sided Adhesive

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

Welding Rod

Slate Grey

The perfect solution for a seamless look. The slate grey welding rod gives you the protection of a fused seam with the illusion of a seamless installation so the details of the floor are not lost.

Grade:Permanent
color:Slate Grey
length:300 ft
width:4 mm
application:Permanent Installation - Fused Seams

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

Welding Rod

Midnight Black

The perfect solution for a seamless look. The midnight black welding rod gives you the protection of a fused seam with the illusion of a seamless installation so the details of the floor are not lost.

Grade:Permanent
color:Midnight Black
length:300 ft
width:4 mm
application:Permanent Installation - Fused Seams

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

Welding Rod

Clear

The perfect solution for a seamless look. The clear welding rod gives you the protection of a fused seam with the illusion of a seamless installation so the graphic is not lost.

Grade:Permanent
color:Clear
length:300 ft
width:4 mm
application:Permanent Installation - Fused Seams

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Ultra 35WG Sheet-Fed

Clear print media

Color:Clear
Surface Texture:Woodgrain
SIZE:28 in x 40 in
Overall Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Wear Layer Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Weight:4 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Ultra 35SS Sheet-Fed

Absolute White print media

Color:Absolute White
Surface Texture:Super Smooth
SIZE:28 in x 40 in
Overall Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Wear Layer Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Weight:4 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Performance 85SS

Absolute white print media

Color:Absolute White
Surface Texture:Super Smooth
SIZE:60 in × 10 ft, 120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:85 mil (0.085”)
Wear Layer Thickness:85 mil (0.085”)
Weight:10 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Prime 75WG

Clear print media

Color:Clear
Surface Texture:Woodgrain
SIZE:60 in × 10 ft, 60 in x 61 ft, 120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Wear Layer Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Weight:8 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Prime 75CT

Clear print media

Color:Clear
Surface Texture:Ceramic
SIZE:60 in × 10 ft, 60 in x 61 ft, 120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Wear Layer Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Weight:8 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Elite 60SC

Clear print media

Color:Clear
Surface Texture:Small Coin
SIZE:120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:60 mil (0.060”)
Wear Layer Thickness:60 mil (0.060”)
Weight:9 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Elite 50SS

Absolute White print media

Color:Absolute White
Surface Texture:Super Smooth
SIZE:120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:50 mil (0.050")
Wear Layer Thickness:50 mil (0.050")
Weight:6.5 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Elite 50CT

Slate Grey print media

Color:Slate Grey
Surface Texture:Ceramic
SIZE:120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Wear Layer Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Weight:8 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Elite 50CT

Midnight Black print media

Color:Midnight Black
Surface Texture:Ceramic
SIZE:120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Wear Layer Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Weight:8 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Elite 50CT

Clear print media

Color:Clear
Surface Texture:Ceramic
SIZE:120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:50 mil (0.050")
Wear Layer Thickness:50 mil (0.050")
Weight:6.5 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Elite 50CT

Absolute White print media

Color:Absolute White
Surface Texture:Ceramic
SIZE:120 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Wear Layer Thickness:75 mil (0.075")
Weight:8 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Ultra 35WG

Clear print media

Color:Clear
Surface Texture:Ceramic
SIZE:54 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Wear Layer Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Weight:4 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Ultra 35SS

absolute white print media

Color:Absolute White
Surface Texture:Super Smooth
SIZE:54 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Wear Layer Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Weight:4 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA

Retail Marketing: How to Use Your Floor to Extend Your Brand and Sales

G‑Floor Graphic® Ultra 35CT

Clear print media

Color:Clear
Surface Texture:Ceramic
SIZE:54 in x 61 ft
Overall Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Wear Layer Thickness:35 mil (0.035")
Weight:4 oz/sqft
Finish:Satin
Composition:Homogeneous Polyvinyl
Warranty:3-Year Limited
 Proudly Made in The USA