2. THE BERNARD GROUP
is a visual merchandising company that
specializes in retail environments.
Our core in-house capabilities are 3D Design & Engineering, Prototyping, Large and Small Format
Print, Plastic, Wood and Metal Fabrication, Project Management and Fulfilment. Our retail focus
and solution based process have made us a trusted partner to some of the most prestigious brands
in the industry.
100% Employee owned with over 500 employee owners
Founded in 1998
400,000+ Sq. Ft. Facilities in Chanhassen, MN
Operating 24/7
3. OUR STORY
We collaborate with our clients to make their projects successful. We do that by thinking off the wall, off the shelf, outside
the box and way outside the comfort level of most other companies. With a myriad of in-house strengths that go well
beyond print and fabrication, and a network of well established vendor partners, we are able to take on the most difficult
challenges while maintaining exceptional speed and quality for our clients.
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1 225493-501 BASE WELDMENT 16GA CRS 75.559 x 19.000 N/A GUANYI #S30678DF (MATTE) LASER 1
2 225493-502 WOOD VENEER PANEL 1/2" MDF W/ VENEER TWO-SIDES 15.781 x 58.410 0.568 BARN WOOD CNC 1
3 225493-006 SHELF 16GA CRS 21.804 x 10.822 0.060 GUANYI #S30678DF (MATTE) LASER 8
4 94887A187 BINDING POST STAINLESS STEEL FOR 2" TO 2 1/4" THICK MATERIAL N/A N/A MCMASTER CARR 8
5 91735A535 1/4"-20 THREAD, 3/8" LENGTH STAINLESS STEEL 1/4"-20 THREAD, 3/8" LENGTH N/A N/A MCMASTER CARR 6
6 225493-600 HEADER ASSEMBLY SEE DRAWING DETAILS SEE DRAWING DETAILS N/A SEE DRAWING DETAILS N/A 1
7 90221A412 X-MAS TREE CLIP NYLON 3/16 HOLE DIA., .330 LENGTH N/A OFF WHITE MCMASTER CARR 2
8 225493-504 VERMONT LOGO WHITE SINTRA 10.000 x 2.186 0.118 DIRECT PRINT ZUND 2
9 225493-505 SIGN WHITE SINTRA 14.423 x 3.549 0.118 DIRECT PRINT ZUND 2
10 90184A127 #6, 3/8" LENGTH STAINLESS STEEL #6, 3/8" LENGTH N/A N/A MCMASTER CARR 12
11 2284T51 1/4"-20 LEVELER FOOT N/A 1/4"-20, 1/2" STUD 0.188 N/A MCMASTER CARR 4
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OUR PROCESS
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COLLABORATION
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VISION
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DESIGN
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EXECUTION
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FULFILLMENT
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DEVELOPMENT
5. PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT
Fixture Development & Management
Sourcing – Domestic & International
Field Services – Site Surveys & Installation
Our planning, sourcing, and estimating experts work in
concert with designated design and fixture project managers.
Field service teams support planning, building, and logistics for site
specific projects, including general contractors, technology
specialists and project managers to ensure project success on site.
6. PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Strategic Planning and Coordination
Highly Detailed Time and Production Management
Communication and Collaboration
Our project managers are experienced professionals with a hybrid
skill set of account management and hands on manufacturing. They
are inspired and invested to provide solutions for our clients’ success.
7. DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING
Visual Merchandising
Environmental Design
Space Optimization
Structural Engineering
Our designers are experts at interpreting merchandising needs
and anticipating consumer behaviors. Concept development
including ideation, sketching and rendering are part of daily
practice. Intimate experience with fabrication methods, materi-
als, and sourcing makes our team experts in value engineering.
Creating production ready engineering prints from client pro-
vided concepts or parameters helps serve project development
at any stage.
8. INNOVATION AND
PROTOTYPING
Unique Site Installations
Finishes, Textures and Treatments
Technology Integration
Production Validation Prototyping
Temporary Point of Purchase Engineering
Our diverse group of product developers are versed in
different materials, techniques and technologies. They proactively
research and test new technologies and methods with our clients in
mind. They are visual engineers able to translate two dimensional
concepts to reality.
9. We think off the wall and way outside the comfort level of most
other companies to produce one of a kind solutions.
SONY - Holiday Window Program
HOLIDAY
2014
OUR WORK
10. BROOKSTONE
FEATURE
WALLS
APPROACH
• Retrofit the stores with aluminum frames that accept the massive prints
• Silicone edged graphics pair with the aluminum frames for easy instal
• Hanging elements are suspended from the track in front of the wall to create compelling
dimensional signag on a large scale.
11. GRAPHICS
• Installation of aluminum frames and silicone
edge fabric graphics over existing wall make
room for impressive hero graphics
• Multi position ceiling tracks allow stores to
hang dimensional graphic elements
TEMPORARY DISPLAYS
• Displays engineered from temporary
materials with video screens and print
make for a high quality, yet cost efficient
presentation
BROOKSTONE
HOLIDAY
12. COLUMBIA
TANNERY
WINDOWS
CLIENT ASK
• Design, engineer, and build the full window merchandise display for The Tannery,
highlighting the exclusive line for Sorel.
APPROACH
• Worked with a mixture of metal, wood, lighting, graphics and frames to create a
beautiful rustic modern window presentation.
13. ARMANI EXCHANGE
WINDOWS
UV GLUING
No hardware was used in
the assembly of the clear
acrylic fames to keep them
completely clear
WELL
CONSTRUCTED
Sturdy enough to allow for
hands on updating of the
window designs
CLIENT ASK
• Fabricate an invisible frame out of chicken wire
• Create various sizes for store window versions
• Allow for flexibility to change visual statement with various colored paper inserts and designs
APPROACH
• Acrylic frames were designed to hold the wire taught and give structural support
• A new UV gluing process was developed in order to maintain an invisible frame
14. IDAY
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LIDAY
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SONY
HOLIDAY
WINDOWS
CLIENT ASK
• Create a festive holiday window for SONY’s flagship store in New York, as well as a
dozen other doors
• Collaborate with an agency to execute an elaborate design
APPROACH
• Floors of windows were lined with batting to emulate a snowy landscape
• Corrugate boxes wrapped in white vinyl with red printed styrene bows and ribbons
• Discrete clear acrylic stands float boxes and products for a magical effect
WINDOW CLING
• Printed window graphics add
another layer of dimension to the
presentation
GIFT BOXES
• White acrylic boxes with printed
and dimensional ribbon detail make
dramatic pedestals
• LED lights hidden within the boxes
illuminate the product from beneath
CURLING RIBBON
• Red EPVC was heat formed by hand and
suspended on clear monofiliment to
create a “wow” element that incorporated
SONY’s red ribbon holiday design
15. FLEXIBLE ENDCAP
CONFIGURATION
• Built in shelf standards allow
the display to be easily
re-merchandised for endcap
promotions
COLOR
ACCURACY
• Product-by-product color
matching print mounted
directly to solid substrate
INSERT TRAYS
• Cut outs are specific to
individual product backstock
CHANGEABLE GRAPHICS
• Magnetized end cap graphic
allows marketing flexibility
KOCO
GONDOLA
CLIENT ASK
• Create a new permanent gondola fixture with
flexible cosmetic merchandising options
APPROACH
• Full merchandising analysis to understand
gondola footprint
• Based on our experience working with high
end cosmetic companies, designed a series of
flexible trays, shelves and graphic elements
• Considered a variety of materials for
construction and ease of shipment and
assembly
16. MAC COSMETICS
FLAMINGOS
CLIENT ASK
• Develop a solution for creating a free-standing
flock of life size flamingos for store windows
APPROACH
• Using the process of routing the die cut with a
beveled edge and then printing the white EPVC,
all visible edges were eliminated from the birds
• Routed channels on the back side of each half of
a bird, metal rods were embedded between the
sandwiched pieces
• Heavy metal bases keep the flamingos upright
and stable
17. CLIENT ASK
• Design and engineer a display for the newly launched Cat Ear Headphones
• Must utilize existing free standing fixture
• Incorporate lighting elements into the stand and backer
APPROACH
• Engineered a powder coated aluminum base to house color changing LED lights
• Utilized temporary materials with print to skin the existing fixture
• Leveraged a variety of materials (styrene, falcon board, PETG) to create a hollow
die cut backer with translucent surfaces to illuminate specific areas of the larger
than life headphones.
BROOKSTONE
CAT EAR
HEADPHONES
18. CAT EAR
HEADPHONES
CLIENT ASK
• Design and produce an iconic, highly attractive, pair of massive
replica headphones for trade show
• The display must incorporate lighting and large TV screen with sound
• Must be completed within a 3 week timeline
APPROACH
• Leveraged our highly skilled prototyping team to craft the larger than
life replica based on 3D models produced in house
• Incorporated a variety of materials (EPVC, plywood, PETG, foam, faux
leather, metal base)
TABLE TOP DISPLAYS
• In addition to the giant
headphones, the ask also
included 4 custom stands
to display the actual
product
• RGB LED lights were
programmed to color
match the headphones
• A combination of black
P95 and clear acrylic were
used for the stands
19. AMERICAN STANDARD
FIXTURING
CLIENT ASK
• Create a showroom experience highlighting American Standard’s new high end products
APPROACH
• Fixture wall able to support a variety of different product configurations
• Custom gondola built to support installation of a variety of sinks and toilets
• All components built to nest for most economical shipping
• Partnered to install 150 independent and unique showroom locations
FEATURES
• Metal wall attachments with clear acrylic product holders
• Dimensional headers made from powder coated metal with white acrylic letters
• Custom metal slat wall
20. CLIENT ASK
• Rethink the presentation spaces at the American
Standard headquarters in New Jersey.
• Come up with ways to communicate the compa-
ny history, display different product collections,
and organize the space.
APPROACH
• Designed a space the utilized architectural
elements, graphics, and robust fixturing to create
an elegant and organized show room space.
AMERICAN STANDARD
NJ - SHOWROOM
21. ADIDAS
SHOW WALL
CLIENT ASK
• Build out a temporary display around the existing fixtures
• Showcase 50 shoe colors and superstar logo on one wall
APPROACH
• Focused on inexpensive and light weight materials to meet the
requirements of the budget
• Engineered an interlocking structure for 1-day installation
• Explored technologies for remotely controlling color changing
light elements
22. MACY’S
WHIM
CLIENT ASK
• Create a whimsical solution for a bedroom
environment
• Client did not want to use real furniture
• Try to surprise shoppers with an unconventional
take on illustrating what was real
• Displays needed to compliment but not mimic
product patterns
APPROACH
• Explored multiple creative solutions of showing
objects on unconventional materials
• Printed boxes, pop up card, acrylic boxes
• Simple, cute solution of sketched furniture and
decor on expanded PVC boxes
23. MACY’S
WHIM
APARTMENT
CLIENT ASK
• Take the Whim concept to the next level with a
full build out apartment show piece in Macy’s
State Street, Chicago.
APPROACH
• Used a combination of materials to construct
walls, kitchen and dining room furniture, and
dimensional printed elements.
• Developed graphics that carried the look and feel
of the Whim brand into an all new environment.
27. TEMPORARY
P.O.P.
DISPLAYS
APPROACH
• In-house design, prototyping, printing, and die cutting allow us to create just about
anything we, or our clients, can dream up.
• We utilize a variety of more temporary materials including: corrugated, ultraboard, EPVC,
styrene, PETG
• We are also capable of printing many of these different materials and also use a variety of
laminates to add unique finishes to displays.
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THE HOME DEPOT
FLOR
DISPLAY
APPROACH
• Developed a printed EPVC solution from
concept, through engineering, to fabrication.
• Realizing that our concept has to work in store,
and backing that up with engineering and
fabrication to make it a reality.
• Navigated The Home Depot’s process to bring
the concept to life.
29. LARGE FORMAT PRINT
(4) Vutek HS 100, UV Flatbed press, as well as roll-to-
roll. Prints 126” wide by unlimited length of media up
to 2” thick. CMYK+LC/LM/LY/LK+Orange/White
(1) Inca Onset Q40i UV Flatbed, 63”x124” format, prints
on most substrates up to 2” thick boards. CMYK+LC/
LM+White
(1) Inca Onset X2 UV Flatbed, 63”x124” format, prints on
most substrates up to 2” thick, CMYK+LC/LM+
Orange/White
(2) Vutek GS3250LXR, UV banner press, prints on rolls
as well as sheet stock, up to 126” wide, CMYK
(7) Canon IPF9400, 59.5”, roll only
(2) HP Latex 3000, roll-to-roll press printing 126” x any
length. Prints on all roll material including some
fabric and on most roll thickness
SMALL FORMAT PRINT
(3) HP Indigo 10000, 20”x29” and up to 18pt card,
7-color printing (CMYK+White+Orange/Violet)
(3) HP Indigo 7800, 13”x19” and prints plastics up
to .015, 7-color printing (CMYK+White+
Orange/Violet)
(1) Xerox iGen 150, 14.3”x26”, up to 14pt card, CMYK
(1) Xerox iGen 4, 14.3”x22”, up to 24pt card, CMYK
(1) Xerox iGen 5, 14.3”x22”, up to 24pt card. CMYK+Orange/Violet
(1) Fuji J Press, 20”x29”, up to 14pt card, CMYK
(1) iJet digital color press
(2) Okidata MPS9650c Laser Printer
DYE SUBLIMATION
(1) Mimaki TS500-1800, 75” x any length
(1) Reggiani PRO 340, 132” x any length
(1) Practix OK-12 Heat Transfer Press
(1) Monti-Antonio MOD 980 Heat Transfer Press
PROTOTYPING/FABRICATION
(1) Onsrud 5-head, 3-axis CNC router, 120”x144” table
(Twin 72”x120” tables)
(1) Onsrud 3-axis CNC router, 60”x120” (Twin 60”x60” tables)
(1) Multicam 3000 3-axis CNC Router, 60”x120” table
(1) Onsrud 3-axis CNC Router, 120”x96” table
(Twin 60”x96” tables)
(1) Kern High-Speed 3-axis Laser Cutter, 52”x100” table
(1) Boss Laser LS-3650
(1) Baileigh Mill Drill Lathe MLD-1030
(1) Bel-O-Vac BV C 48”x48” Heavy Gauge Vacuum Former
(1) Holzma CNC Panel Saw, 120” width x any length
(1) CNC Millwork Miter Saw
(1) Jointer
Paint Booth
Metal Prototype Shop
DIGITAL DIE CUTTING & LAMINATING
(4) G3 3XL Zund 126”x125”
(1) G3 2XL Zund 107”x125”
(3) 5160 T-Series Summa Vinyl Cutter
(1) CG-160 FX Mimaki Vinyl Cutter
(1) Variable Data Paper Laser Diecutter 20”x28”
AGL Hot and Cold Laminators (Large Format)
(1) D&K Double Kote Jr. NT Hot Laminator (Small Formats)
BINDERY/FINISHING
(1) Polar 137 ED Cutter, 54”w x 57”l x 7” min.
(2) Polar 92 Guillotine, 36” w x 36”l x 1” min.
(1) Champion Guillotine, 30”w x 30” l x 1” min.
(1) Saber 137 Stack Cutter, 137”x137”
(1) Baum Cutter, 31.5”
(1) Harris & Bruno ZRB30 Coater,
UV gloss/matte/silk touch/AQ
(1) American Ultraviolet 30” UV Coater
(2) FMA UV Coater, rcs-16-UVALE
(1) Horizon CRF362 - Creaser/Folder
(1) Duplo DC-646 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser+DC-F1
Folder, 14” max
(1) Morgana DigiCreaser
(1) Bourg Perfect Binder
(1) Duplo 4000 Trimmer/Booklet Maker/Collator
(1) CF 375 Foldmaster
(2) Horizon Stitch Liner + Square Back
(1) Morgana Digifold
(1) MBO Folder
(1) Edge Bander
(1) Kustom Corner Round Corner Machine
(1) Bell & Howell 6 Station 6”x9” Letter Inserter
(1) Formax 6602 Inserter
(1) PFE Inserter
(1) Mail Tray Strapper
(2) Juki Single Needle Industrial Sewing Machine
(2) Juki Low-Tension Industrial Sewing Machine for
Textile Sewing
(1) Juki Double Needle, Walking Foot Industrial
Sewing Machine
(1) Mitsubishi Double Needle Industrial Sewing Machine
with Cronos Automation by Matic
(2) Paper Drill Wire Coil and Spiral Coil Machines
(3) Shrink Wrapper
(2) Envelope Printer
(1) Tabber
(1) Magnetizer, 12x18 Canvas Wrap and Framing, CTD
Dual Miter Saw and Cassese “V” Nailer
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