California Baseball Teams Hit a ``Homerun'' with Team Store and Stadium Upgrades.

SAN DIEGO -- Staying profitable in the retail sports world often requires team stores to be as competitive as the players whose jerseys they sell. In an effort to stay "ahead of the game" with team shop customers and stadium visitors alike, the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim commissioned design firm TRIO Display to remodel their stadium shops.

"We've worked with everyone from NASCAR to the NBA when it comes to sports retailing," reports TRIO Display President Jeff Grant. "Stores like these are often the most exciting to design as they require the extensive use of audio, visual, and textural features to immerse the customer in the retail environment." According to Grant, the work for the California baseball teams was no exception. "The projects included a gift shop venue in the premium seating lobby at Dodger's Stadium, an extensive remodel of the Angels Stadium Team Store, the addition of two new gift kiosks at San Diego's Petco Park, and a remodel of two team shops at San Francisco's SBC Stadium."

Jeff Grant, author of The Budget Guide to Retail Planning and Design, has been designing retail stores for the last 25 years. Information on these and other TRIO Display projects, including a brand new, "nuts-to-bolts" team store for the Buffalo Bills, can be found at www.triodisplay.com.

For more information or to schedule an interview, please call 858-539-7550.