What is a POS display?

First, let’s start with POS—it is an acronym. In this website, display refers to a display rack, and it can also mean the act of displaying itself.

Definition 1：Point of Sale Display Rack refers to a type of retail promotional display rack.

POS = Point of Sale
Display = display rack/display stand

Combined, a POS display means a retail display rack.
This type of rack is commonly used in the retail industry, such as in supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail outlets.
Common Materials for Production
Corrugated paper
Plastic
Metal

Common Types of POS Display Racks

• Counter Top Display Stand
  
• Slatwall POS Displays
  
• Floor POS Rack
  
• Hanging Rack
  
• Rotating Stand
  
• Dump Bin POS Display
  
• Foldable Display Box
  
• Header Card Display Rack
  
• End-cap POS Display
  
• Pallet POS Display

Definition 2: Point of Sale Display refers to retail display in a broad sense

including all materials related to retail display concepts and actual display applications, and of course, retail display racks are included in this category.

Two Other High-Frequency Terms Related to POS

POSM (Point of Sale Materials)

It refers to point-of-sale materials, a general term for offline terminal promotional materials such as POS displays, posters, price tags and brochures. It only covers physical point-of-sale materials and does not include intangible assets such as creative concepts.

POP (Point of Purchase)

It has a similar meaning to POS, so POS Displays and POP Displays are often used interchangeably in most cases.

In Summary

POS stands for Point of Sale, and POS Displays refers to either a retail displays or retail terminal displays in the retail industry. It is usually interchangeable with POP Display in usage.