FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to product displays and, more particularly, to merchandisers for front-facing product merchandise for displaying and dispensing product to consumers, as well as methods relating to same.

BACKGROUND

U.S. Pat. No. 7,681,744 discloses a merchandising system for articles comprising a base comprising an upper surface having a plurality of ribs, an underside having a plurality of supports formed integrally with the underside of the base, and a first side and a second side. The merchandising system comprises a frame coupled to the base and configured to couple with a shelving system for supporting the base in a substantially horizontal configuration, a first guide and a second guide coupled to the base for supporting articles, and an assembly for advancing the articles that is coupled to the base and provides force on the articles.

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0153313 discloses a shelf management system having a tray defining a first mating structure and a second mating structure, a shelf management component having a spring biased pusher connected thereto and movable between a first position wherein the pusher is extended to a rear of the shelf management component and a second position wherein the pusher is retracted to a front of the shelf management component, and an interstitial member positioned between the shelf management component and the tray to secure the shelf management component to the tray and hinder lateral movement of the shelf management component with respect to the tray. Improved components of the shelf management system are also disclosed as are methods relating to same.

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0360233 discloses a product display tray including one or more arms including engagement members. The product display tray can also include a base having one or more tracks receiving the one or more arms, wherein the base is slidable along the one or more arms from a first position to a second position. The product display tray can also include a handle. The product display tray can also include a latch, wherein the latch is operably connected to the handle, wherein the latch has an engaged position and a disengaged position, and wherein the latch is in the engaged position when the base is in the first position and the base is operable to enter the second position when the latch is in the disengaged position.

U.S. Pat. No. 10,334,967 discloses a product display merchandiser comprising a support member, an intermediate member movably attached to the support member, and a product support attached to the intermediate member. The intermediate member being movable between at least a retracted position and an extended position.

The above-noted patents and publications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.

SUMMARY

This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in limiting the scope of the claimed subject matter.

According to one example of the present disclosure, a product display merchandiser comprises a product support and a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly on respective longitudinally extending sides of the product support. A first product stop extends upwardly from a front end of the product support and is configured to contact a bottom end of a front-most product with which the product display merchandiser is to be stocked. A second product stop is coupled to at least one sidewall of the pair of sidewalls and is configured to contact at least one of a top end and a side edge of the front-most product. A pusher is longitudinally slidable relative to the product support and biased toward the front end of the product support.

According to another example of the present disclosure, a product display merchandiser comprises a tray having a product-supporting top surface, a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly with respect to the top surface of the tray and along respective opposite, longitudinally extending sides of the tray, and a pusher longitudinally slidable along the top surface of the tray and positioned between the sidewalls of the pair of sidewalls. The product display merchandiser comprises first and second product stops, each product stop being coupled to at least one of the tray and a sidewall in the pair of sidewalls, and each product stop having a product-contacting surface configured to contact a front face of a front-most product with which the product display merchandiser is to be stocked to inhibit removal of the front-most product from the product display merchandiser. At least one of the first and second product stops is movable such that its product-contacting surface moves between a first orientation in which its product-contacting surface is configured to contact the front face of the front-most product and a second orientation that allows the front-most product to be pulled past its product-contacting surface in a forward-directed motion and thus to be removed from the product display merchandiser.

