DALLAS, Texas (July 11, 2006) – DAVACO Inc., the leading national provider of retail services and solutions, announces the appointment of Gregg Morrison as chairperson to the National Association of Retail Marketing Services’ (NARMS) Professional Installation Companies (PICsm) Division Committee. 

Morrison accepted the role of PIC chairperson at the NARMS organization’s 2006 spring convention earlier this year. In this role, he leads the committee of seven retail installation company representatives by facilitating industry insight and raising awareness of the PIC’s capabilities.  Morrison has been a member of NARMS for four years and has served on the PIC committee for the last three years.  

“I am pleased Gregg has accepted to take on the responsibilities of this important chair position as this committee’s efforts will help validate trends and drive insight for the retail industry,” said Dan Borschke, president and CEO of the National Association of Retail Marketing Services (NARMS). ”His retail experience and hands-on knowledge of how to manage and execute integrated merchandising and installation programs will prove to be valuable to the NARMS membership.”

“The Professional Installation Companies Division of NARMS has an aggressive agenda which is designed to support and drive industry-wide initiatives,” said Gregg Morrison, vice president of product merchandising services, DAVACO, Inc.  “We have a great group of professionals on the PIC team that are committed to setting standards and distributing educational information to the retail industry that provide real solutions to meet the needs of a dynamic retail environment.”

Morrison holds the position of vice president of product merchandising services for DAVACO, Inc. DAVACO is the national leading provider of retail services and solutions specializing in the quality management and execution of high-volume rollouts, retrofits, resets, and new stores.  He is responsible for hard-line product merchandising services, including the development and expansion of current program offerings, as well as integrating services with the company’s other areas of expertise.

With over 18 years of operations, sales and new business experience, Gregg joined DAVACO in 2003 as the director of sales. He was previously employed with Huffy Corporation, holding positions such as director of new business development and national operations manager. Gregg is a graduate of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management/Northwestern University and the University of Illinois, where he earned a master of business administration and a bachelor of science in industrial distribution management.

About NARMS
The National Association for Retail Marketing Services (NARMS) and its 498 member companies represent the Merchandising & Marketing Sales and Service Industry on an international basis. Its members perform well over $2 billion in merchandising services, sales marketing, and event marketing services each year. The association promotes and establishes the benefits associated with the Merchandising & Marketing Sales and Service Industry, as well as establishing industry standards for merchandising and marketing performance along with providing critical industry research and educational information. Its members include merchandising service companies, event marketing & demonstration companies, mystery shopping & audit companies, manufacturer representative service companies, professional installation companies, manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and independent food brokers. NARMS members are the industry. NARMS members provide quality merchandising and sales & marketing services to all classes of trade, such as: grocery, drug, mass, department, hardware, home & building centers, computer & office supply, electronic, value retailers, specialty stores and convenience retailers. You can access NARMS information on the worldwide web at: www.narms.com.

About DAVACO Inc.
DAVACO, the national leading provider of retail services, specializes in the quality management and execution of high-volume rollouts, retrofits, resets, and new stores. DAVACO offers a range of comprehensive services that helps retailers maximize brand presence and profitability at retail.  Services include: real estate, design services, project management, logistics and consolidation, store fixture and graphic installations, store and marketing surveys, soft- and hard-line merchandising programs, and sourcing.  Founded in 1990, the company is based in Dallas.  For more information, visit www.davacoinc.com.