Patent ID: 8191720

Claim:
A method of assembling a merchandising system, the method comprising: placing a display fixture on a floor in a retail environment, the display fixture including a first end assembly supported on the floor, a second end assembly supported on the floor, a first cross-piece, and a second cross-piece, each of the first and second cross-pieces extending between the first and second end assemblies and substantially parallel to one another; releasably securing a display fixture accessory to the display fixture; providing an accessory sheath with a box-type construction having a top, a first side, a second side, a front side, a back side, and an open bottom; sliding the accessory sheath over the display fixture accessory by sliding the open bottom of the accessory sheath over the display fixture accessory until a top of the accessory sheath abuts a top of the display fixture accessory and the first side and the second side of the accessory sheath are disposed on opposite sides of the display fixture accessory such that the accessory sheath covers a substantial portion of the display fixture accessory and such that the display fixture accessory is disposed inside the accessory sheath in an area defined between the front side, back side, first side and second side of the accessory sheath, the accessory sheath including a plurality of substantially horizontal bracket slots; releasably securing a slot mountable bracket of a retail device into one of the bracket slots; and supporting a plurality of products with the retail device.