The interesting saga of greener clothing hangers from California-based Merrick Engineering continues with another unknown new product spotted in a retail store - this time at Target.
Back in March Sustainable is Good reported on Merrick's earthsaver corn hangers discovered at Wal-Mart stores. We have still not heard anything regarding these hangers from either the company or Wal-Mart. The corn-based hangers aren't even mentioned on Merrick's web site.
Discovered this week is another apparent addition to the earthsaver line - bamboo hangers in several different styles, seen featured in a special display in a Massachusetts Target store.
The hangers are made almost entirely from bamboo sourced from China and come in a suit hanger, shirt hanger and a pants hanger. The hangers were priced at $7.99 for a pack of six in either the suit or shirt style.
It is unknown whether the bamboo earthsaver hangers are available at Target stores nationwide or only in select stores across the country.
The Merrick earthsaver mystery continues. The company has not responded to requests for information on either of the hangers and their distribution/manufacture.
From retail store watching it would appear the corn-based hangers are sold at Wal-Mart stores and the bamboo hangers are sold at Target stores. It is not known whether either is exclusive to the stores.
What fascinates me about this hanger story is the lack of publicity from the company or either major retailer. Both Wal-Mart (corn earthsavers) and Target (bamboo earthsavers) are both actively touting their greenness, yet neither have mentioned the hangers in any of their publications or web sites.
As has been reported from readers Wal-Mart makes the corn earthsaver hangers very difficult to find, often displaying them low and mixed in with other hangers. The Target display I saw featured the hangers at the beginning of an aisle in the household organization section of the store. The display was prominent and included some custom graphics.
Why the manufacturer Merrick doesn't have information on its web site regarding either hanger it manufacturers is a mystery.
Clearly time and effort have gone into the sourcing and development of the earthsaver product line - why not promote it?
Read our earlier story on Merrick's Earthsaver corn hangers.
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Posted by: greenstoreinc | September 21, 2008 at 02:34 PM
We have a full line bamboo display fixture including engineered bamboo apparel rack will go perfect with the bamboo hanger, beside using rapidly renewable bamboo material,we also use cold press laminating process to laminate our bamboo lumber material reducing carbon emission.
http://www.greenstoreinc.com
Posted by: Jason Tan | September 25, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Bamboo seams like it would be the ideal material to make a hanger out of. Most people don't know that it is one of the fastest growing plants on earth. This means that it is sustainable and renewable. Target and Walmart have huge marketing pull and would be wise to push the green nature of these products. I think that they would sell quite well, provided they are at a price point not too much higher than conventional hangers.
Posted by: Bamboo Dave from Oakwood Veneer | July 26, 2010 at 01:51 PM