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An accordion sign assembly includes a sign holder and an accordion sign. The sign holder has an elongate shape and an upper surface. The accordion sign includes a plurality of sections for displaying indicia, the sections defining a top edge, a bottom edge, and being interconnected at a plurality of

An accordion sign assembly includes a sign holder and an accordion sign. The sign holder has an elongate shape and an upper surface. The accordion sign includes a plurality of sections for displaying indicia, the sections defining a top edge, a bottom edge, and being interconnected at a plurality of pleats. The accordion sign also includes a plurality of tabs connected to the bottom edge of the plurality of sections at a plurality of fold lines that are substantially orthogonal to the plurality of sections. The plurality of tabs are folded relative to the plurality of sections to extend substantially orthogonally from the plurality of sections. A plurality of fasteners secures the plurality of tabs to the sign holder.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A display system comprising: a fixture adapted to support merchandise in a retail environment, the fixture including: a first end piece and a second end piece positioned opposite the first end piece, the first and second end pieces being adapted to support the base fixt

The invention claimed is: 1. A display system comprising: a fixture adapted to support merchandise in a retail environment, the fixture including: a first end piece and a second end piece positioned opposite the first end piece, the first and second end pieces being adapted to support the base fixture on a substantially horizontal surface, an upper cross member extending substantially horizontally between the first and second end pieces; and a display accessory removably secured to the fixture, the display accessory comprising: a sign base defining a substantially flat upper surface; and a display piece secured to the sign base, the display piece including: a plurality of panels interconnected with one another, each panel defining a top edge and a bottom edge, the plurality of panels being angularly offset relative to an adjacent panel; and a plurality of tabs connected to the bottom edges of the plurality of panels at a plurality of fold lines that are substantially orthogonal to the plurality of panels, the plurality of tabs defining adjacent tab pairs that are offset toward one another along the bottom edges of the panels and the plurality of tabs being folded relative to the plurality of panels to extend substantially orthogonally from the plurality of panels such that the adjacent tab pairs substantially abut one another; wherein the upper cross member defines a top surface having a plurality of openings, wherein the sign base is a substantially elongate bar including a plurality of supports extending opposite the substantially planar upper surface, and further wherein the plurality of supports are inserted into the plurality of openings of the upper cross member to releasably secure the sign base to the upper cross member. 2. The display system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of supports includes a first support, a second support, and a central support located between the first and second supports, and further wherein at least one of the first and second supports is laterally adjustable relative to the sign base. 3. The display system of claim 2, wherein the sign base has a first slot and a second slot positioned toward each end of the sign base, and further wherein the first and second supports are received in and able to be laterally adjusted in the first and second slots, respectively. 4. The display system of claim 1, wherein the base and the display piece of the display accessory are substantially similar in overall length to the upper cross member of the fixture. 5. The display system of claim 1, wherein: the display piece defines a plurality of pleat lines each defined between two adjacent ones of the plurality of panels, each of the plurality of pleat lines extends parallel to the other of the plurality of pleat lines, and the plurality of panels are folded in alternating directions along successive ones of the plurality of pleat lines such that every other one of the plurality of panels extends parallel to each other. 6. The display system of claim 5, wherein: each the plurality of pleat lines is spaced from the sign base, and successive ones of the plurality of pleat lines are positioned on alternating sides of the sign base. 7. The display system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of tabs is separately coupled to the sign base with a different one of a plurality of fasteners. 8. An accordion sign assembly comprising: a sign holder having an elongate shape and an upper surface; an accordion sign including: a plurality of sections for displaying indicia, the plurality of sections defining a top edge, a bottom edge, and being interconnected at a plurality of pleats, wherein the plurality of sections are folded in alternating directions about successive ones of the plurality of pleats, and a plurality of tabs connected to the bottom edge of the plurality of sections at a plurality of fold lines that are substantially orthogonal to the plurality of sections, the plurality of tabs being folded relative to the plurality of sections to extend substantially orthogonally from the plurality of sections; and a plurality of fasteners securing the plurality of tabs to the sign holder such that the plurality of sections extend opposite the upper surface of the sign holder; wherein at least two of the plurality of tabs define an adjacent tab pair, each of the tabs of the adjacent tab pair defining a free edge, the free edges being substantially abutted edgewise with one another. 9. The accordion sign assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of tabs is substantially triangular in shape. 10. The accordion sign assembly of claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of tabs is abutted edgewise with an adjacent one of the plurality of tabs. 11. The accordion sign assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of tabs has a through hole for receiving one of the plurality of fasteners, and each of the plurality of tabs is secured to the sign holder by a different one of the plurality of fasteners. 12. The accordion sign assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of tabs is formed separate from an adjacent tab. 13. The accordion sign assembly of claim 8, wherein the accordion sign is formed of a paper material. 14. The accordion sign assembly of claim 8, wherein the sign holder includes a plurality of elongate projections extending opposite the upper surface. 15. The accordion sign assembly of claim 14, wherein the plurality of elongate projections includes a first projection toward one end of the sign holder, a second projection toward an opposite end of the sign holder, and a central projection between the first and second projections, and further wherein at least one of the first and second projections is laterally adjustable. 16. The accordion sign assembly of claim 15, wherein the sign holder has at least one elongated channel for laterally adjustably receiving at least one of the first and second projections. 17. The accordion sign assembly of claim 8, wherein: each one of the plurality of pleats linearly extends parallel to the other ones of the plurality of pleats, and the plurality of sections are arranged such that successive ones of the plurality of sections extend in alternating directions and alternating ones of the plurality of sections extend parallel to one another. 18. The accordion sign assembly of claim 8, wherein: each of the plurality of pleats is spaced from the sign holder, and successive ones of the plurality of pleats are positioned on alternating sides of the sign holder. 19. A method of assembling a merchandising system, the method comprising: forming a sign from a flat state into a folded state, the sign including a plurality of flanges each connected to a bottom edge of a corresponding one of a plurality of frames at a plurality of fold lines, the plurality of flanges defining adjacent flange pairs that are offset toward one another along the bottom edges of the frames and each frame defining a front face and being connected to an adjacent frame at a pleat, wherein forming the sign from the flat state into the folded state includes: folding the flanges toward the front faces of the corresponding frames such that the flanges are substantially orthogonal to the frames; folding the frames toward one another into an accordion configuration such that adjacent pairs of flanges substantially abut one another, wherein folding the frames in the accordion configuration includes folding the frames toward one another in alternating directions about successive ones of the plurality of fold lines; and securing the flanges to a planar top surface of a support piece having an elongate shape using a plurality of fasteners; wherein successive ones of the plurality of frames extend in alternating directions, and alternating ones of the plurality of frames extend parallel to one another. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising: releasably securing the support piece to a base fixture including a first end piece supported on a floor, a second end piece supported on the floor, and an upper cross member extending substantially horizontally between the first and second end pieces. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein releasably securing the support piece to the base fixture includes inserting a plurality of posts of the support piece into a corresponding set of holes in the upper cross member. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein at least one of the plurality of posts is laterally adjustable, and further wherein releasably securing the support piece to the base fixture includes laterally adjusting the at least one post to align the at least one laterally adjustable post to one of the corresponding set of holes in the upper cross member. 23. The method of claim 20, further comprising: placing a base fixture on the floor in a retail environment, the base fixture including a first end piece supported on the floor, a second end piece supported on the floor, and a cross member extending between the first and second end pieces.