A display unit may be a cooler merchandiser for displaying products, such as food and beverages. The cooler merchandiser may have a housing that contains a display portion for displaying one or more products and a cooling portion that may be configured to cool the products in the display portion. A
A display unit may be a cooler merchandiser for displaying products, such as food and beverages. The cooler merchandiser may have a housing that contains a display portion for displaying one or more products and a cooling portion that may be configured to cool the products in the display portion. A frame may be attached to the housing and may extend along at least a portion of the perimeter of a surface of the housing. A removable insert may slide into the frame so that it is positioned adjacent to a surface of the housing. The removable insert may include a cardboard material and the housing may include a rigid styrene material. The removable insert may display a graphics that may be customized. An opening may be provided in the housing to provide access to the display portion and a thermo-protective barrier may be provided to cover the opening.
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1. A cooler merchandiser, comprising: a housing having a display portion for displaying a product and a cooling portion configured to cool the product displayed in the display portion, wherein at least a portion of the housing includes an opening for providing access to the display portion, wherein
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A cooler merchandiser, comprising: a housing having a display portion for displaying a product and a cooling portion configured to cool the product displayed in the display portion, wherein at least a portion of the housing includes an opening for providing access to the display portion, wherein the housing further includes a plurality of shelves that are horizontally extendable through the opening;a frame attached to the housing, the frame extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of a surface of the housing;a first removable insert having a first graphics, the first removable insert configured to fit within the frame, the first removable insert further configured to slidingly engage with the frame, wherein the frame and a side wall of the cooler merchandiser together form a channel configured to allow the first removable insert to slidingly engage the channel,wherein the first removable insert is positioned between the frame and the side wall, andwherein the first removable insert is secured within the frame with a mechanical connector disposed within the channel. 2. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the housing includes styrene material. 3. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the housing and the frame are a unitary construction. 4. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the frame extends along a first edge of the housing and along a second edge of the housing, the first edge positioned opposite the second edge. 5. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises a first element selectively attachable to a second element. 6. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the channel is U-shaped, a first end of the frame being attached to the housing and a second end of the frame being free from the housing and extending away from the housing. 7. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, further comprising a protective layer that covers at least a portion of the first removable insert. 8. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the first removable insert includes a cardboard material. 9. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the first graphics is customized to correlate to a first advertisement. 10. The cooler merchandiser of claim 9, further comprising a second removable insert, the second removable insert having a second graphics, wherein the second graphics is different from the first graphics of the first removable insert and is customized to correlate to a second advertisement. 11. A cooler merchandiser, comprising: a housing defining an interior space for housing at least one product, the housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of side walls, wherein at least one of the side walls includes an opening for providing access to the interior space of the housing and wherein the housing includes a plurality of shelves that are horizontally extendable through the opening;a frame attached to an exterior surface of at least one of the top wall, the bottom wall, and the plurality of side walls; andat least one removable cardboard insert having a customized graphics, wherein the frame and a side wall of the cooler merchandiser together form a channel configured to allow the at least one removable cardboard insert to slidingly engage the channel and be positioned between the frame and the side wall, the at least one removable cardboard insert being positioned adjacent to at least one of the top wall, the bottom wall, and at least one of the plurality of side walls when the at least one removable cardboard insert is positioned within the frame,wherein the frame extends along a first edge of the housing and along a second edge of the housing, the first edge positioned opposite the second edge. 12. The cooler merchandiser of claim 11, wherein the frame and the housing are a unitary construction. 13. The cooler merchandiser of claim 11, wherein the frame comprises a first element selectively attachable to a second element. 14. The cooler merchandiser of claim 11, wherein the channel is U-shaped, a first end of the frame being attached to the housing and a second end of the frame being free from the housing and extending away from the housing. 15. The cooler merchandiser of claim 11, wherein the customized graphics is related to a first advertisement. 16. A method of providing graphics on a cooler merchandiser, comprising the steps of: applying a first graphics to a first removable insert and a second graphics to a second removable insert;sliding the first removable insert into a channel formed by a frame and a side wall of the cooler merchandiser to be positioned between the frame and the side wall;sliding the first removable insert out of the channel; andsliding the second removable insert into the channel,wherein the cooler merchandiser comprises a housing having a display portion for displaying a product;an opening providing access to the display portion; anda plurality of shelves that are horizontally extendable through the opening, andwherein the first removable insert is secured within the frame with a mechanical connector disposed within the channel. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first removable insert and the second removable insert include a cardboard material. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first graphics and the second graphics are customized. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the first graphics is related to a first advertisement and the second graphics is related to a second advertisement that is different from the first advertisement. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the opening is configured to provide access to the cooling products, the opening at least partially covered by a thermoprotective barrier. 21. The method of claim 16, wherein the housing includes a styrene material. 22. The method of claim 16, wherein the mechanical connector is rubber, an adhesive, or at least one protrusion positioned on an edge of the first removable insert, wherein the protrusion may be fitted within the channel to secure the first removable insert within the frame. 23. The method of claim 16, wherein the first removable insert extends across substantially all of at least one side wall of the housing when positioned within the channel. 24. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the first removable insert is positioned adjacent to at least one side wall of the housing when the first removable insert is positioned within the frame. 25. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the mechanical connector is rubber, an adhesive, or at least one protrusion positioned on an edge of the first removable insert, wherein the protrusion may be fitted within the channel to secure the first removable insert within the frame. 26. The cooler merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the first removable insert extends across substantially all of at least one side wall of the housing.
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