Exhibition Tabletop Display Design
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
Visual Merchandiser Needed for Premium Candle & Incense Trade Exhibition Stand (Cape Town)
We are looking for an experienced Visual Merchandiser with a strong background in retail displays, exhibition stands, lifestyle products, home décor, candles, fragrances, or FMCG merchandising.
The project involves designing and setting up a premium exhibition stand for a wholesale and distribution company showcasing a range of imported candles, incense sticks, and fragrance products. The objective is to create a visually striking, modern, sophisticated, and highly commercial display that attracts retailers, wholesalers, gift shops, independent stores, supermarkets, and trade buyers.
The successful candidate must understand how different product categories should be displayed to maximise visual appeal, customer engagement, product discovery, and sales opportunities.
About the Products
The stand will feature:
Pillar candles
Taper candles
Tea-light candles
Scented candles
Decorative candles
Incense sticks
Key Responsibilities
Develop a visual merchandising plan for the exhibition stand.
Create a premium, modern, and professional display layout.
Merchandise products according to category, colour, fragrance, size, and brand hierarchy.
Ensure products are easy to browse and visually impactful from a distance.
Create focal points and feature displays.
Maximise use of limited exhibition space.
Style shelves, display units, counters, and storage areas.
Recommend props, risers, signage, display accessories, and merchandising materials where necessary.
Assist with physical stand setup before the exhibition.
Ensure the stand communicates quality, trust, and professionalism to trade buyers.
Create an environment that encourages retailers to enquire about becoming resellers and distributors.
Ideal Experience
Applicants should have proven experience in one or more of the following:
Trade exhibition merchandising
Retail visual merchandising
Home décor merchandising
Luxury product displays
Fragrance and candle merchandising
Gift store merchandising
Department store merchandising
FMCG merchandising
Essential Requirements
Please provide:
Portfolio of previous visual merchandising projects.
Photos of exhibition stands or retail displays you have created.
Brief explanation of your merchandising approach.
Your location and availability.
Estimated project fee.
What Success Looks Like
The finished stand should:
Look premium and professionally curated.
Feel modern, elegant, and sophisticated.
Clearly showcase each product category.
Attract attention from across the exhibition hall.
Encourage buyers to spend time at the stand.
Support wholesale and reseller sales conversations.
Reflect international retail standards.
About Us
MaisonX Trading Ltd is a South African importer and distributor of international candle, incense, and fragrance brands, including Satya, Bolsius, Aroma Car, and Flis. Our goal is to build a strong reseller network across South Africa and neighbouring countries. The exhibition stand should position MaisonX as a trusted, professional, and growing distribution partner within the retail trade.
We are looking for an experienced Visual Merchandiser with a strong background in retail displays, exhibition stands, lifestyle products, home décor, candles, fragrances, or FMCG merchandising.
The project involves designing and setting up a premium exhibition stand for a wholesale and distribution company showcasing a range of imported candles, incense sticks, and fragrance products. The objective is to create a visually striking, modern, sophisticated, and highly commercial display that attracts retailers, wholesalers, gift shops, independent stores, supermarkets, and trade buyers.
The successful candidate must understand how different product categories should be displayed to maximise visual appeal, customer engagement, product discovery, and sales opportunities.
About the Products
The stand will feature:
Pillar candles
Taper candles
Tea-light candles
Scented candles
Decorative candles
Incense sticks
Key Responsibilities
Develop a visual merchandising plan for the exhibition stand.
Create a premium, modern, and professional display layout.
Merchandise products according to category, colour, fragrance, size, and brand hierarchy.
Ensure products are easy to browse and visually impactful from a distance.
Create focal points and feature displays.
Maximise use of limited exhibition space.
Style shelves, display units, counters, and storage areas.
Recommend props, risers, signage, display accessories, and merchandising materials where necessary.
Assist with physical stand setup before the exhibition.
Ensure the stand communicates quality, trust, and professionalism to trade buyers.
Create an environment that encourages retailers to enquire about becoming resellers and distributors.
Ideal Experience
Applicants should have proven experience in one or more of the following:
Trade exhibition merchandising
Retail visual merchandising
Home décor merchandising
Luxury product displays
Fragrance and candle merchandising
Gift store merchandising
Department store merchandising
FMCG merchandising
Essential Requirements
Please provide:
Portfolio of previous visual merchandising projects.
Photos of exhibition stands or retail displays you have created.
Brief explanation of your merchandising approach.
Your location and availability.
Estimated project fee.
What Success Looks Like
The finished stand should:
Look premium and professionally curated.
Feel modern, elegant, and sophisticated.
Clearly showcase each product category.
Attract attention from across the exhibition hall.
Encourage buyers to spend time at the stand.
Support wholesale and reseller sales conversations.
Reflect international retail standards.
About Us
MaisonX Trading Ltd is a South African importer and distributor of international candle, incense, and fragrance brands, including Satya, Bolsius, Aroma Car, and Flis. Our goal is to build a strong reseller network across South Africa and neighbouring countries. The exhibition stand should position MaisonX as a trusted, professional, and growing distribution partner within the retail trade.