McDonald’s, Samsung & Co: AI Upgrade for QSRs March 14, 2025March 9, 2025 by Florian Rotberg McDonald’s has launched a new AI initiative with Google Cloud: the aim is to improve order accuracy and avoid downtime using Edge AI. Meanwhile, Samsung and Grubbrr are offering a managed service solution for smaller QSR operators, where customers only pay a monthly fee if the ROI is positive.
Punitive tariffs: All Lenovo PCs Soon Made in India March 10, 2025March 9, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The latest punitive tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on electronic products from China have already caused higher prices of PCs, notebooks, and digital signage media players. Now, the Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo is taking action and relocating all manufacturing to India.
QSR: Sodaclick Launches AI Voice Ordering in Arabic March 7, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Sodaclick is introducing voice ordering to the Gulf region. Its AI can understand drive-thru orders in 96 languages and all Arabic dialects. The local launch will follow in partnership with Fama Technologies.
M-Cube: Ross Pedgrift Appointed UK Business Director March 6, 2025 by invidis Editorial Team M-Cube has handed over responsibility for its UK business to Ross Pedgrift, while Alexios Blanos takes on a global role. Pedgrift first got to know the team at DSS Europe in 2023, where he recalls being inspired by their presentation.
Big Fashion Mall: Transparent in Tel Aviv March 7, 2025March 6, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Tel Aviv | Last weekend, the opening of Israel’s largest shopping mall drew hundred of thousands of shoppers to northern Tel Aviv. But the new mall is also a showcase of the latest digital signage concepts – especially transparent LEDs in many forms dominate the brand new open-air shopping center. LED seems to replace LCD …
2024: Ströer Achieves Record Revenues March 20, 2025March 6, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Ströer, the leader in Germany’s out-of-home market, reported strong results for the past financial year. Its core OoH business grew organically by 11.5%, while total revenue rose by 7% to EUR 2.05 billion. The main drivers of growth were DooH and pDooH, which increased by 34%. Future growth is expected from AI, software, and data, …
Zeekr: Digital Signage with Paper-Cut Effects March 7, 2025March 6, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Tel Aviv | Israel is known for very high import duties on cars and luxury items. That’s why small cars dominate the streets – especially electric cars from China. Dozens of those brands have found their way into the country. One of them is Zeekr which just opened a brand-new showroom in Tel Aviv’s Big …
France: Framen Expands with New Coworking Screens March 6, 2025March 5, 2025 by invidis Editorial Team The German DooH Start-up Framen is expanding its network in France with 100 new screens in 15 coworking spaces run by Wojo and Mama Works, reaching up to 3.5 million visitors annually.
Almost 600,000 Licenses: Poppulo Grows Through Strategic Takeover March 20, 2025March 4, 2025 by Florian Rotberg One of the largest digital signage software providers in the world is getting even larger: Poppulo is acquiring Reach Media Network. While Poppulo has traditionally focused on enterprise customers, Reach specializes in SMBs and long-tail markets. More mergers and acquisitions are on the horizon.
Eiffel: Vertiseit with New Investor March 6, 2025March 1, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The digital signage group Vertiseit (which includes Grassfish, Dise, and Visual Art) is gaining a new investor, Eiffel Investment Group, alongside its existing Swedish investors. By issuing new shares through warrants, Vertiseit is raising nearly 7 million euros in new capital for further acquisitions.
