Chick-fil-A Building New Store With Four Drive-Thru Lanes And Walk-Up Location With No Digital Menu Displays July 31, 2023 by Super User Drive-thru has been a huge part of the business for many to most QSR operators in North America, and pandemic-driven restrictions made that method of taking and fulfilling fast food orders essential – leading to something of a boom in demand for outdoor-rated pre-sell and menu displays, as well as the underlying technology. Now we’re …
Adtech Startup Beeyond Media Closes $10M Seed Round To Drive US, LATAM Growth July 28, 2023 by Super User Miami adtech startup Beeyond Media has put together a $10M seed round investment led by a board member to help grow its business in the U.S. and Latin America The demand-side platform (DSP) company announced the close of a funding round led by Ricardo Uribe of RAU Capital, and a Beeyond Media board member. This …
Hivestack, Nielsen Collaborate On Credible Measurement Solution For APAC DOOH Ad Market July 28, 2023 by Super User The Montreal ad-tech firm Hivestack has collaborated with research giant Nielsen to develop what’s described as a credible, trustworthy and sorely-needed audience measurement solution for the media companies operating in the APAC region. Hivestack says its new verified impression multiplier methodology provides a turnkey, trusted solution for media owners across the Asia-Pacific region. “Independently backed …
Sports Firm On AG Uses Display Technology To Adjust To Changing Workplace Needs July 27, 2023 by Super User Here’s a solid example of a company fully taking on display and related technology to create a working environment that’s in line with shifting trends and needs. Sports equipment designer and developer On AG recently renovated its Zurich, Switzerland headquarter digs and layered in a pile of new technology to make the space work better and …
Mood Media, Stingray Partner On What’s Billed As Largest US In-Store Retail Media Network July 27, 2023 by Super User Here’s an interesting example of two retail media solutions providers who I’d assume look at each other as competitors joining forces to blend installed footprints and create a mega-network in U.S. stores. Vibenomics, the recently acquired in-store advertising division of Austin-based Mood Media, has partnered with Montreal-based Stingray Business, which does the same sort of …
LG-Lufthansa JV Touts 55-Inch Displays As Commercial Aircraft Digital Signage July 21, 2023 by Super User Pro display manufacturers and software vendors are always looking for high-flying market opportunities, but I’m not sure digital signage in commercial aircraft cabins is the answer. A company called AERQ has partnered with a designer/manufacturer of aircraft cabin interiors on what it calls AERENA cabin digital signage – 55-inch super-skinny LCD panels that would integrate …
ASUS Agrees To Deal With Intel To Continue Making, Marketing NUC Mini-PCs July 19, 2023 by Super User There were already a subset of specialty PC companies who were intending to continue building their versions of Intel’s small form factor NUC PC design, but now one of the larger consumer and business PC makers is also planning to continue the mini PC line. Intel has reached a draft agreement with ASUS that will …
Korbyt Now Majority-Owned By PE Firm; Investment Brings “Significant” Growth Capital July 18, 2023 by Super User Dallas-based software firm Korbyt has a new majority owner, the Boston private equity firm Clearhaven Partners. The company in an announcement this morning said it has received “significant growth investment” funding in the deal, enabling it to grow sales and the partner ecosystem, as well as drive additional software development on its SaaS platform. “Clearhaven’s …
Florida Organic Grocer Fills New Store With LCD Ribbon Displays July 17, 2023 by Super User This is an interesting application of natively-manufactured LCDs – as opposed to cutting and re-manufacturing 16:9 screens – as ribbon displays in a small-ish organic grocery in Naples, Florida. The Food and Thought 2 store has a series of single and two-sided displays around the store, from larger-format versions suspended from the ceiling to shelf-edge …
Integrator Giant Diversified Tweaks Its Brand: Positions Itself As Disruptor July 17, 2023 by Super User In newspaper circles, this is what would be referred to as a slow news day – peak holiday season and not a whole bunch shaking out there, it seems. So we bring you news that NJ-based Diversified, one of the largest pro AV systems integrators has refreshed its brand – same name, but a tweaked …