LG Follows Samsung Into All-In-One Kiosk Market With 27-Inch, Windows-Driven Unit April 12, 2022 by Super User Sixteen:Nine content partner Invidis has a German language post up about how LG has followed the lead of Korean rival Samsung by developing and launching an all-in-one kiosk aimed at self-service applications. The LG Kiosk, reports Invidis, will be launched first in the Korean home market and later in Europe and North America, likely by …
Clever Retail: Subtle Shelf Robot Lifts Displayed Product When Shoppers Approach April 7, 2022 by Super User Hat Tip John Wheating … One of the ideas of using display technology right at merchandising shelves and tables is that the visuals will get the attention of shoppers. So what if those kinds of displays were paired with little robotic devices that actually lifted or shifted displayed products? That’s the premise behind a company …
Largest Ikea On Planet Needs Dozens Of Displays Just For Cafeteria April 6, 2022 by Super User I get tired and bewildered just thinking about a 700,000 sq. ft., five-level Ikea. As you might imagine, a store that big needs a lot of screens to do some of the basic work, like sell plates of Swedish meatballs. The first IKEA in The Philippines, along the reclaimed Manila waterfront, opened in November as …
How Digital Signage Helps Build The Future Of Personalized Shopping Experiences April 5, 2022 by Farah Thalji Guest Post: Farah Thalji, Simon-Kucher & Partners According to research by MIT neuroscientists, the brain can identify images seen for as little as 13 milliseconds. In that same time frame, let’s throw in the distraction provided by deliciously addictive smartphones, plus the hustle and bustle of a big city, and you’ll see that grabbing the …
US Grocer Giant Kroger Working With NVIDIA On AI Lab To Reinvent Shopping Experiences April 1, 2022 by Super User This is no overt tie to digital signage in retail, but the implications of a partnership between US grocer giant Kroger and the tech firm Nvidia are interesting. They are collaborating on what is described as a “state-of-the-art AI lab and demonstration center” intend to help reinvent the supermarket shopping experience. The largest grocer in …
US Grocer Startup Includes Touchless Self-Checkout In Frictionless Experience Mix March 25, 2022 by Super User A U.S. grocery start-up that’s pairing healthy foods with frictionless shopping is including touchless self-checkout screens as part of its technology mix. Called Nourish + Bloom Market, the Georgia-based company has plans to include self-checkout terminals that use hand-tracking hardware and related software from Ultraleap as part of the shopping experience. The store is billed …
Swiss Timepieces Store In Vegas Blends Physical With Digital In Clever Window Display March 22, 2022 by Super User Via Sixteen:Nine’s German content partner invidis … Back when traveling was routine, I tended to stay at the Wynn in Las Vegas, because I’ve long been on some mailing list from the casino resort that regularly offers me room rates that actually work within a pay-my-own-way travel budget. So I have walked countless times down …
Electronic Shelf Labels Being Used In Big Retail To Drive Donations For Ukraine Relief Efforts March 14, 2022 by Super User There is lots of evidence of the digital OOH media community stepping up to support what’s going in Ukraine through free media on digital billboards and things like sidewalk ad totems. But now there’s a way to offer support and trigger donations in mass merchandise and grocery retail, using electronic shelf labels (ESLs). The firm …
Vendor Alert: Adidas Opening Tech-Filled “Halo” Flagship In Downtown Toronto March 10, 2022 by Super User Adidas is opening its first “halo” flagship store in downtown Toronto this summer – a whiz-bang immersive store that will likely be filled with visual displays, particularly if the first halo store in Dubai (photo above) is the inspiration. Retail Insider reports that the “concept store merges several of the Adidas sub-brands under one roof …
STRATACACHE, NCR In Strategic Partnership For Services, Software In Hospitality Sector March 1, 2022 by Super User Payment systems giant NCR has reached a partnership with STRATACACHE that sees it marketing the CMS software company’s capabilities but also providing on-site field services in North American and globally. It’s a big deal on both sides, as STRATACACHE is the incumbent software provider in some giant chains like McDonalds, while NCR’s point of sale …
