Inspire Brands Looking For Product Manager Across What Would Be Vast QSR Digital Signage Network August 18, 2022 by Dave Haynes I rarely post about jobs here – it is way too labor-intensive to get into that, and stick with it – but this gig looks particularly interesting for someone who is into operations, and has the knack and stomach for possibly having to herd a lot of cats. Inspire Brands is looking for a Product …
Car Brand Seat CUPRA Uses Big Digital Displays To Drive Showroom Experience At Munich Flagship August 18, 2022 by Dave Haynes A bunch of factors are changing how auto dealerships are designed and operated – with digital displays and software increasingly important in the demonstration and selling process. The new flagship store for the VW-owned car brand Seat CUPRA is a good example of how dealer set-ups are shrinking and evolving. The store in Munich is …
Ad Tech Firm Quotient Says Analytics Platform Can Now Tie DOOH Campaign Impact To Retail Sales Performance August 17, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Salt Lake City-based digital media and promotions technology company Quotient has built media measurement capabilities for Digital Out Of Home ad networks into its analytics platform, with the intent of providing advertisers, retailers and agencies with tangible evidence that targeted advertising had a direct impact of sales. Multi-touch media measurement capabilities within the Quotient …
Tesco Expands Its Retail DOOH Network; Adding 100 New Screens Outside Big Box Stores August 16, 2022 by Dave Haynes UK supermarket giant Tesco and its business partners are expanding what it calls the SmartScreen network outside of its stores to more than 500, making it the largest of its kind in that country. The retail-based display network will be available through the Tesco Media & Insight Platform, and enables ad targeting and scheduling based …
Coates Group Says It Has Won McDonald’s Global Digital Signage CMS Business August 15, 2022 by Dave Haynes Australia-based digital signage solutions provider Coates Group says it has come out of an evaluation process and been named as “McDonald’s single global Digital Menu Board (DMB) Content Management System (CMS) provider, and one of two approved Digital Menu Board hardware providers alongside Acrelec Group.” “This new appointment,” says the company in PR, “is the largest …
Beijing Pop-Up For Nike Uses Hall Of Mirrors To Amplify Cluster Of Screens August 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes This project came and went three years ago, but I just stumbled on it now – and it is kind of amazing … a pop-up store on a Beijing plaza that has an LED tunnel and an LCD-filled hall of mirrors. The pop-up was run in Beijing’s Sanlitun shopping district to celebrate Air Max Day …
Adding Drive-Thru Lanes And Displays Boosting Shake Shack Sales August 9, 2022 by Dave Haynes One of the changes the pandemic triggered in the QSR business is the broader adoption of drive-thru lanes and related technology, at first because during lockdowns that was the only way operators could stay open (plus delivery) and then because consumers got used to drive-thru. Drive-thrus allowed operators like McDonalds and Tim Hortons to somewhat …
Curbside And In-Store Pickup Waning In Popularity With US Shoppers August 5, 2022 by Dave Haynes One of the predictions as the pandemic wore on was that consumers who used Buy Online Pickup In Store services out of necessity were being permanently conditioned and converted to that shopping style, which would prompt a lot of retailers to rethink how they designed and ran stores. Turns out that these services are not …
Best Buy Shrinks Big Box To 15% In New Digital-First Concept Store July 26, 2022 by Dave Haynes A new reduced-size Best Buy store concept opens its doors today on the outskirts of Charlotte, NC that uses a lot of digital to counteract how the footprint is just 15% of a regular Best Buy electronics location. The store in Monroe, NC is about 5,000 sq. ft., smaller even than a lot of Apple …
Florida Start-Up Uses Self-Service Screens, AI To Automate Cocktail Orders At Sports Venues July 25, 2022 by Dave Haynes Vending machines have grown increasingly diverse in what they can offer and the technology used for promotions and transaction, but I don’t think I’ve seen a unit until now that makes cocktails and uses AI to register and screen customers. A Jacksonville, FL start-up called TendedBar has a kiosk unit that has drink vending stations …
