Dominos Starts Using Digital Signage To Improve Mobile Order Pickup February 17, 2020 by Dave Haynes If you have that industry disorder that has you walking into places and thinking about where to position screens, then you will have likely walked into quick service restaurants and wondered why operators who enable mobile pickups aren’t using digital signage. I think it’s a not yet, versus a never, but for now, what I …
ComQi Acquires JohnRyan; Firms Will Operate Separately, Chasing Different Verticals February 5, 2020 by Dave Haynes A couple of long-running digital signage CMS companies have linked up, with NYC-based ComQi acquiring Minneapolis-based JohnRyan. The deal, which is formalized today but comes with no details on $$ or terms, sees both companies operating as their own entities and brands, but with some cross-pollination expected on things like sales and R&D. ComQi, which …
Home Depot Testing Part Finder Search Kiosks January 31, 2020 by Dave Haynes Home Depot is piloting interesting technology that bridges a scanner, screen and presumably AI-based visual search algorithms to enable home DIY types to identify parts and locate replacements in the giant hardware store. The part-finder kiosk scans, identifies and then shows via the screen where the product can be found in that store. The kiosk is …
Topgolf Debuts SIM-based Lounge Concept, With LED Digital Sky January 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes Topgolf has already pretty much reinvented the idea of driving ranges, and now the company has launched a new product that takes on a related golf category, indoor facilities built around simulators. The Lounge by Topgolf shares the same base concept as the indoor sim-driven facilities you might have in your town or city, but …
Watch How Screens Fill A New Florida Grocery In Unique Ways January 22, 2020 by Dave Haynes A new grocery store that opened last month in Naples, FL is interesting in a couple of ways – its food offer and its use of digital. The Seed To Table Market store is owned and was built by a local grower, and the majority of the fresh food is grown, raised and harvested within …
New Canada Goose Store Uses Digital (And Serious AC) To Drive Experience, Aspiration January 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes Canadians are mostly practical people, so I am probably not the only person north of US border who has seen images or video of a new Canada Goose experiential store in Toronto and wondered why a cold room was needed, when parka-testing shoppers could just go outside. On the other hand, would the shoppers come …
STRATACACHE Partners With Japanese Digital Agency To Accelerate Access To Market January 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes STRATACACHE has announced a strategic technology partnership with a big, influential Japanese ad and digital agency – Hakuhodo DY Holdings – that will give it accelerated access to the digital retail market in that country. Hakuhodo has business ties with a lot of large household brands, like auto and electronics makers. This deal gives the …
It’s Not A Digital Signage Show, But NRF 2020 Has A Lot Of It On Show This Week In NYC January 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes I am skipping the NRF retail show in NYC this week – every 2-3 years is enough for me – but there are plenty of digital signage vendors there, some making a very large investment. STRATACACHE had a very large booth last year and it appears to be much the same for 2020 – we’re …
Food Court Vendor Uses Tape, Paper And Scissors to Update Digital Menu Displays December 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes Every so often I will get an email and pix from a reader who has spotted a food concession – usually – that has resorted to a manual fix for a digital problem. I have unavailable menu items hidden by tape and entire displays covered by paper … and everything in between. But I had …
Florida Grocer Opens Seed To Table Concept Store With 100+ Screens December 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes A new grocery in Naples, Florida – heavily focused on locally grown and sourced product – has more than 100 screens deployed around the floorplate. Arguably the most visually compelling component – from what I can see in videos and still images – is one set of stocked shelves that has 32 feet of LCD …
