LED Sphere Turns Adidas London Store into Shrine for Oasis Fans July 23, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Adidas has ambitiously – and quite literally – revamped its London flagship into a digital oasis. The sports brand is collaborating with the freshly reunited Britpop band Oasis for a new collection to feed into the comeback craze surrounding the 90s icons. The ground floor of the Oxford Street store has been turned into a …
Robotic Smart Store Lands in Hollywood, Courtesy of Ex-Amazon Exec July 17, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Across Europe, many major food retailers already operate their own autonomous smart stores. These small, box-like shops are especially popular in the DACH region. That’s partly because it’s becoming harder to find staff, and night-time opening hours are very restricted. Another reason is they help fill supply gaps in rural areas. These issues aren’t as …
One of the World’s Most Immersive Stores Has Almost No Screens July 15, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Immersive storytelling through big LED walls à la Las Vegas Sphere is an expensive endeavor. But what’s probably even more expensive is immersive storytelling without it – at least at the scale the French luxury group LVMH is doing it with its latest mega-store project in Shanghai called “The Louis” – and titled “Louis Vuitton’s …
Samsung VXT, Fugo and Canto Partner to Enable DAM Integration in Digital Signage July 14, 2025 by invidis It’s no secret that the lines between media channels are starting to blur. That’s good news for digital signage and digital out-of-home, which stand to benefit from this shift. But to really make it work, companies need to rethink how their tools and processes connect. British CMS provider Fugo and digital asset management (DAM) platform …
Putting a Spin on Forced Perspective – Literally June 27, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Beyond massive retail rollouts involving thousands of stores, there are always those fun – and usually expensive – flagship store projects that must be a dream gig for digital signage integrators. One such *fun* (and likely insanely costly) project was carried out by First Impression for the House of Rituals in Amsterdam, the flagship store …
JD Sports Goes Full Vegas with Digital Overload June 18, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger JD Sports is a fashion retailer with a generally very large digital footprint in their stores. The Paris store, for instance – opened just before for the Olympics last year – could pass for a signage museum for its sheer variety of formats. But for the new Vegas flagship on the Strip, the retailer went …
Digital Signage & 85p Hotdogs – Two Things Ikea’s London Store Does Right June 2, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Much has been said about how screen-heavy Ikea’s new City Store on Oxford Street is – but even so, I was surprised by the sheer variety of digital signage formats used throughout the space. This isn’t just a case of throwing screens on walls; it’s a thoughtful, content-first approach. From the moment you step inside …
AI-Powered Drive-Thru and High-Brightness Displays Transform QSRs June 2, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry is undergoing a major shift with AI-powered drive-thru and kiosk solutions, designed to boost staff productivity and accelerate customer service. From voice-recognition technology to high-brightness digital signage, the latest innovations are redefining efficiency and customer experience. AI Takes Center Stage at NRA Show At the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show …
Scala Gets Beyond Just Populating Menu Displays With New Quintet QSR Automation Solution May 20, 2025 by Super User It seems obvious, but I remain surprised how many CMS software companies continue down the path of developing and marketing general solutions, when in most cases they should really be trying to zero in on solution and sector, and go deep with it. If your solution meets every or most needs, it’s probably broad but …
More Pix And Video From That New Screen-rich Ikea In Central London May 5, 2025 by Super User A reader sent along some pix and videos shot at the new Ikea on London’s Oxford high street. While screens in Ikeas is not a new thing, the scale and use of screens in this new store is well beyond some flat panels on columns and in some of the scenes the retailer sets up …
