Digital Signage Services Demand Plummeted; Hardware Sales Slowed In First Half Of 2023: Survey August 8, 2023 by Super User Munich-based consulting and publishing firm invidis has released the latest results from the digital signage and Digital Out Of Home “Business Climate Index” it recently revived, suggesting that the first half of 2023 saw demand plummet for digital signage services and sales slow for hardware.”Only with a lot of luck can the industry make up …
New E-Book Aimed At Opportunity, Challenges Of Running In-Store Display Side Of Retail Media Networks August 8, 2023 by Super User There are a LOT of blog posts and white papers out there going into the opportunity and impacts of retail media networks, but the great majority of them come at it from the angles of online and mobile, with in-store displays and messaging often not getting much more than a mention or a small section …
Vistar Media Pushes Out Free White Paper On Optimizing DOOH Ad Campaigns August 8, 2023 by Super User The programmatic DOOH ad platform Vistar Media has made available a new white paper designed to underline the importance of optimizing creative for out-of-home advertising, and provide campaign planning strategies and operational best practices, The paper – “Mind the Gap: Bridging the Gap Between Technology & Creative in DOOH” – is a free download that …
JD Sports Pairs AR Virtual Try-On Solution With Big Video Wall In Two US Stores August 4, 2023 by Super User This is an AR mirror set-up used in a couple of U.S. locations (New York Times Square and Chicago State Street) for the retailer JD Sports, which sells guess what. Virtual try-on mirrors have been around for ages, and have improved by leaps and bounds in terms of the way they work and look. This …
Japanese Railway Auto-Translates Customer Queries As Chats On Transparent Screens In Station August 3, 2023 by Super User A Japanese passenger railway has started testing a service that auto-translates conversations at customer information counters – enabling foreign travellers with little or no Japanese to get answers returned in their language on a transparent screen that sits between the railway staffer and the traveler. Seibu Railway is testing what it calls polyglot simultaneous translation …
Upgraded Munich Commuter Rail Lines To Get Some 15,000 Screens August 3, 2023 by Super User German language content partner invidis is reporting today how the commuter trains in its home city of Munich will be upgraded in roughly five years with scores of stretched LCD displays and two-by-two video walls. The new S-Bahn trains, made by Siemens, are scheduled to go into service with passengers from the end of 2028. …
AVIXA Adds Digital Transformation Hall, Conference And Networking To InfoComm 2024 August 1, 2023 by Super User AVIXA, the trade association that puts on InfoComm and co-owns ISE, has done a partnership that will see an exhibit hall, dedicated conference, and networking opportunities focused on digital transformation added to the June 12-14, 2024 edition of InfoComm in Las Vegas. Called Transform!, the event will be a co-located partnership with Object Management Group, …
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 …
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 …
