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Rakuten and Bic Camera Work Together on Clicks & Mortar

by Bob Raikes

The Nikkei reports that Bic Camera and Rakuten in the country to establish a joint venture. Bic Camera has a store on the Rakuten online virtual mall but the J/V is expected to lead …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Festive Digital LED Archway at Oslo Airport Pharmacy

by Andrew Fenn

A branch of pharmacy chain Apotek 1 at Oslo International Airport, Norway, is putting travellers in the holiday mood, with a 9 x 3-metre 3.9mm pixel-pitch digital LED archway and festive content provided by …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Norway| Retail| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Currys PC World Now Offers Same-day Delivery

by Bob Raikes

Dominant UK electronics retailer, Currys PC World, has started to offer a same day delivery service for ‘small items’ with a two hour timeslot for deliveries and for orders placed before 4.00pm. It is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 47

LCD Shelf Labels at Gatwick Duty Free Promote Sales

by Andrew Fenn

In the UK, World Duty Free is using SFD Systems’ Digital Shelf Edge platform in the fragrance section of its new store in the North terminal of London’s Gatwick airport to create retail theatre, …

Tags:Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Transport| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Barneys Shop Windows Have Christie LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Barneys of New York has put in four LED displays from Christie in its annual Christmas/Hanukkah season shop window displays. The displays are animated and change to show day and night as well as …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Retail| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Saturn Brings Paul the Robot to Hamburg and Berlin

by Andrew Fenn

Paul the Robot has become a popular fixture at German retailer Saturn’s Ingolstadt store since it arrived 12 months ago, so much so that the digital assistant is also coming to the company’s Berlin …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Robotics| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Daktronics Installs LED Display at New York Shopping Center

by Andrew Fenn

Daktronics and Pyramid Management Group have collaborated on a new double-sided digital LED display hanging in the six-storey atrium of the Destiny USA shopping centre in Syracuse, New York. The double-sided display hangs from …

Tags:Daktronics| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 43

ABI: Wearables Begin to Find a Use Within the Enterprise Retail Market

by Andrew Fenn

Retail companies are beginning to use wearable technology to improve processes and customer satisfaction. Staff wearables provide shop floor staff with access to information such as stock levels, as well as to facilitate communication …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 43| Wearables

Ströer Expands Mall Video Channel with Bielefeld Shopping Center

by Andrew Fenn

Ströer has expanded its mall video channel with 58 new Digital Out-of-Home advertising video displays at the brand new LOOM shopping center in Bielefeld, Germany. The 26,000m² four-tier LOOM center opened on October 26th …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Stroer| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Giant LED Towers for Two New South Korea Malls

by Andrew Fenn

South Korean retailer Shinsegae Corporation teamed up with Montreal-based Moment Factory to create visual content to be displayed on a giant LED tower installed in its new shopping complexes in Daegu . Moment Factory …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| LED| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Textura Rolls Out Digital Signage Network

by Andrew Fenn

Spanish home furnishings company Textura has launched a new digital signage system designed by Beabloo across its network of stores. Over half of Textura’s stores now feature digital signage inside and outside, as well …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Spain| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Sephora Ups the “Wow Factor” with Virtual Make-up App

by Andrew Fenn

Cosmetics firm Sephora has introduced innovative new technology to allow its customers to try before they buy. Using an updated version of Sephora Virtual Artist, an iPad-based augmented reality app, visitor’s to the company’s …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 40