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3D Mapped Displays Used for Uggs

by Bob Raikes

Projection Artworks has completed a project for Ugg boots to promote the brand. The mapping was performed in presentation cases and also in store windows. There’s a short video that shows some interesting effects …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Students Access Books Digitally

by Yvette Raikes

UK bookseller, Blackwell, has opened two university campus shops in Cardiff and Liverpool, which have digital displays and interactive touchscreens. Students can get advice and access information about eight million titles, both physical and …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Mobile POS Will Enjoy Huge Growth

by Tom Allen

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) terminals will handle 40% of all retail transaction value in 2021 – up from an expected 12% this year. The prediction comes from Juniper Research. mPOS is defined as smartphone- and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| POS| Retail| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 22

The Future of Shopping is Here – in Australia that is

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an article by the Australian Financial Review, Paul Smith reports that eBay Australia / New Zealand and Myer, a regional department store, have partnered to create the first virtual reality store in the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 20

How Does King Cnut Impact the TV Market?

by Tom Allen

David Crawford, MD of Arqiva, presented a discussion with the interesting title of ‘King Cnut; John Logie Baird; Ken Olsen; Netflix”, where he discussed the lessons that must be learned from other industries. “Where …

Tags:5G| Arqiva| DTG Summit 2016| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Optoma Shows Unique Advantages of Projection

by Bob Raikes

Optoma was the only company promoting projection products at the event. Although other projector companies were at the show (e.g. Epson), they were focusing on POS or other products. Optoma was highlighting applications that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Projectors| RDSE 2016| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Pyramid Exploits HPC in Retail

by Bob Raikes

Pyramid Computers is a German specialist in high performance computing (HPC). It has three businesses based on this core competence. One is the high performance computing business itself (and apparently its special HPC systems …

Tags:Aviation| Interactive Tables| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| RDSE 2016| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Signagelive Powers GameStop’s CMS

by Tom Allen

Integrator Cedemo, with IAdea and Signagelive, has installed a digital signage solution in more than 1,000 stores across five European countries. US retailer GameStop owns the locations, and placed particular value on the ability …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 10

UK Footfall Falls on Brexit Concerns

by Tom Allen

Data from Ipsos Retail Performance has shown that retail footfall in the UK was down 7.9% MoM in February, and 1.3% YoY. The firm believes this to be due to weakening consumer confidence at …

Tags:Channels| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 10

NEC Collaborates on Retail Solutions

by Bob Raikes

NEC was at the event sharing a booth with a company called 10 Squared, which provides fully customised display casings and enclosures and also Pixel Inspiration which develops retail applications, typically using Scala software. …

Tags:Digital Menu Boards| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| RDSE 2016| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Espirit Explains Westgate Project

by Bob Raikes

Espirit uses LEDs to frame and highlight the display in this totemPeter Livesey, owner of UK specialist digital signage provider, Espirit Digital, was in characteristically positive mood at the event. The company had some …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| RDSE 2016| Retail| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Retail Digital Signage Expo is Lively

by Bob Raikes

On March 9th and 10th, three exhibitions aimed at the retail business were co-located in London’s Olympia exhibition hall. The UK is, famously, seen as a “nation of shopkeepers”, and this was reflected in …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| RDSE 2016| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 10