Retail Innovation Workspace And Lab Opens In SF Mall

June 1, 2015 by Dave Haynes

What would be a really good environment to test and tweak retail technologies, and get them in front of major retailers and brands? How …

retail, TECHNOLOGY

Projects: The Wow Wall At NYC Saks

May 28, 2015 by Dave Haynes

Here’s a great reference case for how graphics, fixturing and displays can be pulled together to drive a lot more impact in retail than …

CREATIVE, PROJECTS, retail

Video: Using McDonald’s New Self-Ordering Kiosk To Get A Very Big Mac

May 28, 2015 by Dave Haynes

Here’s a somewhat warped look at the Create Your Taste digital ordering kiosks that McDonald’s is testing in some U.S. outlets. A guy named …

CREATIVE, Displays, retail, TECHNOLOGY, Videos

Projects: Interactive Retail Flooring Configurator Bridges Signs And Smartphones

May 26, 2015 by Dave Haynes

This is an interactive flooring selection station for retail that bridges phones and digital signs, from a company called Prendi in Brisbane, Australia. Choices …

Content, CREATIVE, PROJECTS, retail

Indoor Positioning Using Nothing But LED Lighting

May 22, 2015 by Dave Haynes

This is cool. The lighting division of the tech multinational Philips is testing new technology that enables highly accurate, anonymous indoor location and navigation …

IoT, retail, TECHNOLOGY

Research: How Consumers Really Use Devices In Retail

May 13, 2015 by Dave Haynes

So how do shoppers really use digital tools in-store, versus the many assumptions out there? Here’s some useful new insights via Nielsen, about device-driven …

Research, retail

Crickets In The Holoroom

April 29, 2015 by Dave Haynes

I did not realize the whiz-bang Lowes Holoroom augmented reality design thingie that is being tested in some Canadian stores was just up the …

PROJECTS, retail

Paul Price Out At Creative Realities

April 21, 2015 by Dave Haynes

The blended entity that is Creative Realities and Wireless Ronin has filed its 2014 revenues and announced the departure of longtime CRI CEO Paul …

BUSINESS, People, retail

Projects: Murad’s Digital-Filled LA Flagship Store

April 20, 2015 by Dave Haynes

Last fall the skin care firm Murad opened a 1,500 square-foot storefront on W. 3rd Street in Los Angeles that serves as the brand’s global flagship retail …

PROJECTS, retail

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TigerLogic Debuts Postano User-Gen Chrome App For Retail

April 2, 2015 by Dave Haynes

Portland, Oregon-based TigerLogic has developed and released a user-generated content application for kiosks that jumps on the rather abrupt explosion of development and interest in …

Chromebox, Content, CREATIVE, retail, TECHNOLOGY

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Amazon’s Vision For Reimagined Retail Looks Awfully Familiar

March 31, 2015 by Dave Haynes

The tech site re/code has a piece up about how Amazon has patents that would change up how people buy goods in brick-and-mortar stores. Problem …

retail, TECHNOLOGY

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Armodilo Rethinks Retail Tablet Enclosures

March 26, 2015 by Dave Haynes

  Tablet stand and enclosure manufacturer Armodilo Display Solutions will be rolling a slick new wall-mounted enclosure for tablets this spring that pretty dramatically rethinks …

Displays, retail, TECHNOLOGY