NRF2017 Impressions: Lotsa Actionable Analytics

January 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes

NRF is not a digital signage show. There are lots of signage vendors at the show – with booths or just walking around. It’s …

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Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: NRF Special Edition With RDM, Unefi, Show Impressions

January 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes

This is a special edition of the 16:9 Podcast – special because the format’s a little different and because I’m turning this around too …

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AOPEN Now has Sub-$200 Commercial Grade Chromebox; $350 Chromebase Tablet

January 17, 2017 by Dave Haynes

Taiwan-based AOPEN started showing off a pair of new commercial-grade Chrome devices yesterday at the NRF show – a smaller, much cheaper solid state …

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Getting Set For NRF 2017

January 13, 2017 by Dave Haynes

The National Retail Federation’s big annual trade show starts up on Sunday in New York, and I was very happy to learn it should …

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Italy’s inVRsion Bringing Virtual Reality Into Retail Store Planning

January 3, 2017 by Dave Haynes

I’m starting to become a bit of a believer in virtual reality as being relevant beyond gaming and some highly specialized applications, and looking …

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NRF Review – Digital Technology: The New Way Of Retail

January 26, 2016 by Joshua Gross

GUEST POST: TARA PARACHUK, ARMODILO If you are a retailer looking to engage your customers with digital technology, NRF was the place to be! Retail’s …

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Lexmark Enters Crowded QSR Digital Menu Board Business

January 19, 2016 by Dave Haynes

The printer company Lexmark was at National Retail Federation show a year ago with what I described then as shrug-inducing. A year later, the …

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NRF: Day I Impressions

January 12, 2015 by Dave Haynes

  The National Retail Federation Big Show extended to three days this year, running a shortened five-hour session on Sunday. That meant retailers and …

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NRF: A Crowded Digital Signage Field Gets Even More Crowded

January 12, 2015 by Dave Haynes

The last time I was at the big National Retail Federation trade show in New York, digital signage was something you saw here and …

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NRF Or Not In 2015?: What The Numbers Suggest

February 5, 2014 by Dave Haynes

The National Retail Federation have put out the numbers on its big annual trade show last month in New York. Some vendors I know …

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Scala Opening Digital Store For NRF

January 10, 2014 by Dave Haynes

Putting your product pots and pans in context tends to be a good thing at most trade shows, but that’s particularly so when it …

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Is Retail Ready For Stratacache’s Play Time

January 15, 2013 by Dave Haynes

I’m going to file this under Hmmmm. Stratacache CEO Chris Riegel is as smart as they get in this space, and not even vaguely …

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