Marketing show heavy on innovation

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Fresh ideas from the In-Store Marketing Expo in Las Vegas.

NEC receives 2008 global digital signage award from Frost & Sullivan

November 19, 2008

CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America, a provider of commercial LCD displays and projectors, announced it is the recipient of the 2008 Frost &…

ISME 08: Interactive entertainment from Ecast

Bob Cooney, Ecast's vice president of business development, walks attendees through the features of the Ecast entertainment and digital merchandising system.

ISME 08: Springboard Concierge smart cart

Sylvain Perrier demonstrates Springboard Retail Networks' Concierge smart cart, which recently began a pilot installation at Food Lion.

ISME 08: Audience.tag personal digital signage

Staffers at the Capital Networks booth all wore the Audience.tag personal digital signage device, a 2.5-inch high-brite screen designed for use in retail…

ISME 08: ShelfCast interactive shelves from Madix

Madix Store Fixtures demonstrated its ShelfCast interactive branding shelves, which integrate small touchscreens into traditional retail shelving. Content on…

ISME 08: 3D digital signage from Encore

Las Vegas-based Encore Productions stopped traffic with its three-dimensional digital display, which renders each frame of each image eight different times …

ISME 08: Microsoft Multi-Touch Natural Kiosk

At the Microsoft FutureVision Gallery, crowds gathered around the large Multi-Touch Natural Kiosk, which allows users to browse product assortments through…

ISME 08: Media Cart smart cart

At the Microsoft FutureVision Gallery, Media Cart vice president Ed Gross explains his company's smart cart, which tracks shopper movement and offers relevant…

ISME 08: Interactive projection mannequin

At the Epson booth, Barry Wise of Wise Retail Consultants demos a touchscreen kiosk/projector system that allows shoppers to mix and match outfits that are…

ISME 08: Virtual Beauty Consultant from Digital Aisle

Peter Guenther, chief executive officer of Digital Aisle, demonstrates the interactive Virtual Beauty Consultant, which helps shoppers explore selected…

ISME 08: 360-degree displays from DynaScan

DynaScan's 360-degree displays are traffic-stoppers on their own - but put four of them together in a single booth, and you've got a major head-turner.

Smart carts coming to Food Lion

November 18, 2008

Progressive Grocer: Food Lion banner Bloom plans to deploy interactive touchscreen computer consoles on the shopping carts at its Fort Mill, N.C. store to…

Sephora chooses RedPrairie for warehouse management

November 18, 2008

MILWAUKEE — RedPrairie Corp. announced today its Warehouse Management solution is running in cosmetics retailer Sephora's new Salt Lake City distribution…

More shoppers choosing private-label products

November 18, 2008

Progressive Grocer: Private-label products are increasingly encroaching on name brands' turf, as a majority of U.S. consumers are viewing store-brand items…

DVDPlay installs kiosks in Hawaii

November 18, 2008

CAMPBELL, Calif. — DVDPlay Inc., a DVD rental kiosk operator and entertainment technology company, announced its expansion to Oahu, Hawaii and Maui, bringing…

Development Design Group sample designs

Development Design Group, Inc. (DDG) is an internationally renowned planning, architecture and design company unique in its ability to deliver dynamic…

Autologic, NCR bring RFID to the car dealership

November 17, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corporation and Toronto-based Autologic Innovations have partnered to offer the automotive dealership industry in Canada an innovative…

HP turnkey POS aimed at smaller retailers

November 17, 2008

PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP is making it even easier for small and independent retailers to purchase POS solutions for their businesses with today's introduction…

Gift card balances are covered, FDIC says

November 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the entity that guarantees bank deposits, has issued an opinion stating that funds on gift cards and…