Federal Heath wins digital signage contract with Beaumont Independent School District

December 14, 2017

The Beaumont Independent School District in Beaumont, Texas, has awarded Federal Heath with a digital signage services contract. Federal Heath will upgrade the…

5 steps for tapping social proof to boost sales

Nishan Sothilingam, director of product at ResellerRatings, explains how retailers can win despite it being a buyers' world. The key is to be willing to listen.

Coinstar teams with Provision to deliver 3D marketing tech to retail

December 13, 2017

Coinstar has signed an agreement with Provision Interactive Technologies Inc. to integrate Provision's proprietary 3D holographic display and point-of-sale…

Hong Kong International Airport to install movable check-in kiosks

December 13, 2017

Hong Kong International Airport and Amadeus, a technology provider, announced an agreement to deploy the world's first hot-swappable battery powered movable…

Wayfair advances AR strategy with mobile app 3D feature

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

The furniture and décor retailer is making online shopping easier and more satisfying for consumers wanting to know how a product will look at home before they…

Toshiba delivers UHD displays to StubHub Center

December 12, 2017

Toshiba America Business Solutions recently delivered UDH scoreboards and ribbon displays to the StubHub Center, an arena in Los Angeles home to the Los…

Report: OLED market to reach $48 billion by 2023

December 12, 2017

The OLED market is expected to reach $48.81 billion by 2023, up from $16.58 billion in 2016. It will also grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.2 percent…

Optimizing shopping cart conversions across the ecommerce customer journey

Omar Akilah, vice president of products at GrandCanals, explains how each step of the brick and mortar customer journey has a corresponding digital equivalent.

Chat customer experience not so great in UK, claims study

December 12, 2017

Consumers in the U.K. want to use chat when it comes to customer service, with nearly a third embracing the technology, but satisfaction isn't very high at…

Starbucks launches AR experience in Shanghai

December 12, 2017

The Shanghai Roastery is the first Starbucks in the world to offer an augmented reality experience to customers. Customers, who download the app, get a whole…

Edigma completes digital signage installation for Ikea, Mar Shopping Algarve

December 11, 2017

Edigma recently deployed digital signage and kiosks for Mar Shopping Algarve, a shopping mall in Almancil, Portugal, featuring Ikea centers. The company…

Kiosk at Montana cemetery helps locate Vietnam War veterans

December 11, 2017

Recently Don Derby, a Vietnam War veteran, showed a group of veterans a kiosk to help people locate the names of veterans on Bozeman’s Vietnam Wall replica…

Stratacache Capital launches retail tech consultancy

December 11, 2017

Stratacache Capital has launched a global retail consultancy, called Q Division, which will advise brands and retailers on how to create data-driven…

Green Monday expected to deliver another big online shopping opportunity

December 11, 2017

There’s Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, this year's newly-crowned Sofa Sunday and — of course — Cyber Monday.

Gift pickup kiosks debut in Arkansas

December 11, 2017

Gift pickup kiosks have been introduced to Central Arkansas just in time for the Christmas holiday season, according to arkansasmatters.com. The Anytime Valet…

Walmart digital signage delivers broken content

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Digital Signage Today Editor Bradley Cooper encounters a Walmart shelf-edge display that failed to get its message across. Instead of a heartwarming holiday…

Shopping and paying: New consumer trends are bringing profound changes

Roger Niederer, head merchant services, SIX Payment Services, offers up insight on how technology is not only changing consumer behavior and needs, but also…

Chatbot scores an 'A' in customer experience for online education retailer

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

The Nanorep chat technology is proving a win-win for Chegg, a student-first learning platform, when it comes to delivering on customer expectations and saving…

Future of UK retail not so bright as 2018 gets closer

December 8, 2017

The U.K., along with Egypt and Venezuela, is expected to see negative retail market growth come the new year, according to a press release.

Lightspeed hires on a new CTO

December 8, 2017

Cloud-based point of sale system company Lightspeed has a new chief technology officer at the helm.