In-Store Media News & Media
Euro grocer adding electronic shelf labels chain-wide
May 26, 2008
Progressive Grocer: E. Leclerc hypermarkets plans to install 70,000 electronic shelf labels (ESL) that use electronic paper display technology that reproduces…
read nowBlockbuster to test digital kiosks
May 22, 2008
Home Media Magazine: Blockbuster Inc. said it is beginning pilot tests of digital kiosks that will let consumers download movie rentals to portable devices…
read nowMacy's expands automated retail program
May 22, 2008
NEW YORK — On the heels of a successful two-year pilot of personal electronic automated retail shops with ZoomSystems, Macy's announced the rollout of this…
read nowShoppers expect high-tech options in coming years
May 21, 2008
Media Post: According to the New Future In Store by TNS, 60 percent of shoppers across the globe believe that they will be able to pay for purchases using…
read nowFor Microsoft Surface, retail applications will be key
May 18, 2008
Adweek: Microsoft's Surface interface was unveiled a year ago, around the same time that Apple launched the iPhone, which uses a similar "natural-user…
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PCATS, 5 years later
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
C-store tech standard has big innovations on the horizon.
read nowNew report details ROI for in-store digital signage
May 11, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Digital Signage Association has published "Retail Digital Signage ROI: Finding the break-even point," an exclusive research report that…
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Near-future boom for near-field?
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
NFC-enabled cell phones might make m-payments, m-banking common.
read nowEnQii announces mobile retail media services
May 8, 2008
NEW YORK — EnQii announced a partnership with Ping Mobile, a full-service mobile agency, and LocaModa, a mobile social platform provider. By joining forces…
read nowPRN and Cabco Group aim to enhance retail through in-store media
May 5, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Thomson's Premier Retail Networks Inc. (PRN) and Cabco Group, the world¹s leading international operator of electronic shopping…
read nowShortlist announced for 2008 European Retail Solutions Awards
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
April 30, 2008
Nominees have been announced for the eighth annual European Retail Solutions Awards, which will be awarded in a ceremony June 25 at Old Billingsgate Market in…
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'The year of digital media' for NCR
by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
NCR touted 2008 as the year of change for self-service.
read nowReport: Importance, prevalence of retail technology on the rise
April 24, 2008
Retail Bulletin: Contrary to suggestions that the online channel may soon prevail over bricks and mortar stores, new research commissioned by Visa Europe…
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Evincii launches 'in-store search'
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Company wants to do for shelves what Google does for the Web.
read nowStudy: 18-to-30-year-olds drawn to out-of-home media
April 16, 2008
MediaPost: Aegis Media Americas' Posterscope USA concluded what it termed the first consumer-insight research study of the U.S. out-of-home market. The study…
read nowExperticity names Alex Richardson to board of advisors
April 16, 2008
SEATTLE — Experticity, provider of video-assisted customer support solutions, announced that Alex Richardson, a managing director of Selling Machine Partners…
read nowOnline sales to drive in-store technology growth
April 10, 2008
Inside Retailing (Australia): With Internet sales expected to account for almost 20 percent of turnover by 2012-15, and Web sites becoming increasingly…
read nowMore retail technology on the way, and soon
April 10, 2008
Arizona Daily Star: More new technologies are likely on the way for retail stores, speakers said Thursday at this year's Global Retailing Conference, held by…
read nowInterest in electronic shelf labels grows
April 10, 2008
San Jose Business Journal: With the click of a mouse, the local grocery store could drop prices for a happy hour sale, and just as easily, with another click…
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