Interactive / Touchscreen News & Media
Digital Signage Expo Featured Exhibitors: The hardware providers
DSE '09 in Vegas showed the industry some of the latest in hardware developments including 3D screens, video vending machines and huge displays.
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Phone company upgrades in-store experience with interactivity, signage
February 22, 2009
JEEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — When 200 of retail's top designers, editors and vendors cast their votes for the most influential store designs of 2008, Mobily's use…
read nowSouth African retailer uses interactive tech in Store of the Near Future
February 16, 2009
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Shoppers frequenting The Foschini Group stores in South Africa could soon have access to the latest touchscreen technology and…
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Five ways retailers can use Microsoft Tag today
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Redmond's new mobile barcode app offers some incredible flexibility for creative marketing — and it is available and ready to use right now.
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February 12, 2009
Want to improve the customer experience, drive revenue and cut costs? The cool innovations can help
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CompUSA reinvents itself with a Web-driven store experience
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Electronics retailer attempts to replicate online shopping in-store with 'Retail 2.0' strategy.
read nowZonik brings customer interaction to the forefront of its in-store experience
February 3, 2009
Display & Design Ideas: New, experiential retail concepts never seen before in the West are finding great success in the East. One such venture is Zonik…
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Wincor World focuses on service, automated checkout
by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
Wincor Nixdorf says its latest innovations are enhancing the shopping experience for both retailers and consumers.
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January 25, 2009
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division, introduced its Pioneer Pro DJ Retail Experience (Pro-DJ6S and…
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NRF: Stu Armstrong on in-store digital media
At retail Big Show, the president of the Digital Signage Association delivered 11 reasons to deploy in-store media.
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NRF's Sonic Bar highlights retailing innovations
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
The high-concept concept store gave attendees a taste of retail's future — one that is available today.
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Microsoft opens new Retail Experience Center
The fully functional store environment will serve as an incubator for customer experience ideas and technologies.
read nowMobile 'sat nav' features drive shoppers into stores
December 21, 2008
Times Online: The high street is fighting back with high-tech devices to lure customers away from the Internet and back into shops. Shoppers will be able to…
read nowNew GameStop prototype store opened in Florida
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
December 21, 2008
A member of the gaming forum NeoGAF has stumbled upon a prototype store for the next generation of the GameStop shopping experience. Although he was told by…
read nowRFID-based 'magic mirror' coming to UK retail
December 17, 2008
The Future of Things: Paxar Corporation and the Italian "TheBigSpace" design firm have recently announced a collaborative initiative under which the two will…
read nowPersonal shopping devices prepare for tipping point in 2009
December 17, 2008
Retail Touch Points: Personal shopping devices for consumers are reaching their "tipping point." With at least one high-profile retailer signaling success with…
read nowConsumers watching record numbers of video product tours
December 16, 2008
SAN RAMON, Calif. — SellPoint Inc., provider of on-demand rich media product tours, announced results that broke all previous records for both the number of…
read nowCompUSA reinventing itself, making retail more interactive
December 8, 2008
Miami Herald: Troubled electronics retailer CompUSA recently launched a new initiative that leans on the strengths of online retailer TigerDirect, while at the…
read nowClothing designer brings RFID to the shopper
December 7, 2008
RFID Journal: At its store in Hollola, Finland, women's clothing designer Naisten Pukutehdas (NP) has extended its RFID system to the sales floor. The company…
read nowNew brief spotlights 2008 achievements in retail RFID
December 3, 2008
WARRENDALE, Penn. — AIM Global, the trade association recognized as a worldwide authority on automatic identification and mobility, released its "AIM Industry…
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