Digital Signage Today answers your burning questions in new guide

March 27, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Digital Signage Today has spoken with numerous experts in the digital signage industry and published "Digital Signage: Frequently Asked…

Philips introduces AmbiScene lighting concept for retail

March 27, 2008

Hardware Zone: Philips Lighting Singapore announced the introduction of AmbiScene, a flexible lighting concept designed to help retailers create inspiring and…

Digital Signage Today publishes exclusive industry survey

March 26, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ken. — Digital Signage Today has published "Digital Signage: The State of the Art and the Promise for the Next Five Years," an exclusive 77-page…

More retail executives are devoted to cross-channel

March 25, 2008

Internet Retailer: Two broad developments are leading to more effective cross-channel retailing. Recent research by AMR Research Inc. found that more…

Trade shows converge on Vegas

The Digital Signage Show debuts in April.

Cisco, Future Group reportedly in talks for retail RFID

March 24, 2008

The Economic Times: Future Group, owner of brands such as Pantaloon Retail, Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar, is set to enter into a partnership with Cisco Systems…

Retail application for Microsoft Surface unveiled

March 24, 2008

SEATTLE — Accenture and Avanade announced the availability of their first retail showcase application for Microsoft Surface, a 30-inch surface-computing…

Pay By Touch shuts down all biometric retail services

March 23, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — Solidus Networks Inc., dba Pay By Touch, announced that it will no longer process biometric transactions on behalf of its merchant customers…

Apparel retailer benefits from cross-channel integration

March 23, 2008

Internet Retailer: Title Nine sells women's sports apparel online, in stores and through a catalog, and two years ago had three separate systems for…

Social media moving into the in-store marketing mix

March 20, 2008

Advertising Age: When it comes to retail spaces, marketers have perhaps the best opportunity to tie digital-marketing experiences to physical-marketing…

GlobalShop: Symon, Madix unveil screens at the shelf level

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 19, 2008

CHICAGO — A partnership between digital signage company Symon and Madix Store Fixtures and Displays was unveiled this week at GlobalShop.

GlobalShop: Interactive mannequin stops traffic

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 19, 2008

CHICAGO — One of the most eye-catching retail applications unveiled at this week's GlobalShop expo was tucked in the back of the Epson booth.

Marketing in motion

March 18, 2008

Gesture-based digital signage draws customers into stores.

GlobalShop: Day 1 news roundup

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

March 17, 2008

CHICAGO — Today was opening day for GlobalShop 2008, the 16th installment of the trade show devoted to store design, visual merchandising and in-store…

RFID a boon for retailers, bane for privacy advocates

March 16, 2008

Associated Press: The problem with RFID, critics say, is that the microchipping of products might have unintended consequences. With tags in so many objects…

AOL launches paperless coupon program

March 12, 2008

DULLES, Va. — AOL has launched Shortcuts, its free service for paperless online coupons. The first retail partner to endorse the program is The Kroger Co., the…

Freedom Shopping unveils RFID checkout solution

March 12, 2008

HICKORY, N.C. — Freedom Shopping Inc. announced the availability of an OEM offering that plugs into existing cash registers and point-of-sale terminals to…

Kroger testing wireless coupons

March 9, 2008

Advertising Age: Five top package-goods manufacturers are using mobile phones in an effort to revive the art of coupon redemption. Procter & Gamble…

Fotozines revive novelty concept

Theme park favorites making their way into malls, cinemas.

StreamGuys unveils IP-based ad insertion for in-store audio

March 5, 2008

LAS VEGAS — At this year's Digital Signage Expo, Barix AG of Switzerland, StreamGuys Inc. of Northern California and MOH Technologies AG, a partner of Barix…