Blendid, a robotic food service solutions leader, announced that Thor’s Skyr, the American-made skyr brand using innovative Icelandic methods developed over 1000 years and all natural ingredients, will open its first autonomous robotic kiosk locations powered by Blendid technology later this year. The Thor’s Skyr by Blendid locations will be the first robotic kiosks in […]
Planar has announced the Planar DirectLight Pro Series. The cutting-edge LED platform uses a high-bandwidth video transport and delivers high brightness, outstanding image performance and a range of popular pixel pitches down to sub-1 millimeter. The Planar DirectLight Pro Series is offered in popular Planar Complete display configurations, including 109-inch, 137-inch, 164-inch, 198-inch and 219-inch. […]
The NBA and Cosm, a leading immersive technology, media, and entertainment company, have announced a multi-year partnership that will feature a new live game viewing experience for fans. In this first-of-its-kind partnership, Cosm will produce and present select games from NBA League Pass, the league’s out-of-market live game streaming service, in immersive 8K on large-scale […]
3D Hologram Rentals has unveiled a new hologram-based technology. These life size, augmented reality holograms provide users with the power to step into the shoes of an avatar, superhero, celebrity, iconic personality, corporate mascot, robot, cartoon character, custom designed holographic character, corporate CEO, and more. The technology is fully set up and installed by 3D […]
IKEA Canada has opened its first Plan and Order point in Boisbriand, Quebec. The Plan and order point is a new concept that focuses on inspiring and supporting customers who are looking to plan, order and purchase complex home furnishing solutions for the kitchen, bath, bedroom and living room with the help of a knowledgeable […]
Mezli, a startup based in San Mateo, CA, has launched its fully-autonomous robotic restaurant, the first of its kind in the world, located in the Spark Social food park in San Francisco. Mezli’s restaurant will be the first-ever to serve a full hot menu to customers without requiring any human intervention. This automated approach allows […]
Crayola has announced a new licensing agreement with BrightColors, LLC. Working with its partner, Kingsmen Xperience, BrightColors will open a minimum of five new Crayola Experience venues over the next five years, doubling the attraction brand’s presence in the U.S. Crayola Experience, a family destination for creative play, has five successful operations-ranging from 20,000 to […]
H&M Group is now rolling out a pilot at its COS stores in the U.S., where tech-enabled in-store shopping solutions provide visitors with seamless payment options, personalized styling recommendations, faster checkout, and upgraded delivery/return options. Among the tech solutions in the pilot COS store in Beverly Hills, CA, are fitting rooms equipped with smart mirrors […]
Canadian Outerwear Brand, Moose Knuckles, has partnered with iGotcha Media, (www.igotchamedia.com), a Montreal-based marketing agency, to deliver integrated retail brand experiences at its flagship locations. Moose Knuckles, known for its rebellious attitudes and luxury products, wanted to deliver something unique. It created a beautiful storefront window experience with the first LG 14mm pitch Transparent LED […]
InnerScope Hearing Technologies, has partnered with Giant Eagle to deploy InnerScope’s automated self-check hearing screening kiosk in Giant Eagle’s supermarkets in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The partnership broadens InnerScope’s reach to help the 48 million Americans who have hearing loss and millions more who have undetected hearing loss due to not having convenient, access to having […]
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health is now offering Spoken Rx , its proprietary audio prescription label solution, in all its nearly 10,000 pharmacy locations nationwide, including more than 1,700 CVS Pharmacy locations within Target. Spoken Rx is a technology that allows patients to have their prescription information read aloud, designed for those […]
Circle K is introducing fully frictionless technology at stores in Arizona as part of its innovation journey. Retrofitted Circle K stores will offer customers a fully autonomous checkout experience using technology developed by Standard AI. Inside the store, a network of cameras is mounted at strategic locations to accurately associate customers with the products they […]
Climate Pledge Arena announces the use of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology with Amazon One to make the in-arena shopping experience more efficient and cut wait times so guests can get back to the action faster. The four food and beverage stores equipped with Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One have opened when the […]
Samsung Electronics Canada is modernizing the retail experience with the extended rollout of its display technology at Shaw Communication’s Shaw and Freedom Mobile-branded retail locations in Canada. More than 80 Shaw and Freedom Mobile retail locations have updated their format to Samsung’s digital experience. Samsung Canada’s display technology, including innovative touch-enabled displays, was chosen to […]
Loop, the global reuse platform, will now move in-store with the world’s largest retailers. Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle and Loop, said, “With the world’s largest retailers bringing Loop to physical brick and mortar locations, we are giving consumers the ability to purchase products in durable, reusable containers, with the convenience of shopping at their […]
thredUP, one of the world’s largest online resale platforms, and denim brand Madewell, have launched ‘A Circular Store’, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn featuring secondhand Madewell pieces sourced from thredUP and designed to educate consumers on the power of making clothes to last. The store is an extension of the online Madewell Forever denim resale experience, and […]
Raydiant, (www.raydiant.com), a San Francisco, CA-based digital signage and in-location experience management platform has released the findings from its second annual State of Consumer Behavior Report. Key findings of the report include: Many consumers still prefer shopping in person. Forty-six percent of respondents said that given the choice, they prefer to shop in person rather […]
Innit, a leading smart kitchen platform, has introduced a major upgrade to Shopwell, the personalized food discovery app. Shopwell’s powerful algorithms analyze food products at the ingredient level according to consumers’ nutrition profiles, enabling them to select foods that are a strong match with their diets and preferences. The new version of Shopwell doubles its […]
A custom power system for bull-nose and at shelf lighting was developed by Darko’s TechLab for e.l.f. Cosmetic’s latest aisle innovation at Ulta. This collaboration began with a 6 month strategic planning process and included “ground up” development. e.l.f.’s primary goal was to elevate their brand through the design of a luxurious fixture that maximized […]
Lenovo is featuring this Smart Display, which features an integrated demo area in Costco stores. The pallet display features stackable trays, and a full color pallet skirt to attract shoppers’ attention. This display was created by Englander dZignPak, 1015 Hayden Drive, Carrollton TX 75006; (Web Site) www.englanderdzp.com