North America & Middle East: The Digital Signage Market Outlook 2024 March 4, 2024March 2, 2024 by invidis Redaktion Two dynamic markets with great contrasts: North America and the Middle East attract European digital signage providers – for different reasons. At DSS ISE 2024 in Barcelona, invidis hosted the invidis annual outlook. Florian Rotberg was joined on stage by Dave Haynes and Nita Odedra discussing latest developments in each region.
QSR: Dynamic Pricing after USD 30m Menu Board Rollout March 4, 2024March 2, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Consumers have become somewhat accustomed to constantly changing prices at Amazon and surge-pricing at Uber. But dynamic pricing is still unpopular – not only in Europe but also in North America. QSR chain Wendy’s became center of a shit storm after the announcement that it would be switching to dynamic pricing as part of a …
Retail Media: Walmart Acquires Display Manufacturer February 21, 2024February 20, 2024 by Florian Rotberg The world’s largest retailer is taking over a display manufacturer. With Vizio, Walmart gains access to one of North America’s leading smart TV manufacturers with 18 million active users. An attractive customer base for programmatic connected TV advertising complementing Walmart’s in-store and online / mobile retail media business. The acquisition could also bring changes to …
AirXtouch: Premiere for Table-Top Touchless Kiosk February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 by invidis Redaktion The Canadian fried chicken specialist Rôtisseries St-Hubert is the first customer to use the latest generation of contactless order terminals from Inui Studio. The 32″ table top terminals are a further development of the 55″ wall displays, which have been in use by the Canadian QSR chain since 2022.
100.000 Screens: Stratacache Reaches Drive-Thru Milestone January 24, 2024January 23, 2024 by invidis Redaktion Stratacache exceeded the milestone of 100.000 deployed drive-thru displays this week. A large percentage of the deployed high-brightness solutions are based on the integrators own designed outdoor display enclosure fitted with media player, sensors, the AMP software – Stratacache’s dedicated QSR platform – and Stratacache Saint (AI engine).
Standard vision: Specialist for Iconic Projects January 26, 2024January 16, 2024 by Florian Rotberg New York | There are only a few digital signage providers who have been exclusively creating distinctive media architecture for many years. Perhaps Los Angeles-based Standard Vision’s recipe for success is that they are neither an integrator nor an LED manufacturer, but rather think holistically as an architectural lighting design studio and digital media company. …
Retail Automation: Stratacache Launches “Scala Commerce” January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 by Florian Rotberg New York City | Stratacache continues its transformation into a digital retail specialist through the introduction of its retail automation business unit, “Scala Commerce.” As retailers continue to suffer from staff shortage, the demand for more store automation is rising. Scala Commerce wants to address this demand with self-service solutions such as self-checkout terminals and …
Retail Media: The Retailer Becomes the Conductor January 16, 2024January 14, 2024 by Florian Rotberg New York City | The hype around retail media is huge: more and more DooH networks are moving from outdoor locations to the POS, retailer are searching for new revenue streams, and digital signage providers believe they hit a gold streak. Retail media networks have emerged as “the next big thing,” and all stakeholders are …
Broadsign CEO Smith: “The Most Fun I’ve Had in My Life” January 29, 2024January 8, 2024 by Florian Rotberg Montreal | invidis met Burr Smith – President, CEO, and owner of Broadsign via his family office Jedfam – at the company’s headquarters in Montreal. The Canadian DooH platform provider employs more than 270 people worldwide and drives almost 400,000 screens. On the occasion of the company’s 20th anniversary, Smith passionately explains his vision to …
Google: Generative AI in the QSR Drive-Thru July 15, 2024May 11, 2023 by invidis Redaktion Google and US fast food chain Wendy’s are testing AI-powered voice bots to reduce ordering times and improve accuracy during drive-thru ordering. The latest Large Language Models from Google and Open AI can revolutionize interaction with digital signage screens.
