Schuh has teamed up with Google to take part in a location-based real world mobile phone game, where users cross between virtual and reality. Users playing the game called Ingress will be able to interact with ‘portals’ in Schuh retail stores in the UK and Ireland. Players can
The Neiman Marcus Innovation Lab (known as iLab) has launched their interactive retail table project in three of its major locations in Austin, Chicago and Topanga. Displayed in each store’s shoe salon, these concept tables are approximately 70” long, 34” tall, and 26” wide and comprise
ebay inc. and rebecca minkoff unveil the future of retail shopping through a digitally ‘connected store’ located in soho, new york city. the shop on Greene Street showcases the all-new consumer experience that merges online and physical shopping in an intersection of ecommerce and technology. the ‘connected wall’ features
New fitting room technology being tested at Nordstrom will make trying on clothes a surreal experience. The technology, which was developed by eBay, will include a touchscreen mirror that will track what items are brought into the room, and provide additional recommendations to the consumer. “Nordstrom and eBay
Amazon is launching transactional adverts on interactive digital kiosks across the New York Subway over the Christmas period. From next week the kiosks will greet Subway users with ads featuring products from Amazon’s Consumer Electronics Holiday Gift Guide. They will also feature content from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation
Shoppers are gearing up to spend for Christmas 2014, but when it comes time to ring up the purchases, many will have encountered innovative new strategies employed by retailers to make the gift-buying experience easier, more personalised, and a heck of a lot more digital. The retail
Strategy and design firm Slalom Consultants reimagine how the trends in The Future of Retail can be leveraged to reinvent a clothing retailers in-store experience. The team over at Slalom Consulting Harnessed the Digitize The Real World, Everyone-Of-A-Kind and Kill The Check Out to rethink the shopping experience
Clinique is opening its first UK standalone store next week that uses interactive pods and a ‘digital experience’ to engage shoppers. The store will house a series of interactive pods that will show shoppers what their skin will look like in the future. The 700 sq ft
Bloomingdale’s is targeting the tech community in Silicon Valley with a hi-tech department store featuring smart dressing rooms and mobile checkouts. The three-level store is spread across 125,000 sq ft and is designed to appeal to early adopters of technology and act as a testing ground
John Lewis is piloting a new digital tool for its Any Shape, Any Fabric sofa service, using 3D printing and RFID tagging to help people choose their sofa. The current Any Shape, Any Fabric service, which is already available in stores, lets shoppers choose a picture
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