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COVID-19: Retailers closing stores for worker, customer safety (Retail Customer Experience)

A growing number of retail brands are temporarily shuttering store locations in light of COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic, and even Amazon is not immune as the world's largest online retailer is reporting out of stock items and slower shipping times. The number of temporary store closings is nearing two dozen, according to a Business Insider report. […]

retailcustomerexperience.com
Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 12:10 AM

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16:9: NanoLumens Names Former Barco Exec Ney Corsino As New CEO

Ney Corsino Atlanta-based direct view LED manufacturer NanoLumens has named longtime Barco exec  Ney Corsino as its new CEO.  The announcement has just come out, but Corsino has been getting settled into the gig since January. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 12:08 AM

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16:9: World Out of Home Organization Cancels Toronto Congress That Was Set For June

The World Out of Home Organization has cancelled its big Toronto Congress, originally slated for early June, due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the variety of travel restrictions.  The Congress is being rescheduled for Toronto in June 2021.  “COVID-19 is now officially designated a pandemic by the World Health Organization and is impacting Out of Home companies worldwide,” says President Tom Goddard. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:44 PM

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GO2020 OOH Conference & Expo will not take place in April as scheduled, new dates to be announced (OOHToday)

Geopath President, Kym Frank commented: “We are all disappointed that GO2020 cannot proceed as planned. This is an event that our team, committees, sponsors, and speakers have been working on for over a year. Right now, it is far more important that everyone in the industry stay safe and healthy. […]

oohtoday.com
Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:41 PM

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16:9: AVIXA CEO Labuskes Says Premature To Make A Go/No-Go Call On InfoComm 2020

Via rAVe Publications and Gary Kayye … This is a statement AVIXA CEO Dave Labuskes put out today, re InfoComm (short version – it’s too early to make a call on running or postponing the June show, but AVIXA is anything but oblivious about the situation). A Letter to the AV Industry I , as many of you, continue to watch the news on a moment-by-moment basis. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:40 PM

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Beijing Infocomm China rescheduled to September 28-30 (Infocomm China)

The highly-anticipated Beijing InfoComm China 2020, which was postponed from its original March dates due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, is set to run from 28-30 September 2020 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC). […]

infocomm-china.com
Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:39 PM

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Updated Las Vegas coronavirus-related cancellations, postponements and closures (8NewsNow)

CinemaCon 2020 (March 30-April 2): canceled; Digital Signage Expo (DSE) April 1 and 2: postponed to late summer or early fall; Republican Jewish Coalition annual meeting (March): canceled; National Association of Broadcasters (NAB): canceled; Adobe Summit (March 29-April 2): canceled; Atlassian Summit 2020 (March 31-April 3): canceled; Atmosphere 2020 (March 22-27): canceled; NXT Global Summit (July 13-15): canceled; ISC West (March 17-20): canceled; Aruba Networks (March 23-27): canceled; Las Vegas Polo Classic (April 18 & 19): Rescheduled to Aug. […]

8newsnow.com
Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 6:59 PM

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Amid stock market decline, OOH remains in good shape long term (Billboard Insider)

Max Drachman of Kalil and Co. Our firm is speaking with Outdoor operators across the country on a daily basis and the uniform feedback we have been receiving is they are still signing ad contracts on a routine basis. Further, there is a good chance that increased political spending on OOH will make whole or surpass any dip caused by the slowdown. […]

billboardinsider.com
Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 4:00 PM

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Mobile-first advertising company TabMo combines inventory with VIOOH, the global DOOH marketplace (Prolific London)

VIOOH offers access to the inventory of JCDecaux, and creates 25 million impressions every hour in the UK, as well as having a presence in the US, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Finland, and the Netherlands. […]

prolificlondon.co.uk
Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 10:17 AM

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16:9: North America’s Busiest Mall Plans Big Digital Upgrade; Seeking Sales Proposals

Eaton Centre is a very large urban shopping mall in the heart of Toronto, just on the edges of the central business district.  The mall has been around for decades and steadily evolved. It is not quite as ritzy as Yorkdale, which is well away from downtown, but Eaton Centre’s high profile location and huge foot traffic attract a lot of premium retailers. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:22 AM

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UK advertising exports jump to record-breaking £7.9bn (City A.M.)

International trade in British advertising services jumped 15 per cent year on year to hit a record £7.9bn in 2018, new figures have revealed. The sharp growth was significantly ahead of overall UK service exports, which rose by roughly two per cent, while the UK’s balance of payments surplus for advertising was Europe’s largest. […]

cityam.com
Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 12:10 AM

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Forbes: Reddit Cofounder Alexis Ohanian Used His Own DOOH Platform Adquick to Buy A Digital Billboard In Times Square To Inform People About COVID-19

The billboard, which will only be up today, uses a simple phrase: “Staying home means saving lives.” At the bottom is the hashtag “#FlattenTheCurve,” which refers to how slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus can help health care providers and other officials better manage the number of illnesses as the pandemic plays out. […]

forbes.com
Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 12:10 AM

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NoviSign Digital Signage Releases New Hand Sanitizer Kiosks to Combat Coronavirus

NoviSign Digital Signage introduces a new line of sleek freestanding and wall mountable hand sanitizing digital kiosks. Equipped with an internal auto-dispenser that supports gel, foam or liquid sanitizer, the kiosks feature a sturdy metal enclosing and an integrated commercial grade 21.5" digital sign that is managed using NoviSign's cloud-based digital signage software. […]

benzinga.com
Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 12:08 AM

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16:9: DSE 2020 Postponed To Fall

Digital Signage Expo has postponed the 2020 version of the show to September, still in Las Vegas. Dates and venue, I am told, are still to be locked down. “This was not an easy decision to make, but the escalation of travel bans and Coronavirus cases dictates this action,” Chris Gibbs, the President and COO of show organizer Exponation told me this morning. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:08 PM

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The Big 16:9 Digital Signage Mixer Re-Directed To InfoComm In June

It was clear in the last two or three weeks that Digital Signage Expo was going to be under the same pressure that almost every trade show is facing in the age of COVID-19. I concluded about 10 days ago that the show would either be forced to cancel or postpone, or go on with a few diehard exhibitors and attendees. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:07 PM

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