It's not enough to just be on Facebook and Twitter anymore. Retailers need to step up their engagement with their customers not only by using social media tools, but also by creating unique experiences for their consumers such as having interactive storefronts.
Cutting edge retailers are publicizing their social media interaction by displaying reactions about their products and brands from Twitter or Facebook on the windows of their shops. Other retailers are connecting to their customers be allowing them to customize their own storefront via touchscreen storefronts. These innovative ways to create a memorable experience with shoppers are creating a whole new meaning for the term "window shopping."
It is evident that the future of retail is evolving at an escalating pace due to technological revelations.
10 Innovative Interactive Storefronts
From Gesture-Based Window Shopping to Touchscreen Windows:
Shelby Lee Walsh — Mar 6, 2011 — Marketing
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Interactive Store Windows
Diesel Milan Display is Very Big Brother
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Temporary Deliverable Storefronts
The Storefront Transformer is a Mobile Space for Entrepreneurs
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Touchscreen Storefronts
The Starbucks Interactive Window Display Turns Heads
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Interactive Ballet Storefronts
Passersby Change Ballerina's Image in the Repetto Window Display
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Oversized Touchscreen Blackboards
The University of Groningen Ups their Teachig System
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Interactive Window Displays
The Hyper Island WeSC Ad Seems From the Future
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Interactive Curtain Storefronts
Nicklas Roy Creates a 'Little Piece of Privacy'
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Social Networking Storefronts
Henri Bendell Launches Facebook Page With Live Window Display
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Nighttime Storefront Photographs
Richard Vantielcke 'Urban Oasis' Captures Hidden Beacons of Light
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Virtual Window Shopping
Turn Hills Lets Online Shoppers Browse the Storefronts of NYC Stores
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Sports Lifestyle Retail
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Digital Twin Retail Technologies
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Localized Retail Media Platforms
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