WORLD Development and construction company Skanska is set to test and build indoor mobile infrastructure for both 3G and LTE, exploring different use cases, from consumer mobile voice and data to new Internet of Things applications, across different types of buildings.
UNITED STATES Technology giant Google is set to radically redevelop its four Mountain View office sites. The company has just submitted its bold plans which assume the creation of “lightweight block-like structures which can be moved around easily” with large canopies covering each site and “controlling the climate inside yet letting in light and air” to the Mountain View City Council.
FRANCE Supermarket chain Carrefour is testing its mobile app's new functionality which will allow customers to effortlessly transfer their shopping lists and loyalty cards from smartphone to smartwatch and shop in-store only with the wearable device.
NETHERLANDS Logistics giant DHL has carried out a pilot project testing smart glasses and augmented reality in a warehouse in the Netherlands. The trial showed that the augmented reality-enabled warehouse picking solution increased the efficiency of the picking process by 25 pct.
UNITED KINGDOM London-based startup Gravity has developed a set of tools that allow for sketching in the immersive augmented reality.
WORLD Spanish retail giant Inditex continues to roll out a RFID-supported inventory monitoring tool across its Zara stores worldwide. By 2016, the fashion retailer aims to deploy the solution in all Zara stores (1,985 outlets as of October 31st, 2014) and implement it across the rest of its brands thereafter.
UNITED STATES The US technology startup Fashion Metric has developed a SaaS solution that precisely calculates a customer's full set of body measurements in seconds for ordering custom-made clothing or selecting the best ready-to-wear size online.
UNITED KINGDOM Organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has teamed up with the multinational technology provider Rehabstudio to develop a shopping system that allows for doing highly-personalized in-store groceries with a help of wearables such as smartwatches.
UNITED KINGDOM Tesco’s in-house technology hub has developed and launched a shopping app that allows Google Glass users to browse products, view nutritional information, and scan product’s barcodes to add items to their shopping basket hands-free.
UNITED STATES The US high-end department store chain Neiman Marcus has deployed interactive in-store tables that allow customers to browse and filter the retailer’s inventory available in-store and online, as well as to create wish lists and email links with reference for immediate purchase or for later review.
UNITED STATES Home improvement retailer Orchard Supply Hardware, which is owned by the US-based DIY retail giant Lowe’s, has introduced in-store mobile robots to help customers shop quicker and navigate stores more efficiently.
WORLD US-based fashion retailer Gap has joined forced with the pan-European e-commerce platform Zalando to gain better access to the European markets.
WORLD German steel supplier ThyssenKrupp has developed a rope-free elevator system. The company used linear motors in elevator cabins and horizontal shaft-changing cabin systems to transform conventional elevator transportation model into metro-like system.
WORLD Marriott-operated hotel chain Residence Inn has teamed up with education media publisher Cricket Media to help business travelers stay connected with their children.
EUROPE Spanish hotelier NH Hotel Group has launched an innovative videoconferencing system that enables 3D holographic projections and real-time collaborative communication solutions.
UNITED STATES With the pre-Christmas season in full swing, Amazon has come up with yet another idea on how to speed up and save on the fulfillment process. The US giant rolled out a fleet of 15,000 robots that will replace human “pickers” across its ten newly-opened high-tech US distribution hubs.
UNITED STATES Marriott has rolled out a network of lobby wireless charging stations at some of its US hotels to help guests endure battery lives of their mobile devices without using power cords.
UNITED KINGDOM Swedish construction and development giant Skanska has teamed up with a British university to develop the use of 3D printing in the construction industry. The partnership aims to develop the world’s first commercial concrete printing robot that would revolutionize the construction process and supply chain.
WORLD US high-end department store chain Nordstrom and US fashion designer and retailer Rebecca Minkoff have decided to deploy in its stores Internet-connected and RFID-supported mirrors developed by EBay.
WORLD Hotel giant Marriott has joined forces with the researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop Six Degrees, an app-based social and business networking system that allows hotel guests to find and meet their future business partners as well as old work and university mates staying at the Marriott hotels.
Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel Architects together with Czech architects OVA have won the competition to redesign a quarter of Vítězné náměstí (Victory ...
According to the report released by research firm Spectis, “Modular construction market in Poland 2024-2029”, top 100 manufacturers of prefabricated b ...
The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre.
Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals.
Shopee is ending its operations in Poland. The Asian e-commerce platform, which debuted in Poland in 2021, intends to focus on operations in other reg ...
Kreo, Ghelamco's Kraków office project, has achieved BREEAM certification at the Outstanding level. The building also has a WELL and Green Building St ...
Eurobuild Awards 2023 is behind us, but if you haven't yet gotten your hands on the special "Eurobuild" supplement prepared for the Gala evening, you ...
The next edition of our monthly magazine is now available both in paper and digital versions! Traditionally, the new issue was first sent to our confe ...
EUR 115 bln – this is the amount the Swedish government and local authorities intend to invest in construction and infrastructure projects in the Stoc ...
We regret to inform you that Piotr Kroenke, long-time general director of GTC and co-creator of many of the company's successes, has passed away.
This latest episode of 'Eye to Eye' is hot out of the podcast oven and ready to listen to! Eurobuild’s guest today is Paweł Sapek, the head of Prologi ...
The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi ...
Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation ...
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Novum Hospitality announced a long-term agreement that will double IHG’s presence in Germany to more than 200 hotels in almos ...
Kamil Kowa has become the new CEO of Savills in Poland. He is a member of the management board of the company, and for the past nine years has held th ...
The investment programme until 2030 worth more than PLN 1.5 bln has been approved for Katowice's Wojciech Korfanty Airport. The programme will include ...
Designers from Colliers, under the supervision of architect Kateřina Štenclova, prepared the concept for the Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Prague. The ...
Redkom has announced that it has finalised the sale of a retail park under construction in Bielsko-Biała to Newgate Investment. The 17,000 sqm retail ...
CTP has expanded its Polish land bank by nearly half a million sqm. The company has purchased investment land in four locations that provide the oppor ...
Intensive commercialization of the multifunctional Fern building under construction at Off Piotrkowska Center has begun. A modern building, the constr ...
Already 64 pct of Warsaw’s office buildings offer at least one retail or service unit, reveals Retail @ Office, the latest report from Cushman & Wakef ...
EPP is taking over the management of nine M1 shopping centres and three Power Parks from Metro Properties Polska. Some of Metro Properties Polska's em ...
Echo Investment and its subsidiary Archicom have started the construction of a primary school for 450 pupils on ul. Konstruktorska in the Służewiec su ...
Slovakian developer JTRE is launching its first project in Germany. The Nordhafen Living & Office multifunctional project will be built in the Europac ...
Wood & Company is planning the final third tranche of its acquisition of a stake in the Aupark shopping centre in Bratislava. The facility is currentl ...
The Symbiosy smart building platform developed in-house by Slovakian developer HB Reavis has been acquired by Massachusetts-based real estate experien ...
According to data from Colliers, a trend called Shell & Core is gaining momentum in the Czech Republic. This is a strategy where developers construct ...