Creative Realities Awarded Menu Board and Drive-Through Digital Transformation Project by Upscale QSR Chain

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREX) (the “Company” or “CRI), a leading provider of digital signage and media solutions for the food and beverage industry, has been selected by a well-known, upscale Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain, with over 1,000 locations across more than 25 U.S. states, to lead the transformation of its indoor and outdoor menu boards. The restaurant chain is nationally recognized by its cooked-to-order food, farm-fresh ingredients, and superb customer service.

This initiative marks a critical milestone in the chain’s broader digital transformation strategy, shifting from static displays to dynamic, digitally-driven customer engagement, delivering better personalized messaging and driving real-time promotions. CRI will deliver a turnkey solution that includes consulting and content strategy, hardware provisioning, deployment support, and ongoing service — all powered by CRI’s proprietary CMS platform, Clarity^TM.

“We’re honored to be chosen as the digital signage partner for such an important technological and operational transformation,” said Rick Mills, CEO of CRI. “This chain shares our values and our belief in the power of digital applications to elevate the guest experience. Together, we’re building a more agile, connected restaurant environment that meets today’s customer expectations while setting the stage for tomorrow.”

Designed specifically for the food and beverage industry, Clarity^TM provides restaurant operators with robust capabilities, including remote content management, POS integration, geo-targeted promotions, and time-based segmentation. Its intuitive interface enables marketing teams to dynamically manage menu content across hundreds of locations with just a few clicks.

Clarity^TM also improves and simplifies drive-through operations, adding services like order confirmation and customer-centric intelligent upsell and cross-sell capabilities. These capabilities are proven to enhance customer experience, reduce vehicular bottlenecks, and generate a higher return on investment.

The full rollout of the transformational project is subject to a successful pilot, which will begin across select locations during the third quarter of 2025.

Visit the Company’s to learn more about how CRI helps food & beverage brands accelerate growth through digital signage.

About Creative Realities, Inc.

Creative Realities designs, develops and deploys digital signage-based experiences for enterprise-level networks utilizing its Clarity^TM, ReflectView^TM, and iShowroom^TM Content Management System (CMS) platforms. The Company is actively providing recurring SaaS and support services across diverse vertical markets, including but not limited to retail, automotive, digital-out-of-home (DOOH) advertising networks, convenience stores, food service/QSR, gaming, theater, and stadium venues. In addition, the Company assists clients in utilizing place-based digital media to achieve business objectives such as increased revenue, enhanced customer experiences, and improved productivity. This includes the design, deployment, and day-to-day management of Retail Media Networks to monetize on-premise foot traffic utilizing its AdLogic^TM and AdLogic CPM+^TM programmatic advertising platforms. For more information about Creative Realties, Inc. and its full range of digital signage solution capabilities, please visit .

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