Here’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry:

1. In May, Sport Chek opened its fifth digital signage-heavy flagship store on Vancouver’s Robson Street, featuring three storeys of visual merchandising, including the retailer’s first-ever use of motion-activated screens.

2. Astral Out of Home has announced the Western Canada, Toronto and Montreal winners of its seventh annual Carte Blanche for Creatives out-of-home (OOH) advertising contest, which saw a record number of entries.

3. FoodShare, a Toronto-based charity, has turned to specialty overlaminate films to help protect its delivery trucks’ printed graphics against unsightly graffiti.

4. A set of common factors have become apparent in recent years for driving positive change with regard to the sustainability of a wide-format printing company’s operations.

5. TSN is currently dominating the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) Yonge-Bloor subway station with an OOH ad campaign highlighting the cable channel’s current and upcoming championship games.