Body Central

How Body Central Brought Its Century-Old Charm into the Digital Age with AIScreen

The Problem

Body Central’s long-standing reputation came with an outdated store experience. Printed catalogs, posters, and slow content updates left customers disengaged. Shoppers who expected fast-changing visuals saw stale promotions, and staff had little time to focus on service because they were caught up replacing physical materials.

The Solution

AIScreen reimagined Body Central’s retail floor into a living brand experience. Instead of static visuals, every store could now refresh promotions, stories, and employee recognition instantly. This preserved the brand’s legacy while making it relevant to modern shoppers. The rollout featured: 

  • Digital runway walls in flagship stores, streaming seasonal lookbooks.
  • Heritage-style lobby screens showcasing the brand’s century-old history in a modern format.
  • Fashion boards near fitting rooms to suggest style pairings and cross-selling options.
  • Interactive kiosks where shoppers browsed new arrivals and requested sizes.
  • Private staff dashboards for shift reminders, performance celebrations, and training videos.

The Impact

  • 90% improvement in promotional readiness
  • 28% increase in employee engagement
  • 100% brand consistency across all locations
  • Boost in customer satisfaction for “clearer offers”

 

“We’re still Body Central, we just got better at telling our story. AIScreen lets us share who we are in real time, with consistency and impact. Customers see the energy of our brand the moment they walk in. It’s helped us stay true to our roots while moving forward.”
Jim Belk, CEO
Body Central

About Body Central

In a Body Central store, tradition runs deep.

 

The trendy outfit designs, the comforting hum of escalators, and the friendly greetings from staff all make you feel at home. Generations have shopped these aisles, from wedding china to back-to-school sales. But as retail evolved, so did the need to modernize without losing what made Body Central, well, Body Central.

 

And that’s where the story shifts, from tradition to transformation, with the help of AIScreen.

Balancing Legacy with Modern Demands

For over 100 years, Body Central had thrived by staying rooted in community and customer care. But as new stores opened and seasonal events multiplied, the logistics of keeping signage fresh became a growing challenge. It is a real-world example of retail digital signage at work. This is built on the digital signage management platform.

 

Promotional posters had to be printed and shipped across dozens of locations. Weekend sales would go live online, but in-store shoppers might not see them until mid-morning. Department managers spent valuable hours swapping out signs instead of helping customers. And internal announcements? They got pinned to corkboards in breakrooms, often unnoticed.

 

“We’re a legacy brand,” said one store manager, Susan J. Lynn. “But we realized we couldn’t stay stuck in legacy systems.”

 

So the team began searching for a solution that could move at the pace of retail, without compromising the warmth and familiarity that defined the Body Central experience.

 

A Modern Solution with an Old-School Fit

It started with a pilot in Reading, Florida, Body Central’ original hometown. After hearing about AIScreen at a retail innovation roundtable, the IT and marketing teams joined a demo. Within 10 minutes, they saw the potential.

 

“It wasn’t just about putting screens on walls,” said the Director of Store Operations, Kenneth Lakin. “It was about delivering the Body Central voice in real time.”

 

The new plan combined digital signage hardware and software:

 

  • Digital runway walls in flagship stores, streaming seasonal lookbooks.

  • Heritage-style lobby screens showcasing the brand’s century-old history in a modern format.

  • Fashion boards near fitting rooms to suggest style pairings and cross-selling options.

  • Interactive kiosks where shoppers browsed new arrivals and requested sizes.

  • Private staff dashboards for shift reminders, performance celebrations, and training videos.

 

The setup took days, not weeks. The results? Almost instant.

From Static Signs to Living Stories

The first test came with Body Central legendary Friends Helping Friends charity event. In previous years, it took over a week to coordinate signage across stores. With AIScreen, every screen was scheduled to flip at 7:00 AM sharp, across all locations. The message was clear, timely, and beautifully branded.

 

Customers noticed. Sales rose. And associates no longer had to scramble with tape and cardboard.

 

Screens soon became community storytellers: New Jersey stores displayed local school events, while Delaware highlighted retirements and team milestones. Video walls turned into digital stages for brand history, while outdoor totems reinforced store presence day and night.

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The Impact: Measurable and Meaningful

The transformation wasn’t just visual, it was operational.

  • Body Central
    90%
    Promotional readiness improved by 90%, with screens scheduled weeks in advance.
  • Body Central
    28%
    Employee engagement jumped 28% in stores that used back-room screens for internal updates.
  • Body Central
    48+
    Brand consistency across 48+ locations reached 100%, with all content fully aligned.

Tradition, Enhanced

Body Central didn’t replace its roots. It reimagined them.

 

With AIScreen powering digital runway walls, heritage-style lobby screens, fashion boards near fitting rooms, interactive kiosks, private staff dashboards, the brand now balances nostalgia with modern efficiency.

 

Today, the team is exploring integrations like mobile wayfinding, multilingual seasonal content, and even nostalgic throwback campaigns to celebrate Body Central rich history, broadcast across every store.

 

“We’re still Body Central,” the CEO, Jim Belk, said. “We just got better at telling our story, one screen at a time.”

 

And in the world of family-first retail, that’s what you call a perfect fit.

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