Features
EV charging stations: Opportunities and challenges
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The U.S. will need more than 1.7 million charging stations by 2030, surpassing government targets under the current federal initiative. Retailers and property…
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ATM use surges in 2022
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
In response to COVID-19 banks have had to rely more on self-service channels, including ATMs. A webinar analyzed findings of the 2022 ATM and Self-Service…
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How one cannabis kiosk helps dispensaries, retailers comply with California regs
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
NatuEra's CBD Smart Kiosks are designed to mitigate the regulatory risk and liability of dispensaries and retailers carrying hemp-derived products by providing…
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Finalists announced for 2022 Self-Service Innovation Awards
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The Self-Service Innovation Awards will be presented on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 5 p.m. at the Self-Service Innovation Summit.
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Puro Gusto Café: ‘Old school Italian meets new school technology’
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The mission is to serve top quality Italian food without the wait normally associated. Making it happen required successful technology partnerships.
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Talking With: Glen Ryniewski, ‘O’Hare on the move with self service’
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Glen Ryniewski will present an overview of the self service offerings in the works at Chicago airports during a keynote at the Self-Service Innovation Summit…
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Kiosk Marketplace calls for your input for annual industry census
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Kiosk Marketplace is once again asking readers for input for its annual Kiosk Marketplace Census.
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Talking With: Luke Saunders, founder of Farmer’s Fridge
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Attendees at the Self-Service Innovation Summit on Dec. 14-16 in Hollywood, Florida, will have a chance to hear first-hand how Luke Saunders identified the…
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Tech players connect at Self-Service Innovation Summit, partner on age verification solution
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
After meeting at last year's Self-Service Innovation Summit in Hollywood, Florida, Optimal Station and CAV Solution have partnered on an age verification…
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Build it or buy it? What works best for interactive service platforms?
Brands often grapple with a difficult decision — whether to build their own interactive platform or hit the market and buy one. A panel of experts weigh in.
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Legalized sports betting spawns opportunity amidst fragmentation
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Thirty-two states have adopted some form of legal sports betting, up from 27 in 2021 and 19 in 2020, and scores of casinos have opened sportsbooks — most of…
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Cast your vote! Reader’s Choice Innovator of the Year
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
It is now up to the readers to vote on the nominations to decide the Reader's Choice Innovator of the Year, to be honored at the Self-Service Innovation Summit…
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Convenience retail tech on the move, blurs merchant distinctions
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Cashierless and contactless unattended retail technology has fostered retail formats such as 'smart stores,' blurring distinctions between traditional venues…
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Self-checkout on the move in convenience retail
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A large and a small convenience retailer share insights on successful self-checkout deployment.
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Banking’s post-pandemic future: digital channels, ATMs, cash recycling
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Banks learned during the pandemic that it is important to provide people fast, easy access to their funds. The companies that perform best will have a hybrid…
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Bitcoin and crypto: Tips for beginners
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A panel of self-service equipment operators see a big future for bitcoin and offer ideas about getting up to speed.
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ATMs, recyclers help meet cash management challenges
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
While the expansion of online banking is largely viewed as reducing the use of both ATMs and bank visits in recent years, observers have also noted an increase…
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Talking With: Greg Herman, PepsiCo Foodservice, on unattended retail
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Research confirming the consumer's preference for self-service convinced PepsiCo Foodservice to develop a solution enabled by AI and computer vision tech for…
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The ‘invisible' future of customer experiences
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Brands must embrace the complexities of the digital landscape to enable ‘invisible’ customer experiences.
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Shaky economy drives digital banking, but 'cash is not dead'
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Fluctuating economic trends are changing consumer banking habits, financial services providers learned during the Diebold Nixdorf Intersect Las Vegas…
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