News & Media From Elliot Maras

AI delivers sales, service improvement for Coca Cola vending machines

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Reyes Coca Cola Bottling, in Irvine, California, significantly improved sales and reduced service costs by deploying artificial intelligence software for…

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Winning profiles in retail customer personalization

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Retailers that engage customers using today's highly sophisticated digital and mobile tools are finding that these initiatives deliver greater customer…

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Amazon happy with customer response to cashierless store, but guarded about future plans

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While encouraged by customer response, Amazon isn't ready to announce much about plans for its innovative cashierless store concept. The company is making sure…

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Pursuant Health taps digital media specialist to upgrade in-store pharmacy kiosk advertising

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Pursuant Health recently integrated Vistar Media's platform to upgrade its media players and ad serving software on its kiosks, enabling advertisers to…

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Entrepreneur develops kiosk solution for e-commerce retailers

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Dawn Dickson has taken it upon herself to develop both hardware and software to enable kiosks to dispense consumer products and provide useful data about the…

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AI powers automated retail machine's interactivity

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Using artificial intelligence, the Vicki from ViaTouch Media lets shoppers take products from a shelf and examine them before making a purchase. The customer…

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Limited-service restaurants take the lead with self-order kiosks as technology evolves

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Most observers expect self-service progress to continue in the restaurant space as both kiosk hardware and software evolve to make the ordering experience more…

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Long John Silver’s adds high-definition video, audio to transform menu boards into interactive kiosks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Long John Silver’s has added high-definition video screens and audio to upgrade its drive-thru menu boards.

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LinkNYC invites Valentine's Day marriage proposals, love Instagrams

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

LinkNYC celebrates Valentine's Day by inviting New York City residents to make their marriage proposals on its Wi-Fi kiosks.

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CES unleashes a gold mine of self-serve retail technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Many of the exhibits in the High Tech Retailing Marketplace and elsewhere on the CES show floor featured self-service technology designed to enable retailers…

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VR, AR and robots to be mainstream in a few years, CES panel claims

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of robotics, VR and AR experts think these new technologies presently occupy a place in their evolution similar to that of personal computers in the…

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Expanding electronics raise the stakes for protecting kiosks from extreme cold

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Advances in heaters, fans, thermostats, regulators and lighting have enabled kiosks to function efficiently in almost any environment, but customers must…

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Are sports and entertainment centers the gateway to 'smart cities'?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Sports and entertainment venue experts agreed that smart cities technology will make the sporting and entertainment experience more seamless and enjoyable for…

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5G smartphones coming, bringing faster connectivity and more functionality

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

5G promises to make it easier for businesses to access cloud technology, enabling faster development of both business and consumer services. Most kiosks…

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Frictionless online payment still not a reality for U.S. retailers, CES panel notes

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A CES panel explored the challenges of payments technology, including the friction with online payments, glitches in online payment systems, the lack of retail…

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For smart cities to succeed, technology must improve peoples' lives

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Recognizing the potential impact of smart cities on urban life, this year’s CES in Las Vegas included an entire conference track on smart cities.

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Is keeping up with consumer acceptance of automation worth the challenges it brings?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A session on the need to adopt automation in retail drew an overflow audience during the CES show in Las Vegas.

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Why 2018 will be a banner year for self-serve kiosks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Kiosk deployers and providers are encouraged by growing customer acceptance of self-service technology and expect 2018 to be an outstanding year.

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Robomart 'grocery on wheels’ debuts at CES

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Self-driving vehicles that deliver fresh produce and allow consumers to place orders via an app and then physically pick their own produce could be the…

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Influencer of the Year: Under Armour's Christiana DiMattesa

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Chrisiana DiMattesa recognized the importance of giving Bostonians a new type of retail experience, leading her to conceptualize a virtual tour of the store…

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