Retail Systems: Day 2

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In Chicago, the sights and sounds of the Retail Systems show floor made for some special scenes.

Retail Systems: Day One

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June 9, 2003

Craig Keefner, publisher of Kiosks.org, covered the first day of the Retail Systems show in Chicago, where the latest research from Gartner Group was released.

MontegoNet to deliver health education kiosks

June 9, 2003

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. - A Massachusetts-based provider of information for patients in hospitals and clinics has selected MontegoNet to supply patient education…

NetShift issues release on Fla. office closing

June 8, 2003

NEWBURY, United Kingdom -- NetShift Inc. issued a news release "in response to U.S. kiosk media speculation" confirming that the company closed its Cooper…

U.K. retailer adds units, tests virtual self-checkout

June 8, 2003

LONDON -- NCR Corp. announced that Marks & Spencer, a leading U.K. retailer, will install NCR FastLane self-checkout in eight additional stores, following…

Pizza company selects POS terminals

June 8, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas -- Wincor Nixdorf Inc., a provider of open-system solutions for the retail and banking industries, has announced that Papa John's International…

Do retailers, customers agree on self-checkout?

June 8, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas -- Retailers are buying into the idea of letting customers ring up their own purchases, but not all customers are sure about the technology…

KOA appoints Fryrear executive director

June 5, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kiosks.org Association appointed Alan Fryrear as executive director, effective May 21, 2003.

Radiant to highlight workforce management at Retail Systems

June 4, 2003

CHICAGO -- Atlanta-based Radiant Systems Inc. will demonstrate Radiant 6e solutions for retailers at the Retail Systems 2003 Conference and Exposition June…

Truck stops slowly becoming tech centers

June 4, 2003

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Interstate Connections LP has signed a deal with TA Travel Centers of America to place its electronics stores inside 66 truck stops across…

Truck stops slowly becoming tech centers

June 4, 2003

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Interstate Connections LP has signed a deal with TA Travel Centers of America to place its electronics stores inside 66 truck stops across…

Kiosk will be used to sell decorative stone, tile

June 4, 2003

NEW YORK -- American Stone Inc., a manufacturing wholesaler of high-quality stone for commercial and private use, has selected CPath Solutions to market its…

NetShift closes U.S. office

June 3, 2003

BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom -- A woman answering the phone in the public relations office of NetShift Software Ltd.'s headquarters confirmed that the company has…

Interface overhauls software on large kiosk project

June 2, 2003

WELLINGBOROUGH, England -- Interface, European provider of self-service kiosks, has completed one of its most challenging projects to date -- a complete…

New application for pharmacy kiosks

June 2, 2003

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Healthnotes Inc. has launched the new Healthnotes Pharmacy application for touchscreen kiosks, complete with 2,000 patient-education…

Self-checkout gets small for space-starved retailers

June 2, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, England -- NCR Corp. introduced its newest self-checkout, a mini model for space-constrained retail locations including convenience stores.

Kiosks.org offers special on new memberships

June 2, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Kiosks.org Association (KOA) is offering an introductory rate on new memberships now through June 12, 2003, in conjunction with the…

Italian hypermarket chain intros self-checkout

June 1, 2003

MILAN, Italy -- Italian hypermarket chain Auchan-Gruppo Rinascente, part of the Rinascente Group, has installed self-checkout from NCR Corp.in its flagship…

Kiosk vendor buys digital-signage company

June 1, 2003

SEATTLE -- Mercury Online Solutions Inc. will on June 30, 2003, acquire the products and other assets of Fred Systems Ltd., Waterloo, Ont., Canada.

John Deere poised to widen kiosk deployment

Deere & Co. is known as a conservative company that likes to move very deliberately. But when its dealers witnessed the power of a virtual sales-assistant…