Generation Next signs Stoelting Foodservice as kiosk manufacturing partner

February 6, 2019

Generation Next, provider of Reis & Irvy's premium soft serve robotic vending machines, has secured an interim agreement with Stoelting Foodservice, a…

Interactive Customer Experience Association opens nominations for 2019 Elevate Awards

The ICX Association Elevate Awards honor the individuals and organizations that are pacesetters in using technology to elevate the customer experience. Winners…

Revel Systems introduces more POS and business management tools for restaurants

February 6, 2019

Cloud-based POS and business management platform, Revel Systems, announced a pair of products, each suited to needs of specific types of restaurant brands…

Upserve taps Epson printers, display systems for POS products

February 5, 2019

Upserve, a restaurant management platform, is adopting Epson America's TM-m30 receipt and TM-U220 kitchen printers, as well as Epson's kitchen display systems…

USA Technologies, CSC ServiceWorks partner on cashless tech

February 5, 2019

USA Technologies, a digital payment, engagement and logistics provider for the self-service retail market, and CSC ServicesWorks are teaming up to enhance…

As restaurants embrace self-order kiosks, remember the pioneers that led the way

by Michael Kasavana — Consultant, K-Team

QSRs and fast casual restaurants are deploying self-order kiosks at a rapid pace. A handful of leaders who led the way beginning in 2016 deserve much of the…

Intel awards Partteam & OEMkiosks Technology Provider certificate

February 4, 2019

Intel has awarded Parteam & OEMkiosks an Intel Technology Provider Gold 2019 certificate.

Reis & Irvy's inks $1.9M franchise deal for Georgia

February 4, 2019

Robotic frozen yogurt chain Reis & Irvy’s has signed a $1.9 million master franchise deal for Augusta, Georgia, that includes contracts for 12 locations…

Frigid temperatures freeze Pittsburgh area transportation kiosks; riders ride for free

February 1, 2019

The Port Authority, which provides public transportation throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania, reported that most of its outdoor…

NCR to break ground on Serbia campus in Q2

February 1, 2019

NCR Corp. will begin construction on a $90 million campus in Belgrade, Serbia, in April, according to a report by See News quoting Serbian prime minister Ana…

How Digital Kiosks are Making Drivers’ Lives Easier

According to a 2016 survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, American drivers spend an average of more than 17,600 minutes behind the wheel of a car…

Seattle food cooperative removes self-serve kiosks

January 31, 2019

PCC Community Markets, a food cooperative based in Seattle, has decided to remove all the self-checkout kiosks from its stores by summer, and has already…

Washington University tests food ordering kiosks

January 31, 2019

The dining services department at Washington University in St. Louis is testing two touchscreen kiosks in the school's Whispers Cafe during winter break, with…

Bitstop introduces Bitcoin ATM

Andrew Barnard, Co-founder of BITSTOP demos the Bitcoin ATM.

China is retailing’s future: Unattended stores, walletless buying and automated warehouses

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

E-commerce is driving automation on all fronts in China: purchasing; delivery; and supply chain logistics. Artificial intelligence is also driving change.

Cleveland to replace wayfinding kiosks with more versatile solution

January 30, 2019

Kiosks offering free Wi-Fi, wayfinding services, transportation information and advertising will replace existing wayfinding kiosks in Cleveland, according to…

San Antonio museum deploys hands-on CPR kiosk

January 30, 2019

The Witte Museum in San Antonio has introduced a kiosk that teaches visitors how to do hands-on CPR, according to news4sanantonio.com.

Library kiosk to serve Missouri residents

January 28, 2019

The Springfield-Greene County Library in Springfield, Missouri, will allow cardholders to check out books, CDs and DVDs at a newly installed kiosk, according…

Cryptocurrency kiosks square off in Chicago

January 28, 2019

Chicago now has at least three cryptocurrency exchange kiosks. Lux Vending recently became the newest operator, having installed 30 machines since the…

Why personalization and customization technologies are gaining clout at retail

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Virtual shopping and shopper personalization were twin themes during the recent CES show in Las Vegas. A pair of sessions, "Shopping as a virtual adventure…