Florida city piloting bill-pay kiosk

May 30, 2014

Starting in September, North Lauderdale, Florida, residents who pay their water bills in cash will be able to make payments using a 24-hour kiosk at City Hall…

Dickey’s Barbecue plans digital loyalty program launch

May 30, 2014

Digital loyalty startup Spendgo has signed an agreement with Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants to scale its loyalty program across the brands’ 400-plus franchise…

Coinstar sweepstakes to celebrate one billionth transaction

May 30, 2014

Coinstar announced it will soon celebrate its one billionth transaction. To date, Coinstar said it has processed 649,963,558,659 coins, weighing approximately…

Redbox to remove 500 DVD kiosks

May 30, 2014

Redbox is to remove over 500 DVD rental kiosks in the U.S. during 2014, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Indian city Shimla to install water vending kiosks

May 29, 2014

Shimla, the capital city of the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh, is set to install five automatic water vending machines, the Times of India reports.

Advantech launches 'iRetail' terminal

May 29, 2014

Advantech, a Taiwan-based developer of intelligent systems for industrial and retail applications, has launched the UTC-620E, a multifunction digital signage…

365 Retail Markets offers micro market kiosk upgrades

May 29, 2014

Troy, Michigan-based self-checkout technology manufacturer 365 Retail Markets announced it is helping micro markets upgrade to its machines with a new…

Island lands digital signage kiosk for tourism

May 29, 2014

Island Interactive, a digital advertising firm in Amelia Island, Florida, worked with York, Pennsylvania-based Livewire Digital to rethink the way Amelia…

Cryptera launches MPS 8000 kiosk payment system

May 29, 2014

Cryptera, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based secure payment technology vendor, has launched the Cryptera MPS 8000 Modular Payment System. The company said the…

Access to the world via public Internet kiosks

by Kisha Wilson — Marketing Manager, SlabbKiosks

Public internet kiosks can be customized or standard, and can be ruggedized in order to accommodate the demands of heavy usage.

What if? Could McDonald's kiosk cashier win back millennials?

by Jeff Fromm — Executive Vice President, Barkley

Could the QSR giant win back younger customers by bringing back automated cashiers?

Vancouver Airport Authority updates BorderXpress kiosks with biometric technology

May 28, 2014

Vancouver Airport Authority has upgraded its BorderXpress kiosks with biometric technology from Cross Match Technologies. The Authority is a not-for-profit…

Free beer vending machine used in publicity campaign

May 28, 2014

Bend, Oregon-based 10 Barrel Brewing Co. has used a vending machine that dispensed free beer as a publicity stunt. During the weeklong campaign in early May…

European vending machine installed base down 1% in 2012

May 28, 2014

The European Vending Association has published a report on the state of the European vending machine market in 2012.

Russian e-wallet kiosk operator sees 46 percent rise in revenues

May 28, 2014

Qiwi, which operates a network of self-service kiosks in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States allowing consumers to deposit cash to Visa Qiwi…

Indian railway operator to deploy automatic ticket vending kiosks

May 28, 2014

India’s North Central Railway plans to install 222 automatic ticket vending machines at train stations in the Allahabad, Jhansi and Agra divisions, the Times…

How Automated Retail Can Increase Profits and Improve the Customer Experience

Traditional retailers are facing challenges from a hose of new channels, and it's critical for them to adapt to survive.

22MILES to launch version 4.0 of Swift Publisher at HITEC 2014

May 27, 2014

Content, hosting and software provider 22MILES will showcase the latest version of its interactive digital signage and kiosk content software, Swift Publisher…

Vandalism forces removal of giant automated convenience store

May 23, 2014

A giant vending machine located on the Omaha side of the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge linking Omaha to Nebraska has been removed after being repeatedly…

Nearly one in two U.K. shoppers need help with self-service checkout

May 23, 2014

Nearly one in two U.K. supermarket shoppers say they regularly need help when using self-service checkouts, a survey by independent U.K. market research firm…