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…

LEID launches version 3.0 of iLibrary Kiosk

May 23, 2014

Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices (LEID) Products, an Auburn Hills, MI-based vendor of electronic lockers and cabinet storage with biometric asset protection…

Kiosk transports shoppers on a Philippines adventure

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Interactive digital signage kiosk takes mall shoppers rock climbing and scuba diving in the Philippines.

Mini Coke machines sell mini Cokes

May 22, 2014

Coca-Cola worked with advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather Berlin to promote its miniature Coke cans at mini newsstand kiosks with mini vending machines in…

HealthSpot signs up Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser Permanente

May 21, 2014

Cleveland Clinic and telemedicine kiosk company HealthSpot have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture offering patients access to healthcare…

Card skimmer found on Grand Central ticket kiosk

May 21, 2014

A man from Queens has been arrested after a card skimmer was found on a ticket kiosk operated by New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority at Grand…

Finavia installs self-service bag drop machines at Helsinki Airport

May 21, 2014

Finnish airport operator Finavia is to install 10 self-service bag drop machines for its customers in the departure hall of Helsinki Airport’s Terminal 2 by…