NRF 2012: Is PCI fundamentally inadequate?

Representatives of one NRF exhibitor have launched an Occupy PCI movement, saying their holistic approach provides better data security.

Commentary: Will self-service focused hotels be the next big thing?

Attending the National Retail Federation's Big Show this week brought me to New York City, where I stayed in the ultimate hotel designed for self-service.

Fujitsu creates self-checkout solution to fit 'any retailer's environment'

January 20, 2012

Fujitsu recently launched its U-Scan Compact self-checkout solution to enable retailers to offer customers efficient and flexible check-out experiences…

Gifting kiosks hitting European stores

January 20, 2012

Stanton Consultancy, a global foreign exchange and prepaid automation specialist, and Self-Service Networks, a provider of turnkey self-service kiosk, Web and…

Honeywell launches mobile device management solution

January 20, 2012

Honeywell has created the automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) industry’s first integrated mobility and scanning device management solution, the…

Yotel

Yotel, a hotel chain based in the U.K., recently opened its first U.S. location in New York.

NRF 2012: Phone charging as bait for digital signage

NEC's Rich Ventura talks about his company's combination phone-charging kiosk and digital sign with interactive messaging. Applications include retail…

Epson launches multifunction POS device

January 19, 2012

Epson America Inc., a supplier of point-of-sale solutions, introduced this week a multifunction payments device combining fast receipt printing, check and ID…

CUSTOM opens American office

January 19, 2012

CUSTOM Group, headquartered in Italy, opened a New Jersey-based sales office/warehouse this month and is building a team dedicated to the American market.

DISPLAX launches globe-shaped multitouch surface (video)

Company launches new multitouch, spherical-shaped display solution.

C. Wonder stores take POS mobile

January 19, 2012

Customers are no longer at the mercy of traditional cash register lines in the new C. Wonder brand of women's retail stores introduced last fall. Instead…

Minneapolis deploying school kiosks

January 18, 2012

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesotans can now use a kiosk to check to see what their Minneapolis Public Schools student is eating for lunch…

Charlotte, NC, deploys energy-use kiosks

January 18, 2012

Velociti Inc., a global provider of technology deployment services headquartered in Kansas City, Kan., announced that it had recently partnered with Horizon…

Pizzeria Venti restaurants add tablets for tableside ordering

January 17, 2012

Atlanta-based VentiCorp, franchisor of Pizzeria Venti restaurants, is rolling out Presto tablets developed by E la Carte Inc. at units across the country.

Sainsbury's signs up for NCR's predictive services for POS and self-checkout

January 17, 2012

NCR Corp. recently announced that U.K.-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's has entered into a five-year managed service agreement which will see Sainsbury's…

Frankfurt flyers lead uptake of mobile self-service, kiosks

January 17, 2012

According to corporate travel and meetings site ITCM, passengers at Frankfurt International Airport are leading the way on the uptake of mobile self-service…

DecisionPoint debuts tablet-based ordering solutions for retail

January 17, 2012

DecisionPoint Systems Inc., a provider of mobile and wireless systems for retailers, has unveiled a tablet-based ordering solution at the National Retail…

Why you should be using bill acceptor cleaning cards

by Stephen Enfield — CEO, POS Supply

For the last blog in my series on cleaning cards, I would like to talk about bill acceptor cleaning cards. Did you know that when a bill is rejected, it is…

Frank Mayer re-brands to reflect corporate identity

January 16, 2012

Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. announced today that it will start the New Year by unveiling a new look for its corporate identity.

Tesco to begin deployment of the Retalix 10 Store Suite

January 15, 2012

Retalix Ltd. announced today that Tesco Plc. will commence the deployment of its next-generation store platform following a successful initial pilot of the…