How O’Hare taps self-service to meet the post pandemic customer

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Chicago's aviation department responded to COVID by upgrading vending and self-checkout options that have largely restored concessions sales to pre-COVID…

The Tech You Need To Create Connected Workstations In Your Industry

Connected workstations that feature terminals or tablets and stands, printers, scales, and online ordering integration increase productivity and efficiency to…

Acai specialist expands from brick-and-mortar to self-serve, robotic smoothie kiosk

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Entrepreneur Charles Lee is on a growth curve with both his brick-and-mortar restaurants and free-standing, unattended robotic smoothie machines.

Phone charging provider moves from ‘pay to play’ to monthly rental

December 13, 2022

Electron, a provider of phone charging stations, recently moved from a pay to play model, charging end users per charge, to a flat monthly rental, allowing…

Carvana set to open Denver location despite concerns

December 13, 2022

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online that offers a car vending machine, plans to open its Denver location in the new year…

Mastercard issues Nayax European issuer license for CoinBridge

December 13, 2022

Nayax Ltd., a provider of commerce enablement and cashless payments designed to help merchants scale their business, has received its European issuer license…

Unmanned self-storage facility coming to Florida

December 13, 2022

Stoic Equity Partners, a commercial real estate developer, has begun construction on a 50,000-square-foot, climate-controlled, virtually-managed, unmanned…

Texas manufacturer repositions machines for Narcan dispensing

December 13, 2022

Mechanism Exchange & Repair, a Yoakum, Texas based equipment maker, has repositioned its book share and food share vending machines for dispensing free…

Invenda teams with DOOH solutions provider on programmatic advertising

December 13, 2022

One Tech Group GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based provider of digital out of home and retail solutions, has teamed with Invenda, a developer of automated retail…

UK railway introduces ticket vending machines featuring interactive touchscreens

December 13, 2022

The Govia Thameslink Railway in the U.K. is rolling out ticket vending machines with interactive touchscreens to network stations following a trial at Gatwick…

Gold dispensing ATM debuts in India

December 13, 2022

Goldsikka Ltd., a Hyderabad, India-based gold retailer, has installed a gold dispensing ATM at the Ashoka Raghupathi Chambers office complex next to a metro…

New York State adds EV charging stations

December 13, 2022

New York State has deployed 12 EV chargers along the primary travel corridor from the Southern Tier to Western New York, according to a press release.

PPDS names Nick Begleries VP North America commercial

December 12, 2022

Philips Professional Display Solutions, a provider of digital signage and interactive displays, has named Nick Begleries commercial vice president for…

Wirelessly powered displays charge profits in retail, restaurants, beyond

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

Daniel Black from Glass-Media and Ori Mor from Wi-Charge explain how wirelessly powered digital signage is fueling sales and transformation in c-store retail…

Wisconsin county installs free Narcan vending machine

December 12, 2022

Individuals struggling with opioid addiction can access free Narcan, a nasal spray that reverses opioid overdose, at a vending machine in the lobby of the Rock…

Former Redbox CEO resigns from Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment

December 12, 2022

Galen Smith, the former CEO of Redbox who became executive vice chairman of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment when it acquired Redbox in August, will…

China EV carmaker introduces EV battery swapping stations in Germany

December 12, 2022

Nio, a China-based EV carmaker, will install battery swapping stations where drivers can switch their battery for one that is fully-charged at 20 parks in…

Self-Service Innovation Summit ‘Lunch & Learn’: How 5G Can Transform Self Service

December 9, 2022

As businesses and organizations work to extend their customer reach, 5G offers innovative opportunities previously unattainable with wired or other types of…

Paris Hilton shows off $35K champagne vending machine

December 9, 2022

Celebrity Paris Hilton has taken luxury vending to a new height, showing her mother's Moët & Chandon champagne vending machine on social media, according…

Texas town to deploy wayfinding signs

December 9, 2022

The city council in McKinney, Texas has approved a $2.6 million plan for citywide wayfinding signs following two years of planning, according to a…