Vending machines feature Black, Indigenous fiction books

February 28, 2023

An online bookstore catering to Black and Indigenous fiction has expanded to offering its books in vending machines, according to a kqed.com report.

Tech partners team on phone ordering and delivery robot for restaurants

February 27, 2023

Ser.vi Worldwide, a provider of QR ordering solutions for restaurants, has teamed with United Robotics Group, a robotics technology provider, to allow…

Four ways an integration partner can help businesses capitalize on digital signage

Collaboration enables businesses to spend more time focusing on what they do best – running their businesses. Here are four ways an integration partner can…

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Narcan machines get high usage in Illinois county

February 24, 2023

Narcan vending machines in Winnebago County, Illinois are credited with dispensing more than 650 kits of the opioid fighting medication since October…

Checkout-free market brings convenience, incremental sales to Dave & Buster’s

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Dave & Buster's in Hollywood, Florida teamed with The Coca-Cola Co. and Zippin to deploy a 'store within a store' and allow guests to buy food and beverages…

Kentucky judge objects to Narcan dispensing machine

February 22, 2023

A judge in Nelson County, Kentucky has objected to the recently installed Narcan vending machine, claiming it is enabling drug use, according to a whas11.com…

Convenience chain launches check-out free stores

February 21, 2023

Coen Markets Inc., a convenience chain, has launched two check-out free stores. The Amoco store sites, in Oakdale and Southpark, Pennsylvania, are using the…

Self-service tech: The future of the restaurant industry

Beyond QSRs, today's customers are seeking self service and contactless payment at all types of restaurants.

Aisle 24: From vending to cashierless ‘grocery markets’

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Learning the convenience store business from the ground up, John Douang has developed a cashierless grocery market concept proving popular with education and…

Michigan gets COVID-19 test kit kiosks

February 13, 2023

Self-serve kiosks offering COVID-19 PCR testing kits are now available in Centreville, Sturgis and Three Rivers, Michigan, provided by the Branch Hillsdale St.

Anheuser-Busch invites Super Bowl LVII fans to recycle containers with reverse vending machine

February 13, 2023

Super Bowl LVII fans were invited to recycle beverage containers at a reverse vending machine at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, presented by…

Self-service innovation emerges faster, but 2023 brings new challenges

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Thought leaders during the Executive Roundtable offered positive predictions for 2023 and beyond as consumer acceptance of self service reaches new levels.

HappyOrNot uses AI to update mood reader kiosk

February 7, 2023

HappyOrNot has updated its Smiley Touch mood reader kiosk in airports and retail spaces around the world using artificial intelligence, according to a press…

In-Person Trade Shows are Back!

Big attendance numbers at this year's CES proves how ready business audiences are to return to in-person events.

QSR ordering: Millennials, Gen Zers prefer kiosks over in-person

February 3, 2023

The majority of consumers still prefer giving their order to a person at a quick-serve restaurant, but millennials and Gen Zers prefer using a self-order kiosk.

Michigan community center offers Crime Stoppers kiosk

February 3, 2023

A Crime Stoppers kiosk has been placed in the lobby at Berston Field House, a community center in Flint, Michigan, that shows pictures of wanted criminals and…

Tapville Social to offer self-pour kiosks in California town

February 2, 2023

Tapville Social will open self-pour beverage kiosks at the Roseville Galleria in Roseville, California in March, according to an abc10.com report.

Cognitec adds verification to photo capture device

February 1, 2023

Cognitec Systems GmbH, a Dresden, Germany based provider of face recognition technology, has added a verification feature to its FaceVACS-Entry technology…

Self-service equipment finds more post-pandemic niches

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Post-pandemic, consumers want to return to stores, but they are also seeking an omnichannel experience that includes self-service equipment.

TouchNetix launches aXiom Experience Box

January 31, 2023

TouchNetix AS, the Trondheim, Norway-based provider of human machine interface semiconductor chips and sensor modules, introduced its aXiom Experience Box to…