Cryptocurrency ATM provider tests kiosks for bill payment services

September 17, 2018

Alpha BTC, an Omaha, Nebraska-based provider of cryptocurrency ATMs, has been working with Maya, a cellular replacement parts distributor that provides…

EAnytime introduces drop off and pickup locker and drawer kiosks

September 13, 2018

EAnytime Corporation has introduced its Side Control Box locker and drawer kiosks for drop off and pickup. The kiosk has an industrial computer with Microsoft…

Walmart tests new online order pickup kiosk for groceries

September 13, 2018

Walmart is testing the second version of a pickup kiosk for online grocery orders at a super center in Sherman, Texas, according to Business Insider. Customers…

Micro markets versus vending banks by the numbers —  an operator's perspective

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While the micro market saves nearly $14,000 in upfront investment over a traditional vending bank, it will deliver an average $1,000 in monthly sales for a…

Robotic dispenser allows customers to buy cannabis

September 12, 2018

Greenbox Robotics, a Marina del Rey company founded in June 2017, wants to bring automation to the cannabis market by using a self-serve kiosk to dispense…

Package Concierge offers retailers tips for deploying BOPIS lockers for back-to-school season

September 6, 2018

Package Concierge, provider of an automated locker system for "buy online, pickup in-store" packages, has released tips for retailers to improve back-to-school…

Farmer’s Fridge secures $30M in funding

September 6, 2018

Farmer's Fridge, a rapidly growing network of automated smart fridges stocked with fresh, chef-curated meals and snacks, has closed on $30 million in a round…

Walmart consumers pay attention to advertising on pharmacy health care kiosks

September 4, 2018

Visitors at Walmart stores who watched advertising at in-store health care kiosks watched for an average of four minutes, according to Pursuant Health, a…

How 5G, combined with IoT, will make mobile carriers the enablers of retail engagement

Video, gaming, AI, robotic, AR/VR platform CIOs and CTOs looking to embrace newer digital transformation solutions should look holistically within the mobile…

Farmer’s Fridge founder develops his own tools

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Most entrepreneurs in the self-service space rely on commercially available equipment and management software, but Luke Saunders and his team at Farmer's…

ShelfX seeks partners to test unattended pop-up stores

August 29, 2018

ShelfX, an automated merchandising and inventorying machine that uses weight-sensing shelves and RFID technology, is looking to test a new concept: a shipping…

Mesh Ventures Invests In Grasshopper Kiosks

August 28, 2018

Mesh Ventures, an investment group and developer of the multiuse Edgewater Innovation Campus in Oakland, California, has completed its investment in…

The brave new omnichannel world poses hard choices for retail technology

Instead of chasing every opportunity, retailers will get ahead by implementing the right technologies that actually improve the retail customer experience…

ViaTouch automated retail solution to feature EyeLock iris recognition

August 27, 2018

EyeLock LLC, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, has integrated its embedded iris recognition technology into VICKI, an automated…

How Farmer's Fridge changed the meaning of convenience dining

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The marriage of fresh food with IoT technology has proven to be a winning combination for Farmer's Fridge, a company whose offering presents a refreshing…

Purdue University students launch self-serve frozen yogurt kiosk

August 22, 2018

A self-serve frozen yogurt kiosk, FroYo Xpress, will be launched by a group of Purdue University students in September. The kiosk will be located at Third…

LightSpeed selects Epson printers for retailer, restaurant POS

August 22, 2018

LightSpeed, a provider of cloud-based POS software, has selected Epson's TM-m30, TM-U220, TM-T88V and OmniLink TM-T88VI POS receipt printers to meet the needs…

What role will kiosks play in an autonomous checkout world?

Fully automated stores are making inroads, largely in tandem with the increase in mobile payment. But customers still want to have the freedom to pay with…

EyeLock patent takes biometric authentication to the network layer

August 13, 2018

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. patent No. 100,009,178 B2, to EyeLock, a provider of iris-based identity authentication…

NEC gets it right – for display technology, the age of collaboration has arrived

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

NEC Display Solutions showcases the fruits of partnerships in its new versatile headquarters and briefing center at a ground breaking open house.