DSA to hold digital signage/self-service/mobile symposium in Dallas

April 5, 2013

The Digital Screenmedia Association has announced that it will produce a Digital Screenmedia Symposium May 9 and 10 at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive…

Apple requests patent for in-store kiosk for content customization

April 4, 2013

The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application today from Apple, revealing possible plans for a retail packaging system via an in-store…

BETTERY begins battery recycling in Pacific Northwest

April 4, 2013

BETTERY Inc. today announced the installation of its first rechargeable battery Swap Stations in Washington and Oregon. Through the kiosk's touchscreen…

OfficeMax unveils smaller, tech-heavy stores

April 1, 2013

OfficeMax unveiled a new small-store format in Milwaukee — one that trumps products with customer experience. According to chicagobusiness.com, the OfficeMax…

Do phone-recycling kiosks cause crime?

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

EcoATM goes on the offensive against reports that the kiosk encourages theft.

SoloHealth expanding to a Safeway near you

March 26, 2013

SoloHealth has secured another store-wide rollout. The company announced that starting next month Safeway will deploy the kiosks in its more than 600 locations…

Kardashian beauty line gets AVT vending kiosk

March 25, 2013

AVT Inc. is helping the reality trio of Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian bring their cosmetic line to the masses. The company announced that it has designed…

3M's Virtual Presenter shows retail possibilities

by Christopher Hall

After its SXSW debut, 3M talks about its new virtual avatar for digital merchandising.

Walmart expands Scan & Go to 12 more markets

March 20, 2013

Walmart announced it is expanding the Scan & Go checkout app to a dozen more markets, nearly tripling the number of stores involved in the pilot program…

New research points to sustained growth of self-checkout

March 18, 2013

New research from the Mercator Advisory Group points to a "sustained increase in demand" for self-checkout terminals from both consumers and retailers.

3M debuts Virtual Presenter at SXSW

3M recently debuted its first fully integrated, interactive Virtual Presenter at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. SXSW attendees could interact…

RAPTOR devours groceries using automatic scanning (Video)

March 12, 2013

It's part self-checkout, part assisted checkout, and it's been making a splash on the trade show circuit since its debut at the National Retail Federation show…

SoloHealth footprint surpasses 2,000 locations

March 7, 2013

SoloHealth announced a footprint milestone today, with the wellness kiosks now deployed in more than 2,000 retail locations nationwide — more than doubling its…

The future of self-service in retail

As the definition of self-service broadens, so too are its applications for retail.

Coinstar banking on automated retail

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Coinstar's kiosk lineup targets automated retail in new markets.

DSE13: How to use interactive retail to embrace showrooming

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

Kiosks and digital signage can help retailers win with brick-and-mortars.

Mobile concept store rolls out interactive self-service digital signage

March 1, 2013

At Telenet's Mobile concept store in Belgium, communication technology and digital signage play a decisive role in helping customers find the product or…

Coinstar rolling out kiosks with PayPal integration

February 28, 2013

Starting this month, Coinstar users in California, Ohio and Texas can use the coin-counting kiosks to add money to, or withdraw money from, their PayPal…

SensyTouch intros interactive digital signage kiosk

February 27, 2013

SensyTouch will introduce its 42-inch, multi-touch interactive kiosk at the Digital Signage Expo, which kicks off today in Las Vegas.

The shifting self-service paradigm

Consumers appreciate having more control over their service experience.