Debate this: Do prescription drug kiosks belong in the marketplace?

The FDA recently held a hearing to weigh the pros and cons of deploying prescription drug kiosks across the nation.

'Bank-in-a-box' kiosks hitting NYC retail sites

June 7, 2012

Carver Federal Savings Bank is deploying four of Nexxo Financial Corp.'s bank-in-a-box kiosks in retail locations in New York City, providing an alternative…

Revel globally launches POS system for iPad, iPhone

June 6, 2012

Revel Systems' retail POS system for the iPad and iPhone — called "Atlas" — is now available worldwide.

Coinstar's coffee kiosks have a name -- Rubi

June 5, 2012

It's official: Coinstar coffee kiosks are coming to market. It's not exactly news, considering the company previously discussed the business venture with us…

NYC Reebok deploys photo kiosks for hockey fans

June 5, 2012

National Hockey League fans shopping in New York City's Reebok store now have access to photo booth kiosks from TouchTunes Interactive Networks, an interactive…

IBM Mobile Shopper provides in-store digital scanning, self-checkout

June 4, 2012

IBM has launched retail technology that allows consumers to scan items into their mobile phones while shopping and then check themselves out at an IBM…

Fujifilm Australia exploring 3-D printing via photo kiosks

June 1, 2012

As the price of 3-D printing comes down, it may become more common in the consumer marketplace, and Fujifilm is looking at kiosks as one way to bring it to…

Mobile check-in kiosks to drive store sales

May 31, 2012

Software designer Solekai Systems has partnered with a mobile solutions start-up called Raging Mobile to develop a prototype for a mobile phone check-in kiosk…

Study: Consumers want choice of manned, self-service checkout

May 31, 2012

Consumers want a choice of service options with manned checkout (60 percent) and self-service (21 percent), according to a recent survey conducted by TNS on…

Scoring a homerun with self-service

As I've worked with retailers on self-service strategy, I find that sometimes people become so focused on the technology that they miss the obvious. For…

Coinstar testing photo kiosk

May 30, 2012

Coinstar is at it again. No longer satisfied with ruling the coin-counting and the DVD kiosk industries, it's been piloting several new kiosk projects…

Redbox sets sights on Canada

Will the retail giant push out the smaller competition?

Solar powered QR codes help Korean retailer increase sales

May 25, 2012

Korean discount retailer Emart recently placed 3D QR code sculptures throughout Seoul that could only be scanned between noon and 1 p.m., which are slow…

PayPal partners with POS makers, merchants on mobile payments

by James Wester

Company announces partners bringing its offline strategy to the real world.

Target kickin' it with Shopkick

May 24, 2012

Target has partnered with shopkick, an app that allows consumers to earn points for shopping (at participating stores) that can then be redeemed for a variety…

What you missed at London's Screenmedia Expo (Commentary)

DSA's David Drain shares his experiences at the show.

Gen Y and Self-Service: A Love Story

I just finished interviewing retailers about their employee challenges. By far, the largest complaint was about managing Gen Y, and those same complaints were…

Helping customers help themselves

by Dean Sanders — Director, industry Sales, Zebra Technologies

Today's shoppers want instant access to information to locate what they want and where they can get it, compare prices and find out what others think about the…

Kiosks help IKEA track customer loyalty

May 21, 2012

IKEA's new kiosk-based loyalty program IKEA FAMILY has already attracted more than 1.6 million members since its launch a few months ago.

App allows retailers to control Internet experience on tablet kiosks

May 21, 2012

ArmorActive's new closed Internet browser app, ActiveKiosk, for the iPad and other iOS devices is now available for free on iTunes. By either limiting or…