Is self-checkout in danger of checking out?

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Troubling news from Albertsons and Kroger is raising concerns about the future of self-checkout.

Digital signage kiosk lands on Canary Islands

July 5, 2011

The Meridiano Tenerife mall on Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands has installed an interactive wayfinding digital signage display to inform visitors…

Dutch telco calls up Scala to drive digital signage, kiosks

July 4, 2011

Scala announced today that Dutch telco giant KPN, formerly KPN Primafoon, has re-vamped its image and interior design at 105 retail stores across the…

Canadian Tire adds mobile shopping app, digital signage kiosks

July 4, 2011

According to Retail Info Systems News, 1,200-store general merchandise retailer Canadian Tire is testing both a personalized location-based mobile shopping app…

Body-scanning tech being used in retail kiosks to help find best fitting clothes

June 27, 2011

According to the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Wash., body-scanning technology just like that used to screen airline passengers has now been licensed to a…

Help, there's an iPad in my kiosk!

Even though it's just over a year old, the iPad has become one of the most well-known and technologically-advanced products to hit the market, and consumers…

NetWorld Alliance publishes new roadmap for mobile retail apps

June 21, 2011

Louisville, Ky.-based NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Kiosk Marketplace, Self-Service World and other B2B news and information portals, has published…

EA Sports using demo kiosks in new retail stores

June 14, 2011

According to gaming website Gamasutra, video game developer EA Sports will feature playable game demo kiosks in its new chain of retail stores designed to…

Walmart MoneyCenter kiosks should have retailers, banks shaking in their boots

June 12, 2011

According to Bank Investment Consultant.com, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently announced that it will be rolling out automated kiosk-based versions of its…

Mobile automated stores?

Mobile kiosks combine the fast-turn, high-volume worlds of vending, concessions and catering with mobile real estate, allowing the owner to capitalize on new…

Food Lion hungry for BLOCKBUSTER kiosks

June 7, 2011

NCR Corp. today announced the addition of more than 800 BLOCKBUSTER Express locations at Food Lion grocery stores in 11 states throughout the Southeast and…

Complaints help give wine kiosks the boot

June 6, 2011

According to a story from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Wegmans Food Markets is pulling out of Pennsylvania's much-criticized wine-kiosk program.

Kohl's to land kiosks in airports

June 6, 2011

Kohl's Corp. is seeking a deal with Milwaukee County that would allow the retailer to put three kiosks in Mitchell International Airport, according to a story…

Is there a better way than big retail?

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

Not only do big retail box stores leave one heck of an eco footprint, they also come with an enormous price tag. Commercial rental, initial construction costs…

Australians demand technology-based shopping

June 5, 2011

Nearly three quarters of Australian consumers wanted their shopping experiences to have some type of technology, including in-store kiosks, mobile phones and…

Wegmans puts a cork in wine kiosks

June 2, 2011

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Wegmans Food Markets is pulling out of Pennsylvania's oft-criticized wine-kiosk program.

Blockbuster slashes prices to compete with kiosks

May 26, 2011

Blockbuster, which was recently acquired by satellite operator DISH Network, announced today that it's lowering the prices of thousands of videos to compete…

Self-service goes wireless

Being able to reach consumers at any time, anywhere has become increasingly important to businesses trying to remain competitive in the current economy. The…

Apple using its iPad 2 as kiosk

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Retailers have been using iPads as a cheaper way to deploy kiosks, but it looks like Apple is doing the same thing in some of its retail stores.

Lowe's to deploy kiosks to help customers get solar power

Demand for residential solar power has spurred Lowe's to implement kiosks that quote pricing options.