Quick Chek stores get music kiosks

December 7, 2010

Music lovers can download DRM-free digital music tracks to MP3 players, SD cards or Flash drives from MOD Systems' Download2Go digital music kiosks at…

Pennsylvania county adding lotto kiosks

December 6, 2010

Residents of Delaware County, Penn., will no longer need to wait in line to buy lottery tickets. Instead, they can purchase them from kiosks scheduled to be…

Sears loses $145 to one of its kiosks

December 2, 2010

Retailers who wish to offer a product with a price that is different online from the one in store should consider strategies to handle customers who discover…

Pennsylvania wine kiosks could be shelved

November 28, 2010

According to the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, proposals to privatize state liquor stores in Pennsylvania could mean the end of the self-service wine kiosks recently…

Sony transfers photo printing ops to Dai Nippon

November 22, 2010

Sony Corp. and Dai Nippon Printing Co. (DNP) announced that Sony would transfer its professional digital photo printer business, excluding manufacturing, to…

Redbox named a top brand of 2010

November 21, 2010

Advertising Age last week named the redbox DVD kiosk as one of America’s hottest brands of 2010, joining such brands as Droid, the TV show Glee, Hyundai, Bass…

At first blush, Isis looks appealing to retailers

A National Retail Federation exec sees competition, tech changes arising from the new mobile payments network.

Ethan Allen deploys interactive touch screens

November 21, 2010

Intava, a provider of touch screen solutions for retailers, announced that Ethan Allen has selected Intava Vector to power the company’s new touch screens in…

Matalan store in UK using ProTouch kiosks for multichannel selling

November 18, 2010

Surrey, United Kingdom-based ProTouch Manufacturing announced that it is providing its self-service EPoS kiosk to Matalan, a clothing and homeware retailer, as…

New Android phone could replace your wallet: Google CEO

November 18, 2010

The soon-to-be-released Google Android Gingerbread mobile phone will include Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, allowing for mobile payments with the…

Target checks out Shopkick’s check-in rewards

November 18, 2010

Select Target Stores began this week to offer Shopkick, a location-based shopping app and rewards platform for mobile phones, according to Mashable.

VeriFone to Acquire Hypercom in POS consolidation

November 18, 2010

San Jose, Calif.-based VeriFone Systems Inc. reported it would acquire Phoenix-based Hypercom Corp. in a move that will consolidate two of the world’s largest…

Black Friday will see mobile shopping growth: Survey

November 17, 2010

Many consumers plan to use their mobile phone to shop as the holiday season begins, according to PriceGrabber, a shopping site and division of credit bureau…

Monitise forms mobile money network with Best Buy Europe

November 16, 2010

Monitise has formed a U.K. mobile money network joint venture with retailer Best Buy Europe and Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone, according to…

U.S. Bank to test mobile payments

November 16, 2010

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank and Visa announced they had partnered with DeviceFidelity, FIS and Monitise to introduce a new way for customers to make purchases…

Carriers to announce mobile payments venture

November 15, 2010

Major telecom firms Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA have joined with Discover Financial Services and Barclays Plc and are preparing to…

Telcos launch 'Isis' mobile payments system

Telecom companies serving 200 million mobile phone customers take on the established payments system in the United States by offering payments via smart phone.

U.S. Bank, Visa to begin mobile-payment pilot

U.S. Bank and Visa Inc. soon will begin testing mobile payments in more than a dozen states.

Finding success in self-service: Kiosk execs discuss 'How to's'

Leaders offer ideas on engaging consumers and partners to launch winning products.

DVD kiosk push brings 3Q revenue rise, small loss for Global Axcess

November 11, 2010

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Global Axcess Corp. reported a net loss of $96,000 in the third quarter on revenues of $5.8 million as the company invested in…