Coca-Cola dispenses recycling center that rewards consumers

Coca-Cola Recycling partnered with Environmental Products Corp. to deploy the self-contained unit that accepts and processes aluminum cans and #1 PET plastic…

Facebook users can print photos at Target kiosks

December 16, 2010

Consumers can now create prints of their Facebook photos by using Socially Connected KODAK Picture Kiosks deployed throughout Target stores.

Shanghai malls deploy kiosks

December 15, 2010

The Shanghai IFC Mall in China will soon deploy 12 kiosks throughout the facility with search and map navigation features, according to a press release from…

Best Buy settles overcharging lawsuit

December 14, 2010

Best Buy Co. Inc. has settled a Connecticut lawsuit that accused it of advertising lower prices on some items on its website than at in-store kiosks, then…

Canadian DVD kiosk company hopes to better serve customers with new technology

December 13, 2010

Liquor Control considers more wine kiosks

December 12, 2010

Western Pennsylvania grocery and Walmart stores may be home to 70 more wine kiosks, according to thestandardspeaker.com.

Record-your-own video postcards available at CN Tower

December 12, 2010

The Bobblevision kiosk Visitors to one of the tallest towers in the world can now send record-your-own-video postcards to friends and family anywhere…

Why hasn't RFID adoption taken off in retail?

New technologies, trends point to RFID making a big impact on retail in the coming months.

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…