Self-service kiosks will see $740 billion in transactions this year: Study

The value of transactions conducted through kiosks continues to see steady growth.

UK retailers turn to kiosks to speed ‘speed of service'

September 9, 2010

A number of retailers in the United Kingdom are making self-service kiosks an integral part of their efforts to improve their speed of service, according to a…

Raquel Karls joins Coinstar as chief people officer

September 7, 2010

Bellevue, Wash.-based Coinstar Inc. announced it has hired Raquel Karls, a human resources and organization development leader, to fill the position of chief…

Opinion: Top 10 things driving the adoption of self-checkout

by Kiosk Marketplace

The self-checkout market is positioned for strong growth in the next few years, and the timing could not be better.

Kiosk-security firm Corporate Safe Specialists named to Inc. Magazine's Top 5000

August 30, 2010

For the third year in a row Corporate Safe Specialists (CSS) has been named to Inc. Magazine's Top 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the…

Transact Technologies to showcase printers at VARTECH 10 conference

August 30, 2010

Hamden, Conn.-based Transact Technologies is demonstrating its feature-rich printers at the VARTECH 10 conference being held at the Duke Energy Convention…

Elo launches three POS systems for Europe

August 29, 2010

Elo TouchSystems announced that it launched this month its B-Series touch-computer family to create a single compact and retail-hardened platform to support…

Meridian Kiosks seeks to grow in self-service space

August 29, 2010

Meridian Kiosks is already starting to thrive under new CEO Nick Van Wyk, according to a company profile in The Pilot of Southern Pines, N.C.    Aberdeen…

ParTech remakes, re-brands itself with software, self-serve and proven hardware

The company best known for its durable terminals is in the midst of recreating itself as a creative and aggressive software- and services- house.

ParTech remakes, re-brands itself with software, self-serve and proven hardware

August 29, 2010

The company best known for its durable terminals is in the midst of recreating itself as a creative and aggressive software- and services- house.

Small rise in kiosk costs despite increases in power and reliability

Pricing numbers can be difficult to tease out of sources but a researcher breaks down kiosk costs by international region.

Signifi launches high capacity DVD rental kiosk in US

August 23, 2010

Mississauga, Ontario-based Signifi Solutions Inc. announced the launch of its best-in-class entertainment kiosks to the U.S. market. Tested over the past 1…

You can get most anything at a kiosk in Miami

August 22, 2010

The Miami Herald looks around South Florida and finds that kiosks have become pervasive with applications at movie theaters, medical centers, retail shops and…

Kiosk and self-service study a goldmine of industry info

Installed kiosks top 1.8 million worldwide as public grows to prefer self-service for multiple uses.

Coinstar's Kaplan on redbox, risk, new products, kiosks and self-service

The leader of the firm that launched redbox and the green counting machine discusses the firm's successes and plans for continued growth.  

Comark introduces Live Help interactive kiosks

August 15, 2010

Medfield, Mass-based Comark Corporation announced the launch of its Live Help Kiosks. With a simple touch to the kiosk screen, the user is connected to a live…

NCR projects growth in retail self-serve POS, DVD kiosks

Execs at the huge retail- and financial-device firm see retailers upgrading check-out tools as NCR reports respectable 2Q numbers.

Reflect Systems, DMX partner to offer retailers better in-store digital signage, music and video

August 11, 2010

Global Axcess reports Q2 results

August 11, 2010

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Global Axcess Corp., an independent provider of self-service kiosk solutions, this week reported its financial results for the second…

Kiosk trends may surprise, confound industry, report finds

There are plenty of growth opportunities but some of today's widespread self-service uses may have reached their peak