Self-checkout smackdown: IKEA vs. Lowe's

Two self-checkout terminals at different big-box retailers reveal truths about the user experience.

Ask the Experts: The benefits of networking retail kiosks

September 24, 2009

Kiosk uptime and performance are of paramount importance to the user experience — especially in a retail environment. But individual store locations often lack…

Photos: EMN8 showcases QSR kiosk deployments

Kiosk deployments in the QSR segment are heating up with companies like NEXTEP SYSTEMS and EMN8 behind the movement. Here, view a slideshow of EMN8's…

ADUSA receives RSPA certification

September 23, 2009

Lombard, Ill.-based ADUSA, a provider of self-order kiosks for retail and foodservice operators, has announced its recognition as a Certified Retail Technology…

FSCC launches sweepstakes to promote financial-services kiosks

September 22, 2009

Financial Service Centers Cooperative Inc. has announced the launch of its Ultimate Tailgate Sweepstakes to promote the use of its Vcom self-service kiosks at…

Key Innovations to show self-service payment terminal at NACS show

September 22, 2009

Key Innovations Ltd. has announced it will exhibit the KSD9000 self-service payment terminal at the National Association of Convenience Stores, or NACS…

Research: Kiosk industry in 'holding pattern,' but growth will return in 2010

In its annual report, Summit Research Associates Inc. depicts a stagnant kiosk landscape but says the outlook is expected to improve.

New England grocery chain pilots NCR self-checkout

September 20, 2009

Quick Chek, a chain of fresh food stores in New England, has announced a pilot installation of self-checkout lanes in one of its Phillipsburg, N.J., locations.

Ask the Experts: The convergence of kiosks and digital signage

Bob Ventresca, vice president of marketing for Netkey Inc., says there are a number of ways kiosks and digital signage can work together in a retail…

Indiana grocery deploys NEXTEP's deli self-order system

September 16, 2009

Troy, Mich.-based NEXTEP SYSTEMS has announced that Baesler's Market in Terra Haute, Ind., has deployed NEXTEP's Deli 1-2-3 touchscreen self-order kiosk…

TIO, Nexxo expand partnership, bring bill payment to unbanked, underbanked Hispanics

September 16, 2009

Payments processor TIO Networks Corp. and self-service bill-payment provider Nexxo Financial Corp. have announced they will expand an existing partnership and…

Mexico's largest bank deploys VeriFone's ATM-kiosk hybrid

September 16, 2009

VeriFone Holdings Inc., a provider of secure electronic payment solutions, has announced that Mexico's largest bank, Bancomer, will deploy VeriFone's recently…

Illinois grocery chain deploys ADUSA's self-order kiosks

September 15, 2009

ADUSA, a Lombard, Ill.-based self-order kiosk provider, has announced the deployment of its S4G Fresh Foods kiosks at Angelo Caputo's Fresh Market, a small…

NCR survey finds Canadian shoppers want more self-service

September 15, 2009

New survey results from NCR Corp. and BuzzBack Market Research indicate Canadian shoppers want more self-service in retail.   According to an NCR news…

NCR, Publix will roll out Blockbuster Express DVD-rental kiosks

September 15, 2009

NCR Corp. says it will deploy its Blockbuster Express DVD-rental kiosk in Publix Super Markets, which it says is the largest employee-owned grocery chain in…

ADFLOW named authorized reseller for NCR interactive kiosk solution

September 14, 2009

Self-service provider NCR Corp. has announced it will make ADFLOW Networks an authorized reseller for its SelfServ 60 customer-facing touchpoint kiosk.

Ask the Experts: Ensuring privacy and data protection on financial-services kiosks

September 14, 2009

KODAK intros new, more energy-efficient photo kiosk

September 13, 2009

The Eastman Kodak Company has introduced its newest photo kiosk model, the KODAK Picture Kiosk G4XE Order Station.   In a news release, the company says the…

Pilot Travel Centers deploying NCR kiosk tech nationwide

September 10, 2009

In an announcement that Pilot Travel Centers, the largest United States travel center operator, will deploy NCR Corp.'s new advanced point-of-sale solution in…

St. Louis grocery deploys self-order kiosks from ADUSA

September 9, 2009

ADUSA, a self-order kiosk provider, has announced that Schnuck Markets Inc., owner and operators of more than 200 grocery stores and pharmacies, is adding to…