Retail News & Media
Sony to make $460 million from redbox deal
July 21, 2009
News of Sony Pictures' distribution deal with redbox has been widely reported this week, and now Reuters is reporting that the movie studio is set to make $46…
read nowAustralian retailer introduces hearing-screening kiosks
July 20, 2009
The Australian self-service industry is off to a running start this week. Monday we reported a deal between Symstream and Optus to provide Optus' Australian…
read nowSony, redbox deal highlights low-cost DVD rental's growing significance
July 20, 2009
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has reportedly signed a landmark deal with redbox, even as the DVD-rental kiosk company battles another major studio in court.
read nowTIO, Coinstar combining services in pilot program
July 20, 2009
TIO Networks Corp. has announced an agreement with Coinstar Inc. to exclusively deploy up to 50 of TIO's multifunctional bill-payment kiosks at key Coinstar…
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New study says self-checkout terminals to quadruple by 2014
A new study from Retail Banking Research indicates a promising future for self-checkout, particularly in North America, Western Europe and Asia.
read nowCoinstar to announce Q2 earnings
July 19, 2009
Coinstar will relealse its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, Aug. 4, the company has announced in a news release. Coinstar will hold a conference call the same…
read nowEyemaginations, SoloHealth partner to enhance educational function of EyeSite kiosks
July 16, 2009
ATLANTA — SoloHealth, maker of the EyeSite vision-testing kiosk, has announced it will team with Eyemaginations, a leader in eye care education, to enhance the…
read nowNew England drug store deploying KODAK kiosks chain-wide
July 16, 2009
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. and Kinney Drugs, a community pharmacy and retail brand in New York and Vermont, has announced the deployment of KODAK…
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Preview: JustTouchIt 2009, South Africa's first kiosk conference
A world-class sporting event has helped set the stage for the first and only kiosk-industry tradeshow in a growing South African market.
read nowAgilysys partners with Wine Market Assistant to provide turnkey retail kiosk
July 14, 2009
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Agilysys Inc., an IT solutions provider, and Wine Market Assistant LLC, a software solution provider, today announced a partnership to…
read nowNCR research: Consumers increasingly prefer multichannel self-service
July 14, 2009
DULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. today announced the results of a global survey commissioned from BuzzBack Market Research regarding consumer preferences for…
read nowIBM selects Hypercom for self-checkout rollout in Germany
July 13, 2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Hypercom Corp., a global provider of secure payments products and services, today announced that one of Germany's leading retailers with…
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Self-checkout and alcohol: A dangerous mix?
New research about minors, alcohol and self-checkout may prompt legislation in California.
read nowPNI Digital Media providing Connected Kiosk to new distributors, retailers
July 12, 2009
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — PNI Digital Media, a provider of digital photography and media solutions for retailers, has announced several new initiatives…
read nowNCR Corp. recognized for maintenance, support services
July 8, 2009
DULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. has announced its No. 1 position in the hardware maintenance and support category in retail infrastructure support for 2006-2008…
read nowPennsylvania governor puts stop to wine kiosk plan
July 8, 2009
PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has temporarily shelved the state Liquor Control Board's plan to sell wine via vending machines in grocery stores.
read nowZebra Technologies announces availability of print station kiosk
July 5, 2009
BOURNE END, England — Zebra Technologies Europe Ltd., a global leader in specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, today announced the…
read nowResearch: $775 billion in kiosk transactions will be processed this year
June 28, 2009
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — New research from the IHL Group says transactions at self-service kiosks will surpass $775 billion in 2009 and will grow to more than $1.…
read nowSoloHealth to expand EyeSite kiosk to two new markets
June 28, 2009
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: SoloHealth, maker of the EyeSite vision-screening kiosk, has announced plans to expand into two new markets, more than doubling…
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