Retail News & Media
Tesco, Movie Booth ink deal to trial DVD-rental kiosks in Ireland
June 7, 2009
Irish Independent: Movie Booth, a British DVD-rental kiosk maker, has signed a deal with U.K. retail giant Tesco to trial its machines in three of the chain's…
read nowPharmaSmart International announces integration with Microsoft HealthVault
June 7, 2009
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — PharmaSmart International Inc. has announced the integration of its patient hypertension tracking portal, the Blood Pressure Tracker, with…
read nowPan-Oston releases Utopia Auto Attendant self-checkout solution
June 4, 2009
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a leader in smart retail counter and checkout solutions for more than 40 years, has introduced the newest model in its Utopia…
read nowGa. Department of Labor to assist NCR job seekers
June 4, 2009
WXIA-TV (Atlanta): Georgia job seekers interested in applying for a job at NCR Corp.'s new global headquarters in Duluth, Ga., and its manufacturing facility…
read nowEcast podcast series to feature KioskCom, The Digital Signage Show interviews
June 3, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO — Ecast, a leader in place-based media, has launched "Touch Points," a series of weekly podcast interviews exploring real-life deployments of…
read nowWincor Nixdorf installs 2,200-plus kiosks at Taiwan c-store chain
June 3, 2009
SINGAPORE — Taiwan's FamilyMart, one of the largest convenience store chains on the island, has installed more than 2,200 Wincor Nixdorf self-service kiosks, a…
read nowWincor Nixdorf to supply reverse vending systems for German retailer
June 2, 2009
PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf has signed an agreement with NETTO Marken-Discount, a subsidiary of leading German food retailer EDEKA, to equip NETTO's…
read nowCoinstar adding prepaid online gaming cards to kiosk offerings
June 2, 2009
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Through a partnership with leading online gaming companies, Coinstar will launch a line of digital entertainment products at U.S. retail…
read nowCVS, Kodak agree to long-term kiosk deal
June 1, 2009
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — CVS/pharmacy and Eastman Kodak Company have announced a new long-term agreement naming Kodak as the national chain's provider of in-store…
read nowNCR names new VP of entertainment solutions
June 1, 2009
TradingMarkets.com: NCR Corporation, has named Alex C. Camara as the company's new vice president and general manager of NCR Entertainment Solutions. The role…
read nowPan-Oston, Tolt Service Group partner for self-checkout management
June 1, 2009
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a designer, developer and manufacturer of retail checkout products, including the Utopia self-checkout solution, today…
read nowRedbox hires video game exec, plans test rollout
May 31, 2009
Video Business: Kiosk operator redbox has hired its first senior-level video game executive, Mark Achler, and the company is planning its first large test of…
read nowBlockbuster CEO announces ad campaign highlighting kiosks
May 28, 2009
Home Media Magazine: Blockbuster is launching new television and radio ads designed to drum up consumer interest in the brand's multichannel distribution…
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Self Service Excellence Award winners, Part II
A final look at the award-winning deployments from May's KioskCom Self Service Expo.
read nowIBM sponsorship, speakers announced for South African kiosk conference
May 27, 2009
MIDRAND, South Africa — IBM, supplier of the IBM AnyPlace Kiosk, has confirmed that it will be the sole platinum sponsor of South Africa's first definitive…
read nowSpatial View launches glasses-free 3D digital signage at European T-Mobile stores
May 26, 2009
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Spatial View Inc., a developer of 3D image processing and display technologies, has announced that T-Mobile Czech Republic will pilot…
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Self Service Excellence Award winners, Part I
A look at three of the award-winning self-service deployments from this month's KioskCom Self Service Expo in Las Vegas.
read nowSURVEY: Redbox customers 'try before they buy'
May 21, 2009
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — According to a recent redbox survey of home entertainment customers, conducted by NPD Group, the company projects that its customers…
read nowCircle K, redbox ink new agreement
May 20, 2009
Convenience Store News: Circle K will expand the redbox DVD rental kiosk presence in its stores, the convenience chain has announced. The kiosks are currently…
read nowMOD Systems to pilot digital download kiosks
May 19, 2009
Video Business: Digital kiosk company MOD Systems is negotiating with three retailers to launch test pilots in retail stores during the second half of the…
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