Retail News & Media
NCR survey shows consumers don't like it when self-service is unavailable
April 9, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While technology has made our lives easier in so many ways, the sudden lack of expected conveniences can likewise send consumers…
read nowTurnkey self-service store may employ RFID instead of people
April 9, 2008
RFID Journal: Food retail research and consulting company Food Information Service Europe is in discussion with retailers in the Netherlands and Belgium to…
read nowSummit Research Associates releases new report on self-service
April 8, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Summit Research Associates Inc., the only consulting firm devoted to the kiosk industry, is proud to announce the publication of the…
read nowManufacturing-on-demand could reinvent video retailing
April 7, 2008
Screen Digest: The video business is approaching saturation point in many markets. Retailers struggle to accommodate an ever-expanding DVD catalog while…
read nowSPOS teams with St. Clair in Australia
April 6, 2008
SYDNEY, Australia — SPOS, an Australian point of purchase provider, and St. Clair Interactive have announced a partnership agreement. SPOS will distribute and…
read nowVerizon Wireless stores roll out self-service
April 6, 2008
LAS VEGAS — Verizon Wireless is breaking new ground in the U.S. wireless retail experience with the introduction of a new store design in more than 28…
read nowRedbox kiosk hit by skimming devices in Ariz.
April 6, 2008
In its e-mail to customers, redbox included pictures of skimming devices. Redbox said it discovered a credit card skimming device on one of its…
read now3D video kiosks installed in the U.S.
April 3, 2008
CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Provision Interactive Technologies has announced its 3DEO Reward Centers are now available in the United States. The kiosks are currently…
read nowKiosks to simplify credit application process
April 3, 2008
DALTON, Ga. — Shaw Industries Group and Versatile Systems Inc. have announced that they have partnered with CitiFinancial in order to simplify and streamline…
read nowSource Technologies to showcase bill payment, jail kiosks at KioskCom
April 2, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — At the upcoming KioskCom Self Service Expo, Source Technologies, a provider of transactional and interactive kiosks and secure MICR…
read nowKiosk Europe & Digital Signage Expo opens May 6
April 2, 2008
The success of KIOSK EUROPE magazine, launched in 2004, prompted publisher hf media & events to launch KIOSK EUROPE EXPO in 2007. Preparing for its second…
read nowNCR UNIVERSE: The multichannel customer is here, and she wants more self-service
by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
April 2, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. — "We are truly at an inflection point," said Bill Nuti, NCR Corp.'s chairman and chief executive. "Businesses are forced to interact with a…
read nowNanonation to showcase iPhone applications at Self-Service Expo, Digital Signage Show
April 1, 2008
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nanonation will demonstrate new applications for digital signage and kiosks utilizing Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch at next week's…
read nowMicrosoft Surface coming to AT&T stores
April 1, 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AT&T says it will start using Microsoft Surface computers in selected retail stores later this month, becoming the first to…
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R-rated movies trouble for DVD kiosks
Several locations that house redbox kiosks have removed R-rated movies.
read nowBLOG: Latest movie-burning kiosk to launch this summer at major retailers
March 30, 2008
Los Angeles Times: The idea of putting kiosks in retailers to burn music or movie discs on demand is one whose time may never come. I've heard a number of…
read nowDirectory kiosks fund green initiatives
March 27, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — This March, 26 backlit media advertising displays and four interactive media kiosks with property directories will be installed at the Mesa…
read nowFiserv offers self-service billpay at ReadySTATION kiosks
March 26, 2008
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — CheckFreePay, now part of Fiserv Inc., has signed a deal with Ready Credit Corp. to implement the CheckFreePay walk-in bill payment service…
read nowSSKA to host luncheon in Las Vegas
March 26, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Self-Service & Kiosk Association will host a luncheon on Tuesday, April 15 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. at the Mandalay Bay Convention…
read nowEurope, Middle East, Asia POS grows while U.S. slows, study says
March 24, 2008
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The PC-based electronic point-of-sale market in Europe/Middle East/Africa experienced a 4 percent shipment increase in 2007 and continues to…
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