Retail News & Media
Redbox expands Walgreens rollout
November 14, 2007
AmOnline.com: Redbox, the DVD-rental kiosk featuring new release DVDs for $1 per night, is now available in select Walgreens locations throughout the…
read nowHospital benefits from sterling service
November 14, 2007
Vending company uses automated retail solution to provide quick service to hospital employees, guests.
read nowAustralian retailer to sell e-books at store kiosk
November 13, 2007
The (Australia) Age: One of Australia's largest book retailers has leapt into the 21st century with a move to sell digital books in text and audio formats.
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MAX BOX farms out local produce
November 11, 2007
CHESHIRE, United Kingdom — Felix Group plc, the maker of MAX BOX, has teamed up with a number of small, independent food and beverage producers in the U.K. to…
read nowCoinstar, redbox take aim at c-stores
November 8, 2007
ATLANTA — No longer content to place DVD-rental kiosks solely in McDonald's restaurants and grocery stores, Coinstar and redbox announced plans to deploy more…
read nowSeiko Instruments changes name to hit thermal-printer markets
November 8, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif. — Seiko Instruments USA Inc., Micro Printer Division, has changed its name to Seiko Instruments USA Inc., Thermal Printer Division. Seiko…
read nowBlockbuster looking to add digital-media kiosks
November 8, 2007
Reuters: Blockbuster wants to help customers connect their iPods and BlackBerries to their favorite movies and games in a service the company hopes will build…
read nowKIOSK announces bundled services for wireless kiosks
November 7, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Together with TeraNova Consulting Group and Nationwide CDMA Wireless Providers, KIOSK Information Systems is providing a bundled approach…
read nowDrivers to pay by fingerprint at Chicago gas pumps
November 4, 2007
Daytona (Fla.) Business-Journal: Drivers soon may be able to pay for gas with a simple fingerprint scan. Ten Shell stations in Chicago are testing biometric…
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Expo showcases new tech
by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
Exhibitors showcase new tech, products during Self Service Expo.
read nowPay By Touch giving up on biometric POS?
November 1, 2007
StorefrontBackTalk.com: Pay By Touch, which has made a major push in POS biometric payments, is backing off that business, according to The Nilson Report, a…
read nowCoinstar's 3Q profit surges 72% on coin machines, movie rentals
November 1, 2007
CNNMoney.com: Coinstar Inc. said its third-quarter profit surged 72 percent as the company's coin-counting machines and movie-rental kiosks collected more…
read nowCarts Blanche intros mobile kiosk carrying vending machines
November 1, 2007
AMOnline.com: Carts Blanche LLC has launched a mobile vending kiosk into the vending, concession and convenience-retailing industries. VendaCarts is a mobile…
read nowNCR announces 2007 3Q results
October 31, 2007
DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. reported a 17 percent sales increase in its financial self-service unit, growth the comany attributes to greater demand in Europe…
read nowSelf-Service Networks launches new retail kiosks
October 31, 2007
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — Self-Service Networks, provider of turnkey self-service solutions, has announced the release of its TIPP, the Thule Interactive Point of…
read nowRetail store launches first UK self-service kiosks for all goods
October 30, 2007
Scotsman.com: Marks & Spencer is piloting self-service checkouts at its two flagship stores. If it is judged to be a success, the checkouts could be…
read nowJail kiosks sentenced to Indiana prison
October 29, 2007
Kokomo Tribune: Inmates at the Howard County Criminal Justice Center have seen an increase in the commissary items they are able to purchase. Keefe Commissary…
read nowU-Scan kiosks tread outside grocery stores
October 29, 2007
FRISCO, Texas — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has announced that Canadian Tire will install Fujitsu's U-Scan Genesis self-checkout system at more than…
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