CVS first retailer to offer gift cards at Coinstar kiosks

June 13, 2007

BELLEVUE, Wash — Coinstar Inc. announced that CVS Pharmacy is expected to have gift cards available in more than 360 Coinstar kiosks in CVS Pharmacy stores…

Kiosk trial set for British movie theaters

June 4, 2007

Manchester (England) Evening News: The Odeon cinema chain is testing a vending kiosk developed by Cheshire-based Felix Group. Felix is supplying its MAX BOX…

PCI standards weigh heavy on ATMs, kiosks

Data security breaches are putting pressure on the self-service industry.

Retail kiosks expected to change consumer shopping

May 31, 2007

(Canada) Business Edge: Facing time-starved consumers and continuing labor shortages, retailers are looking to new technologies to change the way consumers…

HP unveils personal-shopping kiosk

May 29, 2007

PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP Labs has released a retail-store-assistant kiosk that provides customers with personalized shopping experiences designed to give…

Self-service shredding kiosk gets patent

May 29, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for The Self-Service Shredder, built and marketed by RealTime Shredding…

Redbox donates kiosk proceeds to local charities

May 29, 2007

(Jacksonville, Fla.) Daily Record: Ten charities, including Ronald McDonald House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation and Kesler…

Research firm takes a look at self-checkout

May 28, 2007

BOSTON — Mercator Advisory Group's new report, "Retail Self-Checkout: Providing Options for Merchants and Consumers," compares primary retail self-checkout…

Best Buy accused of using kiosks for bait-and-switch tactic

May 24, 2007

ABCnews.com: The Connecticut attorney general is taking Best Buy to task for using a different version of its Web site on in-store kiosks than customers found…

Music download kiosks uncertain part of Trans World Entertainment re-branding

May 24, 2007

SmallCap Investor.com: Trans World Entertainment Corp. execs say the company will focus on re-branding in an effort to turn around poor results. Part of the…

TIO Networks extends deal with ExxonMobil

May 21, 2007

BURNABY, British Columbia—TIO Networks Corp. has extended its five-year strategic alliance with ExxonMobil through 2012.

Wincor Nixdorf helps consumer electronics store launch self-checkout

May 21, 2007

PADERBORN, Germany—The Saturn store in Ingolstadt is the first consumer electronics retail store in Europe to install self-checkout systems from Wincor…

Amtrak raises bar, makes ticketing kiosks ADA compliant

May 15, 2007

To increase the usability and aesthetics of its ticketing kiosk line, Amtrak worked with KIOSK Information Systems to upgrade its aging terminals.

Avocent, GSTV partner for digital signage marketing project

May 14, 2007

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Avocent Corporation, announced customer partnership with Gas Station TV providing programming through video monitors and speakers…

Provision, CREDITZ partner for reward kiosks

May 14, 2007

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — CEO America Inc, the U.S. licensee of CREDITZ Digital Currency, announced that Provision Interactive Technologies Inc. has selected…

British supplier expands loyalty kiosk program

May 10, 2007

ESSEN, Germany — Boots, a British health and beauty supplier, announced that it will launch an Advantage Card Extra Offer kiosk by the end of August. …

Food-ordering gets big bite of NACStech

C-store tech show grows as industry relies on self-service to meet customer demand.

Dressing rooms aide shoppers through RFID

May 9, 2007

Gizmag.com: Retail-tracking-solutions provider Paxar has developed a consumer-facing RFID solution called the magicmirror. When a customer or sales associate…

Auto-Star partners with Hand Held for mini-kiosk

May 9, 2007

SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — Auto-Star Compusystems and Hand Held Products have partnered to develop a kiosk that uses Auto-Star's Star-Plus point-of-sale and…

Fujitsu releases POS software for grocers

May 8, 2007

FRISCO, Texas  — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has announced plans to develop the next release of its GlobalSTORE POS software. Stop &…