Staples tries webcam-driven help kiosks to combat labor shortage

June 20, 2007

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Experticity is working to mitigate the effects of the current labor shortage in Alberta, Canada, by offering in-store…

NCR retail survey: Long queues mean more walk-aways

June 20, 2007

domain-B.com: NCR Corp. unveiled its "Queue Frustration" self-service retail survey undertaken by ACNielsen among working men and women between 25 to 45 years…

Self-scanners more popular with high-end grocers

June 19, 2007

MSNBC.com: Personal scanners on shopping carts are being found in more high-end grocers in the U.S. Patrons scan items as they go and check-out by scanning a…

SURVEY: Retailers need more self-service technology

June 18, 2007

Talkingretail.com: Retailers are not meeting consumer expectations for automated services that offer convenience, according to research commissioned by IT…

Wine-kiosk market getting crowded

June 17, 2007

Newsweek: Roughly half a dozen companies are testing and marketing interactive touchscreen wine kiosks for placement in grocery and liquor stores, as well as…

Nextgen rolls out nutritional kiosks for schools

June 14, 2007

BOISE, Idaho — Nextgen Vending has announced the rollout of its Earthpure Organic Nutrition for Education vending program for schools.   According to a news…

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…