New CEO headlines Wincor World '07

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Wincor Nixdorf will use its annual expo to introduce its new CEO.

Circuit City announces major kiosk program

January 15, 2007

NEW YORK — Circuit City chief executive Philip J. Schoonover announced a new company focus on self-service and assisted selling during his keynote speech…

'End-cap TV' boosts sales at Home Depot

January 14, 2007

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The MediaTile Company, provider of cellular digital-signage technology and turnkey narrowcast networks, announced that RAM Forest Products…

KioskCom awards open for submissions

January 10, 2007

The KioskCom Self Service Excellence Awards are open for submissions, and this year all entries are being accepted online.

Tranax, Nautilus terminate agreement

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

After nearly a year of negotiation, the two companies part ways.

Researchers hack chip-and-PIN systems

January 8, 2007

Computerworld: Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have demonstrated how a chip-and-PIN terminal used to authenticate credit and debit card…

Palm taps D2 for Treo 680 kiosks

January 7, 2007

Palm uses an interactive bus shelter to build buzz for the Treo 680.

NetWorld Alliance to launch digital signage news portal

January 4, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, a publisher of b-to-b trade news and information, will launch a portal dedicated to the rapidly expanding market of…

SmartSigns steer shoppers toward malls

January 2, 2007

Media Life Magazine: To steer post-holiday shoppers in the right direction, retailers in Atlanta, New York, Las Vegas and 15 California markets are putting up…

Livewire, Sentegra announce partnership

January 2, 2007

YORK, Penn. — Livewire International Inc., provider of transactional self-service technology solutions, and Sentegra Corp., developer and owner of RFID-based…

Tokyo stores to deliver product info via RFID

January 1, 2007

CNN: Stores in central Tokyo are set to beam news of special offers, menus and coupons to passers-by in a trial run of a radio-tagging system. The Tokyo…

Self-service: the best of 2006

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

DVD rental, hospitality devices rank high in our year-end expert roundtable.

Retail's big show draws near

High-tech takes center stage at NRF expo.

Reactrix Media Network sells out national ad inventory

December 21, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The Reactrix Media Network, which operates interactive digital signs in 160 shopping centers, movie theaters and public spaces…

Wincor Nixdorf announces stock repurchase

December 20, 2006

PADERBORN, Germany — On December 20, 2006, the Board of Directors of Wincor Nixdorf AG passed a resolution for the repurchase of up to 166,390 of the company's…

Webster, Bogan appointed to self-service division at NCR

December 20, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. announced that Mike Webster has been named vice president of Self-Service Solutions, a new business unit in NCR focused on…

Tesco installs digital shelf labels

December 18, 2006

The Retail IT Bulletin: Tesco has installed 400 of ZBD's electronic shelf-edge display labels at its Loudwater store near High Wycombe. The labels are used in…

Giant Eagle to test Redbox kiosks

December 18, 2006

PITTSBURGH — Supermarket and convenience store retailer Giant Eagle Inc. is testing Redbox DVD rental kiosks at five area GetGo c-stores beginning this month.

Mazda makeover doubles showroom sales

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

As the auto giant approaches 100 "Retail Revolution" showrooms, rising profits validate the new self-service approach.

Contactless payments to reach $870 million by 2011

December 14, 2006

ePaynews: Spending on contactless payments hardware and software will reach $870 million by 2011, up from just $260 million in 2006, according to ABI Research.