Nike launches interactive signage program

June 13, 2006

TORONTO - Digital View, provider of digital signage and digital media networks, and Pattison Outdoor Advertising, Canada's largest out-of-home media firm, are…

Live-assisted sales create new possibilities

New live-assisted technologies from two companies enable more sales, less payroll. Developers say kiosks and interactive digital signs are only the beginning.

Australian wine-merchant's kiosk is a hit

June 12, 2006

The Age: A liquor superstore in Australia is getting positive feedback from customers on its new wine-education kiosk. Customers scan a bottle at one of the…

Sony tests Zoom automated stores in three locations

June 12, 2006

CNET: With the installation of new souped-up automated kiosks in three shopping malls this week, Sony hopes to make the purchase of many of its electronics…

NCR vows to dominate self-service at inaugural U.S. conference

June 8, 2006

WASHINGTON - Saying he is "passionate about the space," NCR president and chief executive Bill Nuti kicked off the company's first U.S. self-service…

Retail Systems exhibitors feel the need for speed

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Line-busting queues up as a self-service mainstay, with several suppliers meeting the demand to move the masses.

IKEA displays Web site on in-store kiosks

June 6, 2006

In the United Kingdom, retailer IKEA has added in-store kiosks that display the company's Web content in an "Internet cafe" setting.

HP acquires photo kiosk firm Silverwire

June 6, 2006

Information Week: In a move to strengthen its photo-processing and digital-imaging business, Hewlett-Packard announced June 6 that it will acquire Silverwire…

Gas Station TV network launched

June 5, 2006

DETROIT - Gas Station TV (GSTV) launched its digital television network, which converts fuel stations nationwide into media centers. According to a news…

Signs point toward interactivity at Chicago show

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

At Digital Retailing Expo, information travel is a two-way street.

Grocery self-checkout arrives in New Zealand

June 4, 2006

Stuff.co.nz: Grocery giant Foodstuffs will introduce New Zealand's first self-service supermarket checkout at a Pak 'N Save store in Christchurch later this…

Touchscreens get green light from more retailers

June 4, 2006

The Detroit News: Customers are doing for themselves what used to be done by clerks and cashiers as retail and service transactions move from personal touch…

Retailers, Hollywood eyeing movie download kiosks

June 4, 2006

Reuters: In a bid to preserve shelf space and fight slowing DVD sales, major retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., have held talks with Hollywood's…

Olea launches Kiosk Builder

June 1, 2006

LOS ANGELES - Olea Exhibits has developed a new Web-based sales initiative to capitalize on a gap in the traditional kiosk marketplace.

MOD announces media kiosk, despite recent setback

June 1, 2006

The Seattle Times: Seattle-based MOD is announcing its CD-burning kiosk for retailers, with Starbucks as its first customer, just days after Starbucks…

Standards take center stage at NACStech 2006

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The annual technology summit of the National Association of Convenience Stores was host to the gamut of devices that power c-stores - and the standard that…

Study suggests consumer desire for self-service

May 31, 2006

The Retail Bulletin: Customers want convenience, a flexible approach to meet the needs of their various shopping missions and seamless multichannel operations…

TIO Networks announces partnership with Presto c-store chain

May 31, 2006

BURNABY, BC - TIO Networks Corp., formerly Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced an agreement with Presto Convenience Stores to deploy self-service…

NCR adds new languages to FastLane self-checkout

May 31, 2006

ATLANTA - Shoppers at Germany's Real hypermarkets and Extra superstores will soon hear familiar sounds as they scan, bag and pay for their purchases.

Self-service, kiosk developers exhibit at Retail Systems 2006

A number of self-service innovators turned up for the 2006 Retail Systems show in Chicago, held May 21-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place.