Wincor-World Update

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PADERBORN, Germany - Many attendees of the annual Wincor World trade event stayed at a 16th century hunting lodge that made it easy to forget the modern world…

CASE STUDY: Kiosk and gift registry software for retailers

April 9, 2006

Gift RegistryWorks - an independent, scaleable and modular gift registry solution for in-store and Web-based deployment - features self-service or assisted…

WebRaiser, Storm partner on financial services kiosks

April 9, 2006

Sacramento dBusiness News: WebRaiser Technologies and Storm Solutions have released the CashStorm kiosk to address the large and growing market of unbanked…

Customer loyalty, profitability and razor-thin margins

April 9, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Spring 2006.

Coinstar stock upgraded, shares rise

April 6, 2006

Business Week: Shares of Coinstar Inc. hit a new 52-week high April 6, after analysts said the operator of coin-counting kiosks could boost sales through a…

Issuers must tap potential in contactless payments

April 5, 2006

ePaynews: Contactless card payments offer United States-based merchants and card issuers specific benefits, but the technology must be understood to maximize…

Shaw's Supermarkets adds scan-as-you-go, loyalty kiosks

April 3, 2006

The Boston Herald: Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. is planning a rollout of the next generation of self-checkout: technology that allows customers to scan and bag…

J.C. Penney un-pops its self-service concept store

J.C. Penney rolled up the red carpet at its pop-up self-service store on 1 Times Square in New York City. The revolutionary store only sold products via kiosk…

WHITE PAPER: Payment trends and emerging technologies for retailers

April 2, 2006

This paper identifies opportunities for retailers to lower operating costs and plan for the integration of new payment methods in their business operations.

Bill-payment kiosks gaining ground in c-stores

April 2, 2006

Star News Online: Convenience stores, best known to weary motorists as sources for drinks and snack chips, are starting to gain a reputation as good places to…

Giant's self-service grocery program grows

March 30, 2006

Democrat and Chronicle: Martin's Super Food Store in Perinton, N.Y.,is the fifth store in the Giant Carlisle chain to employ handheld customer scanners - the…

Trans World Entertainment acquires majority interest in Mix & Burn

March 29, 2006

ALBANY, N.Y. - Trans World Entertainment Corp., an entertainment specialty retailer and parent of f.y.e. ("for your entertainment"), announced that it has…

Redbox kiosks headed to Smith's Food and Drug locations

March 28, 2006

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - Redbox, provider of automated DVD rental services, announced an agreement with Smith's Food & Drug, a division of The Kroger Co.…

Arkansas company plans to deliver video ads on retail shelves

March 28, 2006

MSNBC: Retailers are losing their traditional television audiences to cable, their radio listeners to satellite services and newspaper readers to the Internet.

Vending customers spend more when using cards

March 27, 2006

ePaynews: On average, U.S. consumers spend 50 percent more at credit or debit card-enabled vending machines, a similar trend to when the quick-serve food…

New Sheetz location centers around self-service

March 27, 2006

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Sheetz Inc. recently opened a 6,000-square-foot store along Route 51 in Belle Vernon, Penn. The store employs 35 to 45 workers, said…

System leak compromises debit cards

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

A system is only as strong as its weakest link - an adage proven true last month when news broke of the most widespread debit-security breach ever. And experts…

PIN theft case may be boon to contactless payments

March 26, 2006

ePaynews: Contactless payments are mainstreaming in the United States, with TowerGroup predicting that by 2009 the U.S. market for contactless payments of less…

Wal-Mart to expand HP photo kiosk trial

March 26, 2006

TWICE: The country's largest retail chain and one of the largest producers of digital prints is hoping to increase photo-printing sales beyond sheer volume…

NCR partners with WinesandRecipes.com on kiosk

March 22, 2006

ATLANTA - NCR Corp. announced an NCR RealPartner agreement with WineMiner LLC to offer merchants an enhanced marketing tool developed for wine buyers in the…