SignStorey, CBS team for grocery in-store network

March 22, 2006

Chain Store Age: SignStorey announced a partnership with national television network CBS to provide original content in more than 1,300 supermarkets…

TNS, MEI announce strategic relationship

March 22, 2006

RESTON, Va. - Transaction Network Services Inc., provider of business-critical network and data communications services for transaction-oriented applications…

Gift registry kiosk, gift card kiosk: made for each other or not?

They're both valuable retail tools, but do they belong together? Experts debate the merits of integrating or separating gift card kiosks and gift registries.

Chip-and-PIN leads to increased self-service adoption

March 20, 2006

The Retail Bulletin: Chip and PIN makes secure verification of payment cards and authentication of cardholders possible, meaning businesses can accept sales…

Cyphermint introduces PayCash Remote 2.0

March 19, 2006

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - Cyphermint Inc., a provider of global electronic payment, integration and eCommerce infrastructure solutions has launched a new version of…

Self-service makes an old brand young again

March 19, 2006

When J.C. Penney decided to reinvigorate its brand, it harnessed kiosk technology and a trendy marketing strategy to do it.

European card payments continue growth

March 16, 2006

ePaynews: By 2009, 747 million payment cards will be in issue in Europe, and will be used for 39.4 billion transactions at a total value of EUR 3.2 trillion…

Improving usability drives customers to self-service

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Companies increasingly want to move customer transactions to a self-service channel, and according to a new report from Forrester Research, usability…

Winners of 2006 DIGI Awards announced

March 15, 2006

SEATTLE - The Digital Signage Group, a digital signage consulting and project management company, announced the winners of the second annual DIGI Awards, which…

Signifi launches Q-Station kiosk

March 13, 2006

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Signifi Solutions Inc. has announced its QuickTunes and QuickMobile self-service entertainment kiosks. The two new offerings run on the…

HP enters photo kiosk market

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Photo kiosks are one of the great self-service success stories - and computing giant HP wants a piece of the action. The company recently unveiled two…

Mobile POS gets sales, customer satisfaction moving upward

March 12, 2006

Paul Vogt of Zebra Technologies examines several applications for MPOS systems, and how they can make a big impact on a retailer's bottom line.

Contactless payments will benefit vending market

March 9, 2006

ePaynews: Contactless payments in the U.S. are finding synergies with new self-service technologies and the card associations' moves to push low-dollar cash…

Self-checkout gains traction in U.K.

March 8, 2006

ePaynews: Self-checkouts are moving up U.K. retailers' priority lists, with grocery chain Tesco now operating units in about 285 stores and Asda expecting to…

Pay By Touch launches first U.K. implementation

March 8, 2006

OXFORD, U.K. - Pay By Touch, provider of biometric authentication, personalized rewards and payment solutions, announced in a news release the launch of its…

Target revamps in-store TV network

March 8, 2006

Chain Store Age: Target Co. is among the retailers revamping their advertising with an in-house TV network. The discount retailer recently completed the…

Canadians prefer stores with self-service technology

March 6, 2006

Digital Home: According to a recent Ipsos Reid study, when given a choice, 56 percent of Canadians would choose a store that offered self-service technologies…

JCPenney opens `pop-up' store, begins new marketing campaign

March 2, 2006

USA Today: JCPenney begins its biggest marketing effort in 104 years today, including a massive "pop-up" store at One Times Square in New York, where visitors…

Hacker cracks Kinko's prepaid card

March 1, 2006

PC Magazine: A security hole in a common technology used to manage prepaid store cards could let malicious hackers and other criminal groups bilk FedEx Kinko's…

Germany marks 5 millionth self-checkout customer

February 28, 2006

DUSSELDORF - Almost three years after the launch of the country's first self-checkouts at Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH, 5 million consumers have used the fast lane…