Home Depot expands mall kiosk test

February 5, 2006

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Atlanta-based Home Depot is testing small kiosks at malls where shoppers can surf the chain's Web site and look at its catalogs.

Wincor World showcases banking, retail solutions for the 21st century

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Self-service is changing the way consumers bank and buy. At Wincor World 2006, companies from across the globe demonstrated what they're doing to meet the…

Self-service water company opens

February 1, 2006

Somerville (Massachusetts) Journal: Rocky Mountain Spring Water Company opened its new "self-service, fill-your-own" water store; customers can drive directly…

Credit kiosks boost average first-time sales by 31 percent

January 31, 2006

Integrated Solutions for Retailers: Most customers using credit-app kiosks will spend more on their initial visit, often up to their newly defined limit. One…

Redbox expands DVD kiosks into New Jersey chain

January 31, 2006

NorthJersey.com: Following a 12-month test at Stop & Shop locations in the Hartford, Conn., area, Illinois-based Redbox - a wholly owned subsidiary of…

Analyzing Home Depot's e-business strategy

January 30, 2006

Line 56: For Home Depot and other retailers, scheduling and optimizing retail worker time is just one piece of the puzzle. Retailers also consider ways to make…

Reverse vending, cash management highlighted in Europe

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Reverse vending and integrated retail solutions are garnering attention in Europe. For the majority of western and central Europe, reverse vending is…

New `blink' card concerns critics

January 29, 2006

Orlando Sentinel: JPMorgan Chase's new high-tech charge card, just introduced in Orlando, is taking heat from consumer advocates who think the technology makes…

NCR announces new `Mini' self-checkout

January 26, 2006

ATLANTA - NCR Corp. announced in a news release its newest version of self-checkout: a "mini" model ideal for space-constrained retail locations.

Leveling the playing field

January 25, 2006

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

Redbox to install DVD kiosks in Stop & Shop, Giant Food

January 25, 2006

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Redbox, provider of automated DVD rental devices, announced in a news release an agreement with Ahold to offer DVD rental kiosks in Stop…

A self-service media Mecca in New York

January 24, 2006

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

NCR offers enhanced remote-management tool

January 24, 2006

ATLANTA - NCR Corp. announced in a news release an enhanced version of its Retail Systems Manager (RSM), a software tool that monitors, diagnoses and resolves…

Small business, big potential

January 24, 2006

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

Preventing loss at the self-checkout

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January 24, 2006

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

Self-service figures prominently at NRF 'Big Show'

January 22, 2006

Self-service technology pervaded The National Retail Federation's 95th Annual Convention and Expo when its exhibition hall sprang to life Monday. From massive…

A Jetson's experience at NRF

January 22, 2006

Miami Herald: Live customer-support kiosks were one of the newest technologies showcased at last week's National Retail Federation convention. As the nation's…

Grocery shopping increasingly high-tech

January 22, 2006

RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER: With self-checkout stations now commonplace at grocery stores around the country, a new generation of technology is taking…

The 2005 Kiosk Awards: Entries for General and Best New Kiosk Application

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Find out who has entered what into the Best New Kiosk Application and the General categories of the 2005 Kiosk Awards.

Virginia supermarket makes move toward self-service

January 19, 2006

The (Virginia) News Leader: Another supermarket is taking the plunge into full-tilt self-service, this time Martin's Food Market in Waynesboro. The new 67,00…