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February 20, 2006
Business 2.0: Three years ago Trans World Entertainment, which owns the Coconuts and Wherehouse music chains, bought 12,000 listening kiosks for its stores.
read nowKiosks gaining traction with U.S.-based retailers
February 19, 2006
ePaynews: Retailers can use kiosk installations to attract multichannel shoppers by luring customers who use the Web to research intending purchases into…
read nowApple and the future of video rental
February 16, 2006
WebProNews: This commentary on the future of video rental imagines a video store where boxed discs and tapes have vanished, replaced by a row of kiosks "where…
read nowIBM previews 17-inch version of Anyplace Kiosk
February 15, 2006
ARMONK, N.Y. - IBM Retail Store Solutions announced in a news release it is previewing IBM Anyplace Kiosk models with integrated 17-inch infrared touchscreens.
read nowZoom Systems looks to expand its automated retail centers
February 15, 2006
Denver Post: After deploying about 100 of its futuristic automated retail centers - which dispense everything from iPods to PlayStations - Zoom Systems is…
read nowGiant stores to offer DVD kiosks
February 14, 2006
Gazette.net: Giant Food stores throughout the mid-Atlantic region will offer automated DVD rental kiosks, with each kiosk able to hold more than 500 DVDs, from…
read nowSanity Music offers music kiosks
February 14, 2006
News.com.au: Sanity Music, through the Sanity, HMV and Virgin stores, recently opened music kiosks where customers can pick 74 minutes of music from their…
read nowJCPenney launching 'virtual store' in Times Square
February 13, 2006
PLANO, Texas - J. C. Penney Company Inc. is set to launch the largest branding event in the company's history, featuring a 15,000-square-foot virtual store in…
read nowJanelle Barlow addresses the importance of branding in self-service
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
The author of the best selling "A Complaint is a Gift" and "Branded Customer Service" gave the keynote address at The Self-Service & Kiosk Show, Feb. 14, 2006.
read nowFausto's Food Palace installs WinesandRecipes.com kiosks
February 12, 2006
KEY WEST, Fla. - Fausto's Food Palace Inc. announced in a news release that it has installed the WinesandRecipes.com kiosk in its Fleming and White St.
read nowNintendo kiosk will wirelessly transmit demos to portable units
February 9, 2006
REDMOND, Wash. - Starting next month, Nintendo will offer all DS owners free downloadable game demos and other downloadable content at thousands of…
read nowVisa USA reports a `milestone' for contactless payments
February 9, 2006
The Wise Marketer: Visa USA has reached what it describes as "a milestone" in the acceptance of Visa Contactless payments, having now signed up 20,00…
read nowMicrosoft to strengthen patent protection
February 8, 2006
Network World: Microsoft has removed a cap on some legal costs for companies that use or alter source code in Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile software…
read nowGiant Food pilots prescription kiosk
February 5, 2006
ePaynews: A credit card-enabled, self-service prescription refill kiosk is in pilot at supermarket chain Giant Food at a specific store in Virginia, in a test…
read nowHome 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.
read nowWincor 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…
read nowSelf-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…
read nowCredit 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…
read nowRedbox 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…
read nowAnalyzing 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…
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