Retailers include self-service in 2006 plans for growth

January 18, 2006

AXcess News: The fourth annual NRF study, "Retail Horizons: Benchmarks for 2005, Forecasts for 2006," revealed that most retailers' priority is growth. Close…

More than 90 percent of customers have used self-checkout

January 17, 2006

Chicago Tribune: When the first self-checkout systems appeared in retail stores nearly 20 years ago, skeptics questioned the wisdom of expecting consumers to…

Self-service for fans at tennis Open

January 17, 2006

The Age (Australia): Tennis and retail technology are joining forces at this year's Australian Open, with sponsor IBM using the two-week grand slam tournament…

CASE STUDY: Kiosk aids retail loyalty program

January 16, 2006

Capture Resource, a Bristol, Penn.-based loyalty solutions provider, receives on average 125,000 pieces of paper a day from 12,000 retail locations. The…

BT scraps plans for Internet kiosks

January 15, 2006

ZDNet: BT has halted the rollout of thousands of Internet kiosks after overestimating how much public demand there would be for the service.

Can contactless payments take hold?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The 7-Eleven c-store chain recently announced that all 5,300 of its U.S. stores would accept the "blink" contactless card from Chase. A number of other…

Active Decisions launches `wine matchmaking' kiosk

January 12, 2006

Mercury News: Active Decisions of San Mateo has developed a computerized wine matchmaking service that enables customers to plug in a bit of information about…

Sonic Solutions offers DVD-burn-on-demand tool for kiosks

January 12, 2006

Video Business: As movie studios and other program suppliers search for incremental sales in the face of flattening DVD growth, giving consumers and retailers…

Giant Food pilots Asteres ScriptCenter prescription pickup kiosk

January 11, 2006

RESTON, Va. - Giant Food, one of the largest grocery chains on the East Coast, has installed ScriptCenter at their Reston store located at 1450 North Point…

Showroom Technology lands new retailers

January 11, 2006

RESTON, Va. - Showroom Technologies Inc. announced in a news release that it has secured deals to place its SHOW/PRO retail kiosk system in a number of…

""Mini shoppers"" will embrace self-service

January 10, 2006

LONDON - Sixty-six percent of people say they want self-service at the checkout to make shopping faster and more convenient as they fit more "mini shops" into…

Info Touch adds Cingular payment to TIO Network

January 10, 2006

BURNABY, B.C. - Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced in a news release an agreement that enables Cingular Wireless LLC customers to make real-time bill…

Wincor World '06 highlights comprehensive banking, retail solutions

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Innovation in system architecture is changing the way retailers do business. At Wincor World 2006, more than 70 Wincor partners from around the world will be…

Motorola, Kodak announce global mobile-imaging partnership

January 5, 2006

LAS VEGAS - Motorola Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co. announced in a news release a 10-year global product, cross-licensing and marketing alliance.

The psychology of self-service

Consumers now prefer DIY to `customer service.' What is it about the personality of self-service customers that makes them different from someone expecting a…

Ritz rolling out next-gen Kodak kiosks

January 4, 2006

TWICE: Ritz Camera Centers, the country's largest specialty retail camera and photo chain, has begun installing Kodak's new G4 digital photo kiosks in all of…

Making sense of software data standards

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The Association for Retail Technology Standards recently upgraded three of its XML schemes to final standards. But factors like competition, legacy systems and…

Kiosk magazine changes name to Self-Service World

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 3, 2006

Kiosk magazine, published by Louisville, Ky.-based NetWorld Alliance (which also publishes this Web site), is undergoing a change, and with the new year comes…

Pay By Touch expects big 2006 expansion

January 2, 2006

Convenience Store News: Retail technology firm Pay By Touch expects to see a dramatic expansion for 2006 in the number of stores offering its finger…

DVD kiosks to reach U.S. grocers through 2007

December 29, 2005

ePaynews: With major U.S. grocery chains like Kroger, Safeway, HEB and Publix expected to install DVD rental kiosks through 2007 in a total addressable market…