New year trends to leverage for success, from AI to holographic advertising

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

Chris Grosso, CEO at Intersection, joined Daniel Brown, editor at Digital Signage Today, to discuss the top trends in digital signage, digital out of home…

It’s That Time Of Year: Is Your Retail POS Technology Ready For Holiday Pop-Up Shops?

If you’re selling products at a holiday pop-up shop or market this year, the right retail POS technology can make all the difference.

Botbar robotic coffee shop expands to Manhattan

November 30, 2023

Botbar, the robotic coffee shop, has expanded to Manhattan at Sanmiwago, a Taiwanese dumpling shop, at 1695 Broadway, near West 53rd Street, according to an…

ME Group expands photobooths, laundry machines, more

November 30, 2023

ME Group International PLC, a London-based provider of vending machines, photobooths, printing kiosks and equipment services in Europe and Asia, has expanded…

Metz Culinary Management teams with Mashgin on contactless checkout

November 29, 2023

Metz Culinary Management Inc., a Dallas, Pennsylvania-based culinary services provider, has teamed with Mashgin to deliver contactless checkout technology to…

Self-Service Innovation Summit to highlight food vending for 4th year in a row

November 29, 2023

A session, 'Hot, Fresh Foods through Self-Service = Hotter Revenues,' will be held at 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 6 at the Loews Coral Gables in Miami.

Finalists named for 2023 Automation & Self-Service Awards

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The winners will be honored during an awards presentation at 5 p.m. EST on Dec. 5., when the Summit honors the most innovative solutions for kiosks, vending…

Emerging Trends and Technologies Shaping the Future of Unattended Retail

Evolving consumer preferences combined with new ways to interact and pay are helping to drive the growth of an innovative retail solution.

Grabango research points to major shrink from retail self-checkout

November 28, 2023

Research from Grabango, a provider of checkout-free technology, indicates self-checkout machines are a significant driver of shrink, with losses amounting to…

Cannabis grower leads $2.5M investment round in GreenStop

November 28, 2023

Michael "Big Mike" Straumietis, the CEO and founder of Advance Nutrients, a cannabis growing system, has led a $2.5 million seed round investment in GreenStop…

Apple Industries intros mini photo booth

November 28, 2023

Apple Industries, a manufacturer of photo booths, has introduced its Photoma mini, a compact version of its Photoma designed for locations with limited space…

Tesco intros scan-free checkout kiosks

November 28, 2023

Customers at the Tesco Fulham Reach Express in London will be able to walk up to a scan-free checkout kiosk and receive a list of the products they have picked…

Kmart Australia tests 'click-and-collect' self-serve kiosk

November 27, 2023

Kmart Australia has introduced a "click and collect" self-serve service kiosk that uses warehouse robotics to bring orders to customers on a test basis over…

How hot, fresh food through self service drives hotter revenues

November 27, 2023

Today's on-the-go consumers are looking for high quality food in nearly all types of locations. Fortunately, self service equipment has evolved to offer top…

Scheidt & Bachmann deploys self-checkout kiosk at German fuel station

November 22, 2023

Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH, a Monchengladbach, Germany based manufacturer of ticketing systems, parking solutions, EV charging stations and self-serve kiosks…

Target tests limiting self checkout to 10 items

November 22, 2023

Target Corp. has limited self checkout to 10 items in select stores on a test basis as an effort to reduce wait times, according to a Star-Tribune report.

Standard AI extends retail platform to cover food, tobacco and beer

November 21, 2023

Standard AI, a San Francisco based provider of AI powered retail self-checkout technology, has extended its Vision platform to include the tobacco, beer and…

Thor’s Skyr to introduce branded Blendid robotic kiosks

November 17, 2023

Photo: Thor's Skyr Thor's Skyr, a brand that uses natural ingredients for skyr, an Icelandic smoothie, will open its first autonomous robotic kiosk…

Circle K/Couche-Tard tap Nayax for cashless payments at EV charging stations

November 17, 2023

Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement payments and loyalty platform designed to help merchants scale their business and specializing in cashless payments…

Golden Pantry tests unattended Juxta Nomad store

November 15, 2023

Golden Pantry, a Watkinsville, Georgia-based convenience store chain, has installed a Juxta Nomad unattended store at its Wire Park headquarters on a test…