Lucidiom wins CES Innovation award

November 16, 2005

NEW YORK - Lucidiom Inc., creator of the original Automated Photo Machine (APM), won a 2006 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award for its…

Kodak unveils Picture Kiosk G4

November 16, 2005

Forbes: On Nov. 15, Eastman Kodak unveiled the Picture Kiosk G4 line, an updated family of self-service digital photo printers for use in retail locations…

Modelo Continente is first Portuguese retailer to use self-checkout

November 15, 2005

FRISCO, Texas - Modelo Continente SGPS, the leading Portuguese retail arm of the Sonae Group, is the first retailer in Portugal to implement a self-checkout…

Home Depot profit rises, aided by installations

November 15, 2005

Reuters: Home Depot Inc. on Tuesday reported a 17 percent rise in third-quarter profit, topping estimates, as it cut costs and expanded its installation…

Make kiosk marketing more than afterthought

Lief Larson, founder and former editor-in-chief of Kiosk magazine, offers some practical tips on making a kiosk project successful after it is plugged in and…

Wal-Mart considers movie download kiosks

November 13, 2005

CNN: The nation's largest retailer is in talks with Hollywood studios about installing kiosks that let consumers download movies onto DVD. The plan for DVD…

A case for interactive digital signage

November 13, 2005

iMedia Connection: Sean D. Brown, chief executive officer of GO!Network, makes the case for digital signage, particularly with an interactive component.

Oklahoma grocer adds coupon kiosk

November 13, 2005

Stores: Time-starved shoppers don't have time to clip coupons, let alone remember to bring them to the supermarket. That's why an Oklahoma-based grocery chain…

Big-ticket vending: Two success stories

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Vending is traditionally the domain of candy bars and sodas, but two companies have demonstrated how the unattended selling model can be used to move…

Rutter's selects Radiant POS, self-service system

November 10, 2005

ATLANTA - Radiant Systems Inc. announced in a news release that it has contracted with Rutter's Farm Stores to deploy Radiant point-of-sale in all 50 of the…

Big retail re-examining the kiosk

November 10, 2005

CIO Today: Big retailers are exploring in-store kiosks as a way to meet the expectations that their newly informed online customers bring into the store.

Giant Eagle grocer gets new self-scan systems

November 10, 2005

Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh): North Huntingdon's Giant Eagle grocery store - no relation to Giant Foods, which recently launched its own titanic self-service…

Young people drive change from cash to plastic

November 8, 2005

Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul): In just the past year, the number of people reporting they primarily pay for things in cash sank by 20 percent, while…

Preventing loss at the self-checkout

November 7, 2005

Self-checkout is a powerful tool for retailers, but it can just as easily be a liability if not implemented properly. Joe Davis, director of loss prevention…

Now which blue bucket was it?

Assisted selling devices are becoming prevalent throughout retail. They allow product knowledge to be centralized in self-service devices rather than in…

Competition was steep for the 6th Annual Kiosk Awards

The 6th Annual Kiosk Awards were announced Oct. 18 at the Self-Service & Kiosk Show in San Francisco. Find out which self-service devices took home the honors.

Wincor Nixdorf launches enhanced POS system

November 7, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world's leading suppliers of IT solutions for the banking and retail industries, announced in a news release the…

Info Touch Corp. selects Encapsulon for loss-prevention tech

November 7, 2005

ATLANTA - Encapsulon, a software and solution provider that helps retail organizations streamline operations, reduce loss and increase profitability, announced…

Eby-Brown signs with iPrepay

November 6, 2005

Convenience Store News: Eby-Brown, a consumer products distributor to c-stores in the eastern United States, has signed a marketing agreement with iPrepay, a…

6 simple rules for successful self-service

November 6, 2005

CIO: Australia's magazine for executives offers this checklist of things to keep in mind when planning a self-service deployment. Also included is a list of…