Retail News & Media
American Technology, ActiveLight partner on directed sound
August 24, 2005
SAN DIEGO - American Technology Corp., manufacturer of proprietary sound reproduction technologies and products, announced in a news release that it has…
read nowHome photo printing declines
August 24, 2005
InformationWeek: Of the 18.3 billion digital photos expected to be printed this year, 65 percent will be done in the home, 25 percent at a store or kiosk and…
read nowDrugMax to offer pharmacy kiosks
August 24, 2005
FARMINGTON, Conn. - DrugMax Inc., a specialty pharmacy and drug distribution provider, announced in a news release that it plans to open electronic pharmacy…
read nowKmart begins offering pharmacy kiosks
August 24, 2005
SAN DIEGO - Distributed Delivery Networks announced in a news release that its Automated Product Machine has been installed in Kmart's three-story New York…
read nowWaitrose offers mobile phone top-up kiosks
August 23, 2005
ePaynews: U.K. grocery chain Waitrose is offering electronic mobile phone top-up services at POS terminals and kiosks in its 167 stores and 14 gas stations to…
read nowLucidiom reveals data on photo kiosk sales
August 23, 2005
VIENNA, Va. - Digital camera users are not only printing more pictures from digital photo kiosks, they're printing more as profitable 5x7 and 8x1…
read nowUSA Technologies awarded eighth energy management patent
August 22, 2005
MALVERN, Pa. - USA Technologies announced in a news release it has been awarded its eighth core energy management patent, making it a global leader in…
read nowCash-accepting kiosks: the next big trend in retail sales
August 21, 2005
Cash is still king, according to MEI's Andrew Osborne. Here he makes the case that retailers must "take cash to make cash."
read nowSeattle c-stores get digital ad network
August 21, 2005
Convenience Store News: EZ Show LLC has secured an agreement to place 500 40-inch displays in c-stores in the Seattle area. Store operators get the displays…
read nowNARM panelists consider kiosks as anti-piracy solution
August 21, 2005
San Diego Union Tribune: Panelists at the 47th annual National Association of Recording Merchants Convention discussed the potential use of CD kiosks as a way…
read nowFlat-screen prices tumbling
August 18, 2005
CNN: Flat-screen televisions and displays, which cost as much as $20,000 just a few years ago, are getting more affordable to consumers. Average price for a…
read nowKroger partners with InStore for display network
August 17, 2005
Convenience Store News: The Cincinnati-based Kroger grocery chain has entered into a multi-year agreement with InStore Broadcasting Network to provide a…
read nowTransnet Wireless expands California Wi-Fi coverage
August 16, 2005
PLANTATION, Fla. - Transnet Wireless announced in a news release that it has expanded its Wi-Fi Hot Spot in Dana Point Harbor, Calif. to cover three square…
read nowGalleria offers gift cards online, at kiosks
August 16, 2005
ePaynews: A Birmingham, Ala.-mall will offer gift cards online and through kiosks. The cards will come in two varieties, one branded for the mall, the other…
read nowMeijer begins accepting MasterCard PayPass
August 16, 2005
Convenience Store News: Meijer Stores will be the first supercenter chain in the United States to accept MasterCard's contactless payment system PayPass. The…
read nowUSA Technologies introduces solution for cashless vending on campuses
August 16, 2005
MALVERN, Pa. - USA Technologies announced in a news release that its e-Port product is now compatible with ScanPlus, ARAMARK's proprietary stored-value card.
read nowGiving `pay-by-phone' new meaning
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Contactless payment systems are gaining ground, which has some operators looking to put payment information in a device we all have in our pockets at any given…
read nowShelf-front kiosks combat information overload
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Ultra-compact kiosks and displays allow retailers to dispense product information and collect loyalty data on shelves. Electronic pricing labels shrink the…
read nowWashington firm launches RFID payment program
August 14, 2005
Bellingham Herald: Accelitec has unveiled its PayPilot RFID-based payment system, which uses a touchscreen kiosk to dispense chip-enabled cards. Chief…
read nowSinging the praises of the self-service model
August 14, 2005
Northwest Indiana News: In this editorial, consultant Mike Hoban points out that even though self-service transfers responsibilities to the consumer, it also…
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