Retail News & Media
PayKiosks begins Internet kiosk rollout in truck stops
May 12, 2005
VANCOUVER, B.C. - PayKiosks Internet Terminals has completed its first rollout of wi-fi Internet kiosks for the All American truck stop and travel plaza group…
read nowKiosks, PDAs help sporting goods customers
May 11, 2005
The Globe and Mail: If you ask the sales staff at the Broli La Source du Sport store for help finding the right piece of extreme sports equipment, you'd be…
read nowTechnology eases clothes encounters
May 11, 2005
The Ottawa Sun: An Almonte startup has developed a technology that will go where few retail salespeople have gone before: the change room.
read nowAn ATM giant enters the kiosk realm
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
They're a juggernaut in the ATM world - and now, with the introduction of a new transactional kiosk, Tranax Technologies is aiming for a bigger slice of the…
read nowSunset Foods chooses Adusa self-service solution
May 10, 2005
LOMBARD, Ill. - Sunset Foods, a chain of upscale supermarkets in the Chicago area, has selected Adusa, Inc.'s S4g/Deli self-service solution for deployments in…
read nowAdusa announces new management team
May 10, 2005
LOMBARD, Ill. - Adusa, Inc., provider of retail self-service and mobile solutions, announced in a news release several new appointments to its management team…
read nowDigital prints increase, home inkjet use losing ground
May 8, 2005
Fotolia: The volume of prints made from digital still camera images increased by 69 percent for the year ended February 2005, according to the most recent PMA…
read nowHoloDeem receives Retailer Choice Award
May 5, 2005
CHICAGO - HoloDeem, Inc. was presented with the Retailer Choice Award for Best New Technology at the annual Food Marketing Institute Show, according to a news…
read nowDVD rental kiosks take root in Ireland
May 4, 2005
The Sunday Business Post: A new company is promising to shake up the DVD rental market by setting up kiosks in convenience shops and workplaces.
read nowAPW, Diebold among the big newsmakers at the 2005 KioskCom show
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
They say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. That certainly wasn't the case last week, as professionals from throughout the kiosk industry converged…
read nowHand-held scanners take the self-checkout experience to the aisles
May 3, 2005
New York Times: The checkout line is always a drag.
read nowTranax announces new kiosk line
May 3, 2005
FREMONT, Calif. - Tranax Technologies, Inc. announced in a news release the launch of the first in a new line of non-cash dispensing kiosks. The product is…
read nowNew kiosks make grocery carts smarter
May 3, 2005
National Post: New supermarket carts equipped with touchscreens will guide you to the tomatoes or toothpicks, let you order deli meat without standing in line…
read nowTake a picture ... it'll last longer
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
In a report recently released by Summit Research Associates, 22 photo kiosk models are compared side-by-side. The findings of the report - coupled with some…
read nowMaverik Country Stores joins TIO network
May 2, 2005
BURNABY, B.C. - Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced in a news release an agreement with Maverik Country Stores, Inc. to deploy self-serve automated bill…
read nowfriendlyway unveils new software suite
May 2, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO - friendlyway Corporation, a developer and marketer of interactive self-service solutions, announced in a news release of the Secure Browser…
read nowRedbox names Solectron exclusive manufacturer
May 1, 2005
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Redbox announced in a news release that it has chosen Solectron Corp. as the exclusive worldwide manufacturer of its DVD rental kiosk.
read nowMassachusetts grocery adds touchscreens to shopping carts
April 28, 2005
CNN/Money: Slap a touchscreen PC tablet onto a regular shopping cart and what do you get? Apparently, something called a computerized "shopping buddy." Quincy…
read nowWal-Mart introduces CD-burning kiosks
April 28, 2005
InformationWeek: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an online music service that lets music lovers create personalized CDs. The service is being developed as an…
read nowTaking technology a step farther
April 27, 2005
As consumer product customization seeps into every fabric of the marketplace, insole sales are skyrocketing. The only way to custom fit insoles is to define…
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