Retail News & Media

Coinstar adds gift card program

February 2, 2005

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSTR) announced that additional sets of gift cards will be added to its new Coin to Card program, which allows…

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Synergy Media Group to distribute WMG's music through TouchStand kiosks

February 2, 2005

DENVER and NEW YORK - Synergy Media Group and Warner Music Group announced an agreement to provide consumers access to music from WMG's labels and artists for…

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Cisco Systems' David Meany, other industry leaders to speak at The Kiosk Show

January 27, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 28, 2005 - Producers of The Kiosk Show have announced the seminar schedule and speakers for their upcoming show. Speakers will include…

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Deli kiosk eases shopping woes

January 27, 2005

Daily Southtown: Leaning on the grocery cart, waiting for someone at the supermarket deli to slice a pound of Krakus can seem like an eternity.

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Info Touch's TIO network serves underbanked consumers

January 26, 2005

BURNABY, British Columbia - Info Touch Technologies Corp. (TSX-V: IFT) unveiled TIO, a national brand strategy that creates a recognizable symbol for its…

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Info Touch rolls out E-Wiz kiosks in Exxon Mobil c-stores

January 24, 2005

BURNABY, British Columbia - Info Touch Technologies Corp. (TSX-V: IFT) announced the rollout of at least 25 E-Wiz kiosks in Exxon Mobil TigerMarket and On the…

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NOVA, Givex partner to offer enhanced electronic payment

January 24, 2005

NEW YORK - NOVA Information Systems and Givex Corporation, a gift card and loyalty transaction processor, announced at the NRF Convention and EXPO a strategic…

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More automation for shoppers

January 23, 2005

Newsday: Who hasn't wandered around a store at some point looking for an employee, and there's not a clerk to be seen?

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Blue Martini Commerce 6.5 integrates guided selling

January 19, 2005

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Blue Martini Software (NASDAQ: BLUE) is releasing Blue Martini Commerce 6.5 with Guided Selling, according to a news release.

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Unicru announces new on-site device, IVR hiring solution

January 17, 2005

PORTLAND, Ore. and NEW YORK - Addressing the unique on-site hiring challenges of small footprint retailers and restaurants, Unicru Inc. announced two new…

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Info Touch Technologies to deploy kiosks in Speedway SuperAmerica stores

January 17, 2005

BURNABY, British Columbia - Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced a test market deployment of self-service automated touchscreen kiosks in 26 Speedway…

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Cisco helps Staples trim operating costs, boost productivity

January 17, 2005

NEW YORK - Staples, the world's largest office-products retailer, is providing shoppers and staff with secure wireless network connections, based on Cisco…

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METRO Group's Future Store implements Anyplace Kiosk from IBM

January 16, 2005

RALEIGH, N.C. and RHEINBERG, GERMANY - METRO Group will implement IBM's new "Anyplace Kiosk" as part of a guided selling system designed to deliver product…

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Wincor Nixdorf to showcase new retail solutions at NRF

January 13, 2005

AUSTIN, TEXAS - Wincor Nixdorf, Inc. will demonstrate solutions for retailers that streamline operations and extend the store at NRF 2005, at the Jacob J.

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LakeWest Group survey reveals focus on multi-channel retailing

January 12, 2005

CLEVELAND - LakeWest Group, an independent retail management consulting firm, completed its 6th Annual POS (Point-of-Sale) Benchmarking Survey of the Top 10…

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Retaligent Solutions launched to bring mobile clienteling software to retailers

January 11, 2005

ATLANTA - Executives of the former ImageWare Technologies launched Retaligent Solutions, Inc., a new company formed to market a suite of mobile clienteling…

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Wincor Nixdorf introduces the BEETLE /iScan to the U.S. marketplace

January 11, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf, Inc., a leading supplier of IT solutions for the banking and retail industries, introduced the BEETLE /iScan self check-out…

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CRS Retail joins Fujitsu in reseller partnership

January 10, 2005

FRISCO, Texas & NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and CRS Retail Systems, Inc. have entered into a partnership agreement under which CRS…

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Digital View introduces DV Online Studio

January 10, 2005

NEW YORK - Digital View Group has significantly enhanced its Web-based RemoteTransfer media management and distribution system, to provide operability across…

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PayStar to spin-off Kiosk Division

January 4, 2005

PrimeZone Media Network: PayStar Corporation (Pink Sheets:PYST), one of the nation's growing providers of stored value debit cards, bank loading centers for…

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