Facial recognition and customer loyalty: The new reality

Facial verification using facial recognition can play a role for customer loyalty programs. By identifying and verifying customers, it can enhance the customer…

China supermarket installs self-checkout kiosks

May 26, 2023

Metro, a China-based supermarket, has introduced Telpo self-service kiosks in its stores, according to a press release.

Ohio Lottery to relocate 179 underperforming kiosks

May 25, 2023

The Ohio Lottery Commission has begun relocating 179 lottery kiosks due to underperformance, according to a Cleveland.com report.

365 Retail Markets teams with Due North on ambient/refrigerated merchandiser

May 23, 2023

365 Retail Markets Inc. has introduced its Stockwell Dual Temp, an ambient and refrigerated merchandiser using Due North's Minus Forty retail refrigerated…

Cantaloupe moves to AWS cloud services

May 23, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has teamed with…

Austrian maker debuts SCO kiosk

May 23, 2023

Shopreme, a Graz, Austria based provider of self-checkout solutions, introduced its shopreme matrix self-checkout kiosk scheduled to go into operation this…

How the changing retail landscape drives demand for convenience services

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As technology improves and new retail locations emerge, so do opportunities for convenience retail services in environments that have not traditionally offered…

Reverse vending machine maker launches in the UAE

May 22, 2023

Sparklo, a manufacturer of reverse vending machines, launched operations in Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone in the United Arab Emirtaes, according to a press…

Self-scan checkout contributes to shoplifting in Netherlands

May 22, 2023

Self-scan checkout has contributed to the rise in shoplifting and is causing supermarkets to scale back the technology, according to Marshoek, a Netherlands…

ECS Industrial Computer intros mini PCs, motherboards, EV chargers

May 19, 2023

ECS Industrial Computer Co. Ltd., a Taipei based retail and industrial solutions manufacturer, will introduce a range of products this month, according to a…

Diebold Nixdorf in discussions with secured lenders

May 18, 2023

Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has entered into confidential discussions with some of its secured lenders regarding its cash needs as the company seeks to avoid a…

Automated Retail Technologies taps Redbox veteran Robert Meek

May 18, 2023

Robert Meek Automated Retail Technologies, under its subsidiary, Just Baked Smart Bistro, has named Robert Meek as vice president of operations.

Consumers remain engaged as retail sales rise

May 17, 2023

April was a rebound month when it came to retail sales and consumers remained engaged, according to the National Retail Federation.

Wakefern intros multimedia product sampling kiosks

May 17, 2023

Wakefern Food Corp., the nation's largest retailer-owned cooperative, is expanding its use of Freeosk's interactive multimedia sampling kiosks for turn-key…

How and why employees hold key to unattended airport concessions

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The need for unattended retail became obvious during the pandemic, but HMS Host employees played a critical role in assisting guests with technology at Phoenix…

Convenience retail innovation mesmerizes attendees at Georgia World Congress Center

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The trade show offered a wealth of innovation such as checkout-free markets, smart glassfront merchandisers, AI enabled biometric identification and age…

Cantaloupe intros tablet-based warehouse picking tool

May 11, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions to power self-service commerce, has introduced…

Diebold Nixdorf to respond to NYSE listing notice, extends exchange offer on outstanding notes

May 9, 2023

Diebold Nixdorf Inc. received a notice on May 5 from the New York Stock Exchange that as of May 4, 2023 it was not in compliance with the NYSE's continued…

Circle K installs ABB E-mobility fast EV chargers

May 9, 2023

Circle K, a convenience store chain, opened its latest EV charging site in Wytheville, Virginia, the first to be equipped with ABB E-mobility's U.S.

Cantaloupe intros self checkout kiosks, smart stores

May 8, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions to power self-service commerce, has introduced…