HP markets kiosks as back-to-school buying tool

July 6, 2003

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Corp. announced an easy-to-buy PC package for students, parents and families preparing for the back-to-school season.

U.S. Cellular retail store remodels to include kiosks

June 29, 2003

CUMBERLAND, Canada -- U.S. Cellular has opened a new "high-tech, high-touch" retail store at Braddock Square.

Sears, Dell end kiosk experiment

June 23, 2003

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- A high-profile experiment between Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Dell Computer Corp. has ended with Dell shutting down personal-computer…

Sears using kiosks to qualify new sales hires

June 19, 2003

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Before job applicants at Sears, Roebuck and Co. even sit down for an interview, they must answer questions at an electronic kiosk…

Target to roll out loyalty program in Q3

June 18, 2003

MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. is on track to roll out the loyalty program for its smart cards in the third quarter. Consumers will insert their cards into kiosks…

HHP adds new retail-focused kiosk to lineup

June 12, 2003

SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. -- HHP has added a new generation of kiosk to its Transaction Team family of products, the Image Kiosk 8870 for in-store data…

Retail Systems: Day One

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June 9, 2003

Craig Keefner, publisher of Kiosks.org, covered the first day of the Retail Systems show in Chicago, where the latest research from Gartner Group was released.

U.K. retailer adds units, tests virtual self-checkout

June 8, 2003

LONDON -- NCR Corp. announced that Marks & Spencer, a leading U.K. retailer, will install NCR FastLane self-checkout in eight additional stores, following…

Pizza company selects POS terminals

June 8, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas -- Wincor Nixdorf Inc., a provider of open-system solutions for the retail and banking industries, has announced that Papa John's International…

Do retailers, customers agree on self-checkout?

June 8, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas -- Retailers are buying into the idea of letting customers ring up their own purchases, but not all customers are sure about the technology…

Radiant to highlight workforce management at Retail Systems

June 4, 2003

CHICAGO -- Atlanta-based Radiant Systems Inc. will demonstrate Radiant 6e solutions for retailers at the Retail Systems 2003 Conference and Exposition June…

Truck stops slowly becoming tech centers

June 4, 2003

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Interstate Connections LP has signed a deal with TA Travel Centers of America to place its electronics stores inside 66 truck stops across…

Kiosk will be used to sell decorative stone, tile

June 4, 2003

NEW YORK -- American Stone Inc., a manufacturing wholesaler of high-quality stone for commercial and private use, has selected CPath Solutions to market its…

Interface overhauls software on large kiosk project

June 2, 2003

WELLINGBOROUGH, England -- Interface, European provider of self-service kiosks, has completed one of its most challenging projects to date -- a complete…

Self-checkout gets small for space-starved retailers

June 2, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, England -- NCR Corp. introduced its newest self-checkout, a mini model for space-constrained retail locations including convenience stores.

Kiosks.org offers special on new memberships

June 2, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Kiosks.org Association (KOA) is offering an introductory rate on new memberships now through June 12, 2003, in conjunction with the…

Italian hypermarket chain intros self-checkout

June 1, 2003

MILAN, Italy -- Italian hypermarket chain Auchan-Gruppo Rinascente, part of the Rinascente Group, has installed self-checkout from NCR Corp.in its flagship…

John Deere poised to widen kiosk deployment

Deere & Co. is known as a conservative company that likes to move very deliberately. But when its dealers witnessed the power of a virtual sales-assistant…

Sam's Club, other retailers to showcase broadband service

May 29, 2003

PHILADELPHIA -- Consumers throughout the country can learn about and purchase Comcast high-speed Internet service at more than 290 Wireless Retail…

UK supermarket installs training computers

May 28, 2003

HERTFORDSHIRE, England -- Supermarket giant Tesco has introduced training computers in 780 of its stores to help tackle basic computer-skills problems in its…