Coinstar gets serious about prepaid wireless with purchase of Prizm Technologies

February 11, 2003

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Signaling its intent to get serious about the prepaid wireless business, Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) has acquired the assets of Prizm…

Kodak partner's digital photofinishing lab in retail pilot

February 9, 2003

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Phogenix Imaging LLC, a developer of retail thermal inkjet photofinishing solutions, is conducting four New York-area trials of its DFX…

7-Eleven CEO expects payoff from Vcom program by 2004

February 6, 2003

DALLAS -- The chief executive of 7-Eleven expects the company to begin reaping financial rewards from its Vcom program by 2004, according to an interview he…

7-Eleven chooses partner for stored value cards

February 2, 2003

DALLAS -- 7-Eleven, Inc. (NYSE: SE) and Alliance Data Systems Corp. (NYSE: ADS), a provider of transaction, marketing and credit services, are teaming to offer…

Kiosks part of Dell's new sales model

January 29, 2003

NEW YORK -- Dell Computer Corp. has entered an agreement with Sears, Roebuck & Co. to sell its PCs in about 10 of the retailer's stores, according to a…

Summit to publish third edition of retail kiosk report

January 27, 2003

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Summit Research Associates, Inc., a consulting firm devoted to the kiosk and self-service industries, will soon publish the third edition of…

Immediatek licenses MP3 music catalog to kiosk company

January 27, 2003

RICHARDSON, Texas -- Immediatek Inc. (OTCBB:IMDK) has licensed its catalog of 30,000 MP3 music files to MDU Service Inc. for the deployment of touchscreen…

Infinity inks deal with Lipman to deploy thousands of POS terminals

January 27, 2003

SYOSSET, N.Y. -- Infinity Data Corporation has signed an agreement with Lipman USA valued at approximately $1.8 million to purchase and deploy 6,050 NURIT…

Retail record chains team to offer digital downloads, possibly at kiosks

January 26, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- Six retail record store chains -- hurting from competition from CD burning, online music and discount chais -- are teaming to offer their…

Kiosk technology driving Mazda's new retail philosophy

January 22, 2003

BOUNTIFUL, Utah -- Mazda North American Operations is promising car shoppers a unique buying experience, driven by kiosk technology.

Tesco gets Healthnotes kiosk

January 21, 2003

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Healthnotes, Inc. (HNI), a provider of health and lifestyle information, says that the flagship store of British retailer Tesco, located in…

Retail's BIG Show is BIG on Technology

by Craig Keefner — manager, Olea

Customer/Employee Self-Service Terminals are the focus of the first day's session in the first day of the National Retail Federation show in New York.

Day Two at NRF with Craig Keefner

January 16, 2003

Craig Keefner was busy at the NRF Show in New York Jan. 13, focusing on RFID, customers and cost with retail exhibitors.

Notes and News from the final day at NRF

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Craig Keefner's adventures at the National Retail Federation continued for a third day. This time, Craig paid visits to some of the bigger companies involved…

Intermec barcode scanners now support GTIN data structures

January 15, 2003

EVERETT, Wash. -- Intermec Technologies Corp. announced on Jan. 13, that its barcode scanners now support the Global Trade Item Numbering (GTIN) data structure.

Promotions announced in NCR's Retail Solutions division

January 15, 2003

NCR has announced a series of promotions in its Retail Solutions Division.

New retail CRM software includes kiosk apps

January 13, 2003

NEW YORK -- Blue Martini Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUE) introduced four new products for IBM eServer systems to help retailers increase customer loyalty, sell…

Another company touts IBM StoreProven status

January 13, 2003

ATLANTA --  AfterBOT, a provider of digital receipt technology, says it has earned IBM "StoreProven" status. "StoreProven" is a program in which vendors run a…

2002: A Year in Review

Self-Service emerged as a hot-button topic for those who follow kiosks in 2002, and more of the same is expected next year.

NRF Show to feature new self-service options for retailers

All eyes in the retail world will focus on the NRF's Big Show Jan. 12-15. A few new products from the kiosk industry are expected to attract their share of…