Megaplay offers music, movie, games previews

December 1, 2002

Shoppers can now play before they pay at Virgin Entertainment Group's 23 North American Megastores, where 132 new MegaPlay kiosks allow customers can sample up…

7-Eleven hopes auto insurance will help drive Vcom revenue

November 19, 2002

DALLAS -- 7-Eleven, Inc. (NYSE: SE) has formed a five-year strategic alliance with Public Access Insurance, a company that promotes and sells automobile…

Another natural foods retailer adds Healthnotes kiosks

November 18, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq:OATS) has integrated content from Healthnotes, Inc. (HNI), a provider of…

7-Eleven launches Vcom rollout in Florida

November 14, 2002

ORLANDO, Fla. -- 7-Eleven Inc. (NYSE: SE) has launched its Vcom rollout with 49 kiosks in the greater Orlando, Fla., area, according to a company news release.

Interface driving Hertz' interactive map kiosk project

November 10, 2002

WELLINGBOROUGH, England -- The Sloane Group's interactive division, Interface, has completed the UK phase of a new, interactive kiosk system for the Hertz car…

Vodafone launches interactive kiosk rollout

November 7, 2002

NEWBURY, England -- Global telecommunications company Vodafone Corp. is rolling out a network of interactive kiosks in its UK stores to introduce customers to…

Charmed kiosks launch in 11 cities

November 7, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Colo. - With 2,600 charm styles to offer to customers, Rembrandt Jewelers has turned to kiosks as a way to showcase its complete line in jewelry…

Leading grocery chain piloting NCR FastLane

October 29, 2002

ATLANTA -- SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE:SVU), the nation's 11th largest food retailer and a leading food distributor, plans to pilot NCR Corp.'s (NYSE:NCR…

NCR revenue decreases in 3Q; retail store automation partly to blame

October 24, 2002

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) announced that revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 was $1.38 billion, a decrease of 5 percent versus the…

Coinstar to pilot prepaid phone top-ups at coin counting kiosks

October 17, 2002

BELLEVUE, Wash., and SARASOTA, Fla. -- Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) and Prizm Technology, Inc. have partnered on a pilot that will allow prepaid wireless phone…

Best Buy customers get bigger bandwidth via kiosk

October 16, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy says it now offers 15 high-speed Internet cable, DSL and satellite broadband connectivity options to consumers through its new in-store…

Vans using Netkey software to target skateboarders

October 14, 2002

BRANFORD, Conn. -- Vans Inc. isn't skating around the issue of how to reach its 10- to 24-year-old target market. The company has installed self-service kiosks…

NetNearU expanding wired, wireless network

October 14, 2002

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- NetNearU is expanding its wired and wireless network after signing several large contracts worth more than $600,000, according to a…

Kiosks by any definition

From modified ATMs to self-serve checkouts and fast-food menus, kiosks have a future in the convenience store industry, as evidenced at the recent National…

Amicus seeks capital to stay afloat; 'clicks and mortar' approach sinks in U.S.

October 13, 2002

TORONTO -- It may be do-or-die time for the financially troubled Amicus Bank, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's plan to expand into the U.S. largely by…

Healthnotes, Retec team for U.K. project

October 9, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Healthnotes Inc. has selected Retec Europe Limited as its exclusive distributor to large chain supermarkets and pharmacies in the U.K.

Russian company to provide payment software for 7-Eleven's Vcom

October 8, 2002

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Russian high-tech company Alkor Group has signed a deal with retail chain 7-Eleven that will put PayCash, its online cash-payment…

Kiosk sales to reach $3 billion in 2006, research says

October 7, 2002

NEW YORK -- Kiosks will drive more than $3 billion in sales across all industry sectors by 2006, but challenges remain, according to Jupiter Research Inc.

An epiphany at NACS

October 7, 2002

General editor Rick Redding went to the National Association of Convenience Stores exhibition skeptical about the kiosk industry's future. All it took was a…

Company hopes dirty laundry will bring kiosk business

October 2, 2002

PHILADELPHIA -- USA Technologies Inc. hopes airing its dirty laundry in the national press will bring the company attention from kiosk and point-of-sale…