Retail News & Media
Ten Square will reach 2,800 gas pumps
April 9, 2002
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Ten Square's national launch of its digital network will reach consumers at more than 2,800 gas pumps throughout the United States. By the…
read nowA kiosk startup story
Nascent kiosk company Wine Insite wraps up its initial trial program in the first installment of a continuing series.
read nowGrocer credits kiosks for sales increase
April 8, 2002
BELLEVUE, Wash. - In-store kiosks have boosted sales to kiosk users by eight percent at a Virginia chain of grocery stores, according to Meals.com Inc., which…
read nowMake it a BlueLight special
The big three retailers are taking dramatically different approaches to getting their feet wet with in-store kiosks, with Kmart's BlueLight.com making the…
read nowIndia retailer sinks teeth into kiosks
April 8, 2002
COIMBATORE, India -- Crocodile Products Private, a clothing manufacturer and retailer with 44 gallery outlets throughout India, has unveiled plans to add…
read nowCanadian c-store chain turns to kiosks
April 8, 2002
CALGARY, Alberta - Canadian chain Mac's Convenience stores will unroll 50 e-service terminals this year as part of the company's Store 2000 concept to…
read nowBlueLight.com boosts Web biz with two deals
April 7, 2002
RESTON, Va. and ATLANTA - BlueLight.com, the e-commerce company backed by Kmart Corp., struck a pair of deals designed to improve its online services.
read nowRadioShack rolls into Blockbuster
April 7, 2002
DALLAS - Seeking to lure more customers into its stores and offer more products, Blockbuster Inc. announced plans to open retail kiosks and sales counters from…
read nowKiosks gaining importance at Globalshop
A look around the world's largest store design and in-store marketing show is an indication of the growing importance of kiosks in retail.
read nowAwaiting Germany's kiosk boom
by Eckhard Reimann — Owner, ERCM
In Germany, trendsetting Kaufhof is exploring a wide range of kiosk applications as national activity picks up.
read nowMeet the BEETLEs
April 4, 2002
AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf has introduced a new kiosk solution that allows retail customers to find information within stores.
read nowPicking up the pieces
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Less than a year after his company nearly collapsed when promised funding fell through, Robert Pratt has refocused Shopping Mall Online.
read nowGlobal Shop reports here Friday
April 4, 2002
KIOSKmarketplace will have its own correspondents at Global Shop, billed as the world's largest annual store design and in-store marketing show. Watch this…
read nowStore-within-a-store
April 3, 2002
Two technology-based companies have joined hands to provide consumers a more personal touch to Internet customer service. New York-based CosmoCom, Inc., a…
read nowMexican Internet portal plans to cross the border
April 3, 2002
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Todito.com plans to offer Mexicans working in the United States an alternative way to send earnings back home.
read nowCoupon clearing system clears first hurdles
April 1, 2002
AURORA, Colo. -- In Store Media Systems Inc. has begun a pilot of its Coupon Bank electronic coupon clearing system. The Internet solutions company installed…
read nowToyota turns to kiosks for new product line
April 1, 2002
Automobile manufacturer Toyota is targeting the youth market with its new Scion vehicle line. And it has targeted kiosks as a way of reaching that demographic.
read nowStarbucks will serve up the Web, too
March 31, 2002
HOUSTON and SEATTLE - Soon, customers of Starbucks Coffee Co. with wireless enabled computers will be able to browse the Web while they sip a cup of Joe…
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