Retail News & Media
Target, E*TRADE expand in-store relationship
February 28, 2002
MINNEAPOLIS - Customers at nearly two dozen SuperTarget stores nationally will have the opportunity to combine all-purpose shopping with banking thanks to an…
read nowGrocery chain to test in-store kiosks
February 28, 2002
QUINCY, Mass., and NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Obtaining hard-to-find grocery items will become easier for customers at Stop & Shop grocery stores throughout…
read nowBarnes & Noble expands, includes kiosks
February 27, 2002
NEW YORK - Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS), which operates nearly 1,000 Barnes & Noble and B. Dalton bookstores, will make access to its vast library…
read nowTen gallons of unleaded, ten minutes of kiosk access
February 27, 2002
PHOENIX - Petroleum company Phillips 66 Co. is teaming with Global Access Alliance Inc. and Info Touch Technologies Corp. on a kiosk program that will allow…
read nowIBM develops Web-enabled listening stations for Virgin
February 27, 2002
LOS ANGELES and RALEIGH, N.C. - A new Web-enabled kiosk developed by IBM will allow record store shoppers to preview CDs, DVDs and games from a massive online…
read nowKiosk potential discussed at retail show
Speakers at KioskCom's Retail show in San Diego spoke to the potential for the kiosk industry, while warning that technology must be customer-friendly for…
read nowOvercoming the in-store challenge
KioskCom Retail featured discussions on making kiosk applications work in the marketplace. But economic conditions kept some people away from the three-day…
read nowSurvey says kiosks remain in the retail mix
February 26, 2002
ATLANTA - Retail operations will continue to pursue store-design plans, including the use of kiosks, despite the current economic downturn, according to a…
read nowAOL, Wal-Mart place kiosks on the road to Rio
February 26, 2002
SAO PAULO, Brazil - An alliance between two of America's most recognizable companies will give Brazilians the chance to experience online technology through…
read nowKodak names new executive
February 26, 2002
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Karen Smith-Pilkington, an executive in the consumer imaging division at Eastman Kodak Co., has been named president of the company's…
read nowABC, PointMedia to offer news at the pump
February 26, 2002
NEW YORK - In an attempt to transform gas pumps into community newsstands, PointMedia Corp. and the ABC network have signed a content agreement to provide…
read nowReaching minorities through kiosks
Companies on both coasts ponder the use of kiosks to impact the daily lives of Latino and inner city neighborhoods. While one project is fully committed to…
read nowCircle K bringing informercials to kiosks
February 26, 2002
PHOENIX - The Hollywood Celebrity Diet, the Epil Stop hair removal system, and Body by Jake's Bun and Thigh Rocker are among the numerous products that have…
read nowVerizon has 7-Eleven's kiosk number
February 26, 2002
DALLAS - Convenient store chain 7-Eleven Inc. (NYSE:SE) and telecommunications firm Verizon Communications Inc. are teaming up to provide products and services…
read noweGame Preserve brings gaming to truck-stop kiosks
February 26, 2002
BALTIMORE - Gaming company eGame Preserve LLC, seeking to create an oasis from the stress of traveling, announced on Nov. 1 the roll out of its eGame Preserve…
read nowSupport grows for new digital photography standards
February 26, 2002
ORLANDO, Fla. - Improved printer capabilities and uniform standards for viewing photographs burned to discs were among the items discussed by leading digital…
read nowCompanion builds kiosks for ski resort
February 25, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY - Companion Systems has designed and built a kiosk that will greet skiers at the Park City Mountain Resort this season. Three kiosks will be…
read nowInfrared capability added to Circle K kiosks
February 24, 2002
MILPITAS, Calif. - The long awaited rollout of self-service kiosks in 35 Circle K convenience stores in the Phoenix area has taken place with an added bonus…
read nowHarry Potter and the moviegoer's kiosk
Movie fans turn to online ticketing sites and on-premise kiosks to obtain film tickets in advance of a blockbuster movie's release.
read nowEvent ticketing gets in the Groove
February 24, 2002
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Southern California music fans looking for live music options can now make the scene with the use of a kiosk. GrooveTickets.com…
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