Awaiting 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.

Meet the BEETLEs

April 4, 2002

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf has introduced a new kiosk solution that allows retail customers to find information within stores.

Picking 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.

Global 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…

Cap One testing financial kiosks

April 4, 2002

Store-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…

Mexican 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.

Coupon 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…

Toyota 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.

Starbucks 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…

Something new for weddings

March 31, 2002

ATLANTA - Federated Department Stores Inc. is purchasing more than 400 NCR Web Kiosks to provide shoppers with easy in-store access to Federated's gift…

Conference to examine retail kiosks

March 31, 2002

Interactive Kiosks for Retail, the first international kiosk conference organized by Access Conferences International, will look at how retail outlets…

Macon gets kiosk plant

March 27, 2002

MARKHAM, Ontario - Power Interactive Media Inc. (OTCBB:PIAM), developer and marketer of infotainment kiosks, made a joint announcement with Macon Bibb County…

HP kiosks debut in OfficeMax

March 27, 2002

CLEVELAND and PALO ALTO, Calif. - OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) have formed an alliance that brings HP computers to nearly…

Photo company sings a new, sweet song

For Mike Parker, Power Interactive Media's vice president of business development, a move down South means warmer weather and a hotter market.

Buy and fly with WebMiles

March 27, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY - WebMiles Inc. has signed an agreement with CenterlinQ to offer WebMiles rewards to malls participating in the CenterlinQ network.

BlueLight reducing staff, red ink

March 27, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO - Internet retailer BlueLight.com announced it is making changes in order to become profitable.

Todito adds Internet kiosks to 450 Elektra Stores

March 26, 2002

MEXICO CITY - Todito.com S.A. de C.V., an Internet portal and marketplace for North American Spanish speakers, and Grupo Elektra S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: EKT…

Inter-Act lands new loyalty program

March 26, 2002

SHEFFIELD, UK - Inter-Act Systems UK Ltd. landed a contract to set up a kiosk loyalty program with the Meadowhall Centre, Sheffield shopping center.

KitchenAid mixes it up

When KitchenAid decided to add kiosks to retail stores, it went with an unknown kiosk maker.