Staples fastens onto On Technology software

March 17, 2002

WALTHAM, Mass. - Staples Inc., the $11 billion office supply superstore company, has signed on with ON Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: ONTC) for new software to…

SMO's new Web site won't distract shoppers

March 17, 2002

EVERSON, Wash. - SMO Multi-Media Corp. is planning to install Web-based kiosks in malls soon. In order to keep shoppers focused on shopping, the company has…

Alaska Fur Gallery wraps itself in kiosks

March 17, 2002

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Fur Gallery, a furrier with eight locations in Alaska and Colorado, has added interactive multimedia kiosks to its stores in the…

Trade-ing in on kiosks

March 13, 2002

Kiosks and trade shows have developed a synergy, with exhibitors using kiosks to communicate and display their products and trade shows utilizing them as…

Alienware invades Best Buy retail locations

March 12, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS - Less than four months after making Alienware computers available over its Web site, Best Buy Inc. (NYSE:BBY) has responded to feedback from…

Virgin kiosk project earns ePOINT kudos

March 11, 2002

GLASGOW, Scotland - A collaborative effort with the Virgin music store chain hit the right note for kiosk manufacturer ePOINT Ltd. on Sept. 26, as the company…

SportsTicker, PointMedia team to offer sports scores

March 10, 2002

COLD SPRING, N.Y. - Sports fanatics will soon be able to fuel up on the latest scores while fueling up their cars. Sports news and information service…

A giddy kickoff

Bubbling optimism and successful projects take center stage at the launch of KioskCom 2002 conference and trade show.

Sensory's interactive technology expected to boost retail customer support

March 4, 2002

ORLANDO, Fla. - Retail customers might soon be turning to virtual help rather than a store employee following Sensory, Inc.'s development of voice-enabled…

Kiosks help Borders' customers locate products

March 4, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Borders' customers now can broaden their search for books, CDs or DVDs through the retailer's Title Sleuth self-service kiosks. A new…

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…

Grocery 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…

Barnes & 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…

Ten 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…

IBM 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…

Kiosk 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…

Overcoming 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…

Survey 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…

AOL, 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…

Kodak 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…