GameChanger Systems secures 2nd round of series A funding

September 5, 2025

GameChanger Systems, the company behind a fully automated video game buyback kiosk, has successfully completed a second round of Series A growth capital…

EcoATM names Matt Furlong as CEO

September 5, 2025

EcoATM, a global provider of smartphone trade-in and re-commerce, has named Matt Furlong as CEO, effective Sept. 3, according to a press release. Furlong, a…

Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Awards extend call for submissions

September 3, 2025

The nominations deadline for the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation (ARKI) Awards has been extended to Friday, Sept. 12. This gives innovators more time…

Centerville dry cleaner adds 24/7 kiosk service

September 3, 2025

Fox Cleaners, a long-standing local dry cleaning business in Ohio, has introduced a 24/7 dry cleaning and laundry kiosk at its Centerville location, according…

Long Beach mandates staffing for self-checkout stations

September 2, 2025

Beginning Sept. 21, Long Beach will enforce an ordinance, "Safe Stores are Staffed Stores," which requires grocery and drug retail stores to have a dedicated…

Simbe brings real-time visibility to fresh departments, tackling shrink, food waste

by Sandra Carpenter — Editor, Networld Media Group

Grocers facing high shrink and labor costs in fresh food departments are turning to Simbe’s blend of robots and sensors, a self-service style solution that…

Roper St. Francis Healthcare debuts Amazon Just Walk Out Cafe

August 27, 2025

Roper St. Francis Healthcare has launched a cafe and gift shop at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, that uses Amazon's "Just Walk…

Frank Mayer offers a playbook for the large scale kiosk effort

August 26, 2025

Deploying large scale self-service kiosk projects isn't easy as it involves much more than selecting hardware.

At the Watercooler with Ed McCabe of Diebold Nixdorf

Ed McCabe, head of retail sales North America at Diebold Nixdorf, helps retailers grow and modernize with modular, AI-powered self-service and strategic…

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Reallusion intros AI assistant

August 25, 2025

Reallusion Inc., which provides 3D character animation, has introduced iClone AI Assistant.

Hero Zone VR acquires Spree Interactive Assets to broaden family-focused offerings

August 25, 2025

Hero Zone VR, a provider of location-based virtual reality entertainment, has acquired the Spree Interactive free-roam system. The acquisition follows Spree…

Frank Mayer joins Retail Solutions Providers Association

August 25, 2025

Frank Mayer, a custom kiosk and display manufacturer, has joined the Retail Solutions Providers Association, a North America group of software developers…

Scientific Games honored with three international business awards

August 22, 2025

Scientific Games, a global lottery technology and products supplier, has received three 2025 International Business Awards, acknowledging its work in…

Diebold Nixdorf AI solution helps Edeka Paschmann combat self-checkout shrink

August 21, 2025

Edeka Paschmann, a German supermarket chain, is the first retailer in the country to implement Diebold Nixdorf's AI-powered solutions to reduce shrink at…

Celebrating the future of self-service: Nominations for the 2025 ARKI awards closing soon

by Sandra Carpenter — Editor, Networld Media Group

Nominations are closing soon for the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation (ARKI) Awards, a celebration of the companies, technologies and visionary innovators…

California grocers warn proposed self-checkout bill could increase prices

August 20, 2025

The California Grocers Association warns that a bill regulating self-checkout stations in California, Senate Bill 442, could lead to higher grocery prices.

Aldi London store overhauls Shop & Go system, adds self-checkouts

August 20, 2025

Discount supermarket chain Aldi has reopened its newly refurbished "Shop & Go" store in Greenwich, London, featuring self-checkout lanes and an updated…

How AI turning labor from cost center into growth driver for multi-location businesses

August 15, 2025

AI is transforming how multi-location businesses — restaurants, retailers, hotels, etc.— manage their most significant controllable cost: labor. Instead of…

Simbe's robot, sensors tackle grocery's fresh food challenges

August 12, 2025

Simbe, a provider of retail shelf digitization, has launched Store Intelligence capabilities to provide grocery stores with a comprehensive solution for fresh…

Scroll, Grab, and Go: The Future of Digitally Led Convenience

Discover how digital-first strategies are transforming convenience into a smarter, more seamless experience that fits effortlessly into customers’ daily lives.