Penguin Random House deploys book vending machine at UK train station

March 27, 2023

Commuters at the Exeter St Davids train station in Devon, U.K. can buy a book from a vending machine installed by Penguin Random House, according to a press…

Globe Life Field intros Amazon cashierless foodservice

March 24, 2023

Sports fans at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, are now able to buy what they want to eat faster and easier, thanks to a pair…

Costco installs kiosk offering free product samples

March 22, 2023

Costco Wholesale has introduced a self-serve kiosk offering free product samples. A photo of the kiosk posted on reddit from a Costco store at an undisclosed…

7 Eleven launches EV charging network

March 21, 2023

7 Eleven Inc. has announced plans to build one of the largest electric vehicle fast-charging networks of any retailer in North America with the launch of…

GetGo Café + Market to deploy Bitcoin Depot crypto ATMs

March 21, 2023

GetGo Café + Market, a convenience store retailer with more than 270 locations throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and…

Peerless-AV® Announces Global Availability of New Single and Dual-Sided Smart City Kiosks

Peerless-AV’s new generation Smart City Kiosks offer even more versatility and functionality for outdoor advertising and wayfinding applications.

AI powered vending machine engages users in creating artwork

March 20, 2023

Visitors to the Rundle Place shopping mall in South Australia can engage in conversations with an AI-powered vending machine to create artwork, according to a…

Wisconsin cannabis dispensary launches vending program

March 17, 2023

Ethereal Gold Dispensary, a Waukesha, Wisconsin-based cannabis dispensary, has launched its cannabis vending machine program, according to a press release.

National Retail Solutions offers POS impression measurement service

March 16, 2023

National Retail Solutions, which operates a point-of-sale terminal-based platform plus credit card processing for independent retailers, announced that it is…

Nayax to intro EV charging solution to North America

March 16, 2023

Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business, will launch EV Meter, its electric vehicle…

SumUp introduces self-order kiosk

March 15, 2023

SumUp, a U.K. based provider of point-of-sale and payment solutions, has introduced a self-order kiosk for retailers and restaurants, according to an…

2023 Kiosk Marketplace Census: Post-pandemic recovery delivers 2nd consecutive growth year in 2022

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Growth in 2022 was driven by a convergence of rising consumer acceptance of self service, a recovering supply chain, a growing labor shortage, improving…

Nebraska considers lottery ticket vending machines

March 15, 2023

Retailers in Nebraska voiced support at a legislative general affairs committee meeting Monday for a proposal to allow state lottery tickets to be sold in…

Invenda Group AG raises $19M

March 14, 2023

Invenda Group AG, a Switzerland-based provider of automated retail technology, has raised $19 million in a Series B financing round, led by investor Point…

Vending machines offer historical Austin products at SXSW

March 14, 2023

Attendees at the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas can purchase historical items that are no longer available, thanks to a newly installed…

Campus abortion opponents petition against contraception pill vending machine

March 10, 2023

Students opposed to abortion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio are petitioning to prevent a birth control pill vending machine from being installed on…

CIMA Cash Handling teams with XPR POS on cash payment for kiosks

March 10, 2023

CIMA Cash Handling America, a provider of cash handling equipment, has teamed with XPR POS, a kiosk manufacturer, on a cash payment solution for self-ordering…

Mashgin touchless self-checkout kiosk saves NFL fans 6.5 years of game time in 2022

March 9, 2023

Mashgin, a provider of a touchless self-checkout kiosk, has saved National Football League fans more than 3.5 million minutes of waiting in line, the…

Des Moines citizens group calls for more cashiers at Hy-Vee

March 9, 2023

A group of citizens has formed to monitor checkout performance at the Hy-Vee supermarket on Fleur Drive in Des Moines, according to an axios.com report.

J&J Ventures Gaming to acquire Golden Route Operations

March 9, 2023

J&J Ventures Gaming LLC, an Effingham, Illinois based operator of gaming and amusements machines, majority owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital…