Grabango to install checkout-free technology at MAPCO stores

February 15, 2022

Grabango, a provider of checkout-free technology for existing stores, has partnered with MAPCO, a southeastern convenience store chain, to add checkout-free…

Czech Republic financial services group teams with Diebold Nixdorf to achieve tellerless branches

February 15, 2022

CSOB, a financial services group in the Czech Republic, has increased both ATM uptime and cash availability to nearly 100% and decreased costs since using DN…

Coca-Cola teams with Sandstar on 'smart' retail lounge

February 14, 2022

Coca-Cola has partnered with Sandstar, a vending technology provider, to launch the Coca-Cola Smart Lounge, a digital, interactive shopping experience that…

Diebold Nixdorf improves Q4, FY 2021 losses, upbeat for 2022

February 11, 2022

Diebold Nixdorf improved its Q4 and FY 2021 losses against a quarterly sales dip and a yearly sales gain and is bullish on FY 2022, according to an earnings…

BetMGM launches sports betting kiosks in Puerto Rico resort

February 11, 2022

BetMGM, a sports betting and i-gaming company, has introduced the first regulated sports betting platform in Puerto Rico at Casino del Mar at La Concha Resort…

Buffalo State introduces hair and beauty vending machine

February 11, 2022

The Jypsy Collection LLC has introduced a hair and beauty vending machine on the Buffalo State University campus, according to a wkbw.com report. The machine…

OmboriGrid teams with Incom Tomra to integrate container recycling with airline guest miles

February 11, 2022

OmboriGrid AB, a Stockholm, Sweden based provider of software that integrates digital platforms with physical structures, has teamed with Incom Tomra, a…

High Tide acquires Bud Room, Fastendr technology

February 10, 2022

High Tide Inc., a retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets, has acquired Bud Room Inc. and all rights to the…

Chicago suburb approves Carvana vending tower over community opposition

February 9, 2022

Lawmakers in Skokie, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, approved Carvana's plan to build a 14-story glass vending machine to dispense cars, despite community…

Crypto ATMs on a roll: What you should know

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel during the Self-Service Innovation Summit explored the opportunities and challenges facing cryptocurrency ATM location managers, operators and…

Arkansas kiosk provides information for military veterans

February 7, 2022

U.S. military veterans in Bella Vista, Arkansas can find information on a variety of topics at a self-serve kiosk at the Harps food store in Bella Vista.…

IBrands Global installs COVID test kit vending machine in Jersey store

February 3, 2022

IBrands Global, a supply chain platform and brand collective that recently acquired Vendx, an touchscreen vending machine provider, has deployed its first…

Pandemic emboldens brands' omnichannel strategies

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel at the Self-Service Innovation Summit representing different retail sectors explain what omnichannel means to their business and what impact the…

Georgia market taps UST to launch hybrid autonomous supermarket with robotic delivery

February 2, 2022

Nourish + Bloom Market in Fayetteville, Georgia, an African American owned grocery store, has partnered with UST, a digital transformation solutions provider…

University of Michigan gets Black hair care product vending machine

January 31, 2022

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has become the latest location to have a hair care vending machine targeted at African Americans.

3 customer experience predictions for 2022

by Katie Kochelek — Marketing Specialist, Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.

As the new year dawns, 2022 CX strategies across industries will continue to center on convenience and consumer satisfaction by nurturing omnichannel plans and…

Singapore water kiosk maker secures $100M investment

January 26, 2022

GEM Global Yield LLC, a Luxembourg-based private investment company, has committed SGD 135 ($100.39 million) in funding for Vending Machines International, a…

2022: Optimism rides high for self-serve kiosks

Self-service projects put on hold during the pandemic are back on track, and increased demands for self-checkout are expected to continue post pandemic.

iBrands Global acquires Vendx, InCharged

January 25, 2022

iBrands Global, a supply chain platform and brand collective, has acquired Vendx, an interactive, touchscreen vending machine provider, and InCharged, a cell…

Bitcoin of America surpasses 1,500 Bitcoin ATM deployments

January 25, 2022

Bitcoin of America, has now deployed more than 1,500 Bitcoin ATMs across the U.S. This coincides with multiple updates to the ATMs, including Ethereum…