Meridian introduces self-service locker software solution

October 1, 2018

Photo courtesy of Meridian Meridian has expanded its software offerings to include a software platform for mBOX, its self-service automated locker…

Worldline delivers Tiffany & Co. vending machine in the UK

September 26, 2018

Photo courtesy of Worldline Worldline, a provider of payment and transaction services, has delivered the first U.K. unattended Valina payment…

Tray self-service POS teams with FetchRev automated marketing solution

September 25, 2018

Tray, a provider of a POS and self-service solutions, has announced an integration with FetchRev, an automated foot traffic generator for local businesses.

Self-serve kiosks call for protection against hackers

With the rapid addition of internet-connected technologies that touch the same network as the point-of-sale system, new opportunities for credit card data…

Palmer Digital Group introduces retail checkout self-service kiosk

September 24, 2018

Image courtesy of Palmer Digital Group Palmer Digital Group, a newly-formed division of Industrial Enclosure Corp., a display and electrical enclosure…

Zytronic and Cryptera partner on PIN entry through large-format touchscreens

September 20, 2018

Zytronic, a provider of projected capacitive technology touch sensors, announced that a new version of its customized touchscreen is available to support…

Why customers (and operators) prefer micro markets to vending machines

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Customers simply prefer to examine products up close rather than being separated by the glass barrier of a vending machine. They also like the improved variety…

Palmer Digital Group introduces indoor portrait kiosk

September 18, 2018

Palmer Digital Group, a newly formed division of Industrial Enclosure Corp., a display and electrical enclosure manufacturer, has introduced its IDPK55 indoor…

Cryptocurrency ATM provider tests kiosks for bill payment services

September 17, 2018

Alpha BTC, an Omaha, Nebraska-based provider of cryptocurrency ATMs, has been working with Maya, a cellular replacement parts distributor that provides…

EAnytime introduces drop off and pickup locker and drawer kiosks

September 13, 2018

EAnytime Corporation has introduced its Side Control Box locker and drawer kiosks for drop off and pickup. The kiosk has an industrial computer with Microsoft…

Walmart tests new online order pickup kiosk for groceries

September 13, 2018

Walmart is testing the second version of a pickup kiosk for online grocery orders at a super center in Sherman, Texas, according to Business Insider. Customers…

Micro markets versus vending banks by the numbers —  an operator's perspective

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While the micro market saves nearly $14,000 in upfront investment over a traditional vending bank, it will deliver an average $1,000 in monthly sales for a…

Robotic dispenser allows customers to buy cannabis

September 12, 2018

Greenbox Robotics, a Marina del Rey company founded in June 2017, wants to bring automation to the cannabis market by using a self-serve kiosk to dispense…

Package Concierge offers retailers tips for deploying BOPIS lockers for back-to-school season

September 6, 2018

Package Concierge, provider of an automated locker system for "buy online, pickup in-store" packages, has released tips for retailers to improve back-to-school…

Farmer’s Fridge secures $30M in funding

September 6, 2018

Farmer's Fridge, a rapidly growing network of automated smart fridges stocked with fresh, chef-curated meals and snacks, has closed on $30 million in a round…

Walmart consumers pay attention to advertising on pharmacy health care kiosks

September 4, 2018

Visitors at Walmart stores who watched advertising at in-store health care kiosks watched for an average of four minutes, according to Pursuant Health, a…

How 5G, combined with IoT, will make mobile carriers the enablers of retail engagement

Video, gaming, AI, robotic, AR/VR platform CIOs and CTOs looking to embrace newer digital transformation solutions should look holistically within the mobile…

Farmer’s Fridge founder develops his own tools

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Most entrepreneurs in the self-service space rely on commercially available equipment and management software, but Luke Saunders and his team at Farmer's…

ShelfX seeks partners to test unattended pop-up stores

August 29, 2018

ShelfX, an automated merchandising and inventorying machine that uses weight-sensing shelves and RFID technology, is looking to test a new concept: a shipping…

Mesh Ventures Invests In Grasshopper Kiosks

August 28, 2018

Mesh Ventures, an investment group and developer of the multiuse Edgewater Innovation Campus in Oakland, California, has completed its investment in…