3M's Virtual Presenter shows retail possibilities

by Christopher Hall

After its SXSW debut, 3M talks about its new virtual avatar for digital merchandising.

Walmart expands Scan & Go to 12 more markets

March 20, 2013

Walmart announced it is expanding the Scan & Go checkout app to a dozen more markets, nearly tripling the number of stores involved in the pilot program…

New research points to sustained growth of self-checkout

March 18, 2013

New research from the Mercator Advisory Group points to a "sustained increase in demand" for self-checkout terminals from both consumers and retailers.

3M debuts Virtual Presenter at SXSW

3M recently debuted its first fully integrated, interactive Virtual Presenter at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. SXSW attendees could interact…

RAPTOR devours groceries using automatic scanning (Video)

March 12, 2013

It's part self-checkout, part assisted checkout, and it's been making a splash on the trade show circuit since its debut at the National Retail Federation show…

SoloHealth footprint surpasses 2,000 locations

March 7, 2013

SoloHealth announced a footprint milestone today, with the wellness kiosks now deployed in more than 2,000 retail locations nationwide — more than doubling its…

The future of self-service in retail

As the definition of self-service broadens, so too are its applications for retail.

Coinstar banking on automated retail

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Coinstar's kiosk lineup targets automated retail in new markets.

DSE13: How to use interactive retail to embrace showrooming

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

Kiosks and digital signage can help retailers win with brick-and-mortars.

Mobile concept store rolls out interactive self-service digital signage

March 1, 2013

At Telenet's Mobile concept store in Belgium, communication technology and digital signage play a decisive role in helping customers find the product or…

Coinstar rolling out kiosks with PayPal integration

February 28, 2013

Starting this month, Coinstar users in California, Ohio and Texas can use the coin-counting kiosks to add money to, or withdraw money from, their PayPal…

SensyTouch intros interactive digital signage kiosk

February 27, 2013

SensyTouch will introduce its 42-inch, multi-touch interactive kiosk at the Digital Signage Expo, which kicks off today in Las Vegas.

The shifting self-service paradigm

Consumers appreciate having more control over their service experience.

DSE13: Almo Pro A/V now offering Elo Touch digital signage

February 26, 2013

Audiovisual distributor Almo Professional A/V today announced a new distribution agreement with Elo Touch Solutions, a global supplier of touch-enabled…

3M to show off multitouch solutions at CeBIT 2013

February 22, 2013

Technology company 3M will demonstrate its multitouch solutions at international computer expo CeBIT 2013 by exhibiting a projected-capacitive multitouch…

5 considerations for a mobile kiosk solution

Traditional kiosk applications are shifting toward a mobile solution set that utilizes smartphones, tablets and other devices.

Meet NCR's Mobile Shopper (Video)

The smartphone app enables in-aisle scanning and mobile payments at the self-checkout.

Motorola's imaging scanner looks to make a lasting impression (Video)

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

The company said its six-sided biopic imaging scanner is future-ready with smartphone integration and RFID.

NEC talks new touch-enabled LED edge-lit digital signage display (Video)

February 15, 2013

NEC Display Solutions of America's Rich Ventura talked new retail solutions, inclulding NEC's new V552 LED edge-lit mid-range commercial display that can be…

NEC at NRF13

NEC Display Solutions of America's Rich Ventura talks new solutions, inclulding its new V552 LED edge-lit mid-range commercial display that can be deployed…