New England drug store deploying KODAK kiosks chain-wide

July 16, 2009

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. and Kinney Drugs, a community pharmacy and retail brand in New York and Vermont, has announced the deployment of KODAK…

Preview: JustTouchIt 2009, South Africa's first kiosk conference

A world-class sporting event has helped set the stage for the first and only kiosk-industry tradeshow in a growing South African market.

Agilysys partners with Wine Market Assistant to provide turnkey retail kiosk

July 14, 2009

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Agilysys Inc., an IT solutions provider, and Wine Market Assistant LLC, a software solution provider, today announced a partnership to…

NCR research: Consumers increasingly prefer multichannel self-service

July 14, 2009

DULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. today announced the results of a global survey commissioned from BuzzBack Market Research regarding consumer preferences for…

IBM selects Hypercom for self-checkout rollout in Germany

July 13, 2009

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Hypercom Corp., a global provider of secure payments products and services, today announced that one of Germany's leading retailers with…

Self-checkout and alcohol: A dangerous mix?

New research about minors, alcohol and self-checkout may prompt legislation in California.

PNI Digital Media providing Connected Kiosk to new distributors, retailers

July 12, 2009

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — PNI Digital Media, a provider of digital photography and media solutions for retailers, has announced several new initiatives…

NCR Corp. recognized for maintenance, support services

July 8, 2009

DULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. has announced its No. 1 position in the hardware maintenance and support category in retail infrastructure support for 2006-2008…

Pennsylvania governor puts stop to wine kiosk plan

July 8, 2009

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has temporarily shelved the state Liquor Control Board's plan to sell wine via vending machines in grocery stores.

Zebra Technologies announces availability of print station kiosk

July 5, 2009

BOURNE END, England — Zebra Technologies Europe Ltd., a global leader in specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, today announced the…

Research: $775 billion in kiosk transactions will be processed this year

June 28, 2009

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — New research from the IHL Group says transactions at self-service kiosks will surpass $775 billion in 2009 and will grow to more than $1.…

SoloHealth to expand EyeSite kiosk to two new markets

June 28, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: SoloHealth, maker of the EyeSite vision-screening kiosk, has announced plans to expand into two new markets, more than doubling…

NCR Canada hires new president, heightens focus on self-service

June 25, 2009

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — NCR Corp. has named Luc Villeneuve the new president of NCR Canada.   According to a news release, Villeneuve comes from the…

RBR ranks NCR Corp. No. 1 in global self-checkout market

June 25, 2009

DULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. ranks No. 1 worldwide in the self-checkout market, according to Retail Banking Research Ltd., a strategic research and consulting firm…

Digital-download kiosks in store for retail, other verticals

How successful will the technology be against its online competition?

ID TECH helps one company make customer card-use easier

ZoomSystems needed a reliable PIN pad and barcode reader for its self-service retail stores. ZoomSystems partnered with ID TECH to implement a system that…

Pan-Oston releases kits to make self-checkouts hearing impaired-friendly

June 22, 2009

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a leader in smart retail counter and checkout solutions, has introduced a kit that enables retailers, healthcare providers…

Best Buy exec: We're testing video game trade-in kiosks

June 22, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an entry posted today on his blog, BarryJudge.com, Best Buy's chief marketing officer announced a test of video game trade-in kiosks in…

Happy birthday, barcodes!

This week marks the 35th anniversary of the first retail barcode scanner, installed in an Ohio supermarket.

SteriLyfe intros small-format hand-sanitizing kiosk

June 21, 2009

BRADENTON, Fla. — SteriLyfe LLC has introduced the latest addition to the STERISTATION line of hand sanitizing/advertising kiosks. STERISTATION Jr. has a…