IKEA installs loyalty kiosks in Belgian stores

June 17, 2009

DELFT, The Netherlands — Home furnishings retailer IKEA has deployed 18 Xen X5 customer loyalty-registration kiosks in six of its Belgian stores. The kiosks…

Frank Mayer, Media Port release digital-download retail kiosk

June 15, 2009

MILWAULKEE — Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. has introduced an interactive digital-download media kiosk that allows convenient access to more than a million…

Tesco to test DVD-rental kiosks in Ireland locations

June 15, 2009

CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire — U.K. supermarket chain Tesco will trial DVD-rental kiosks from The Movie Booth this month, according to an announcement from The…

PCI compliance dominates talk at NACStech

by David Drain

David Drain, executive director of the Self-Service and Kiosk Association, recently attended the NACStech tradeshow, held last month in Grapevine, Texas. Here…

Payment solutions provider Sagem Denmark acquired by BBS

June 11, 2009

OSLO, Norway — BBS, a leading provider of electronic security, payment and information services for retailers and financial institutions in Norway, Sweden and…

New NCR shipping agreement to make repairs, servicing faster

June 11, 2009

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. has announced it will work with global shipping leaders FedEx and DHL to help manage parts inventory for NCR Services in the Americas…

Video game rental, purchase, trade-in hitting entertainment kiosk market

E-Play has announced a retail partnership that brings video game trade-in to the entertainment kiosk. Will other self-service players follow suit?  

Commentary: Woo customers and build brand awareness with multitouch, immersive and 3D depth-sensing technologies

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Increasingly innovative display technologies create an exciting and unique user experience and help businesses decrease costs and increase revenue.

Redbox DVD-rental kiosks now nationwide at Albertson's

June 10, 2009

Home Media magazine: Each of the 248 Albertson's grocery stores nationwide now have redbox kiosks, the DVD-rental kiosk company said Wednesday.

Interactive 'instant expert' kiosk on display at InfoComm 09

June 9, 2009

Digital Signage Expo: Tandberg and .advancedMethod have combined their respective technologies to develop the Instant Expert/Translation Station, an…

Sony Music, other labels sign with digital-download kiosk maker MOD Systems

June 8, 2009

Video Business: According to reports today, several high-profile record labels have signed with digital-download kiosk operator MOD Systems. The labels include…

Wegmans grocery chain to deploy produce-tracing kiosk

June 7, 2009

The Packer: Rochester, N.Y.-based grocery chain Wegmans has announced it will test a kiosk in one of its store's produce sections this fall that will help…

Tesco, Movie Booth ink deal to trial DVD-rental kiosks in Ireland

June 7, 2009

Irish Independent: Movie Booth, a British DVD-rental kiosk maker, has signed a deal with U.K. retail giant Tesco to trial its machines in three of the chain's…

PharmaSmart International announces integration with Microsoft HealthVault

June 7, 2009

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — PharmaSmart International Inc. has announced the integration of its patient hypertension tracking portal, the Blood Pressure Tracker, with…

Pan-Oston releases Utopia Auto Attendant self-checkout solution

June 4, 2009

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a leader in smart retail counter and checkout solutions for more than 40 years, has introduced the newest model in its Utopia…

Ga. Department of Labor to assist NCR job seekers

June 4, 2009

WXIA-TV (Atlanta): Georgia job seekers interested in applying for a job at NCR Corp.'s new global headquarters in Duluth, Ga., and its manufacturing facility…

Ecast podcast series to feature KioskCom, The Digital Signage Show interviews

June 3, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — Ecast, a leader in place-based media, has launched "Touch Points," a series of weekly podcast interviews exploring real-life deployments of…

Wincor Nixdorf installs 2,200-plus kiosks at Taiwan c-store chain

June 3, 2009

SINGAPORE — Taiwan's FamilyMart, one of the largest convenience store chains on the island, has installed more than 2,200 Wincor Nixdorf self-service kiosks, a…

Wincor Nixdorf to supply reverse vending systems for German retailer

June 2, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf has signed an agreement with NETTO Marken-Discount, a subsidiary of leading German food retailer EDEKA, to equip NETTO's…

Coinstar adding prepaid online gaming cards to kiosk offerings

June 2, 2009

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Through a partnership with leading online gaming companies, Coinstar will launch a line of digital entertainment products at U.S. retail…