Self-service: the best of 2006

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

DVD rental, hospitality devices rank high in our year-end expert roundtable.

Retail's big show draws near

High-tech takes center stage at NRF expo.

Reactrix Media Network sells out national ad inventory

December 21, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The Reactrix Media Network, which operates interactive digital signs in 160 shopping centers, movie theaters and public spaces…

Wincor Nixdorf announces stock repurchase

December 20, 2006

PADERBORN, Germany — On December 20, 2006, the Board of Directors of Wincor Nixdorf AG passed a resolution for the repurchase of up to 166,390 of the company's…

Webster, Bogan appointed to self-service division at NCR

December 20, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. announced that Mike Webster has been named vice president of Self-Service Solutions, a new business unit in NCR focused on…

Tesco installs digital shelf labels

December 18, 2006

The Retail IT Bulletin: Tesco has installed 400 of ZBD's electronic shelf-edge display labels at its Loudwater store near High Wycombe. The labels are used in…

Giant Eagle to test Redbox kiosks

December 18, 2006

PITTSBURGH — Supermarket and convenience store retailer Giant Eagle Inc. is testing Redbox DVD rental kiosks at five area GetGo c-stores beginning this month.

Mazda makeover doubles showroom sales

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

As the auto giant approaches 100 "Retail Revolution" showrooms, rising profits validate the new self-service approach.

Contactless payments to reach $870 million by 2011

December 14, 2006

ePaynews: Spending on contactless payments hardware and software will reach $870 million by 2011, up from just $260 million in 2006, according to ABI Research.

Microsoft Retail awards open for entries

December 14, 2006

LONDON — Microsoft Corp. announced that the Retail Applications Developer Awards, now in their seventh year, are open for entries for 2007. The awards will…

Paint kiosk targets female shoppers

Pittsburgh Paints' new device repositions a hardware store tradition.

Coinstar charity program reaches $20 million mark

December 12, 2006

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Coinstar Inc., operator of self-service coin-counting and financial services kiosks, announced that this month it crossed the $20 million…

Vcom kiosk offers 'free month' promotion

December 12, 2006

Orlando Sentinel: Customers who pay their Kissimmee Utility Authority bill at an area 7-Eleven store this month will be entered to win a free month of utility…

Cisco exec: kiosks going through a rebirth

December 10, 2006

Chain Store Age: Ed Jimenez, global retail industry marketing lead for Cisco Systems, said kiosks are going through a rebirth. In this commentary, he…

Palm launches Treo kiosks

December 10, 2006

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Palm Inc. launched a $25 million worldwide marketing campaign to generate mainstream awareness of and attract new users to the Treo…

Pay By Touch acquires Green Stamps company

December 7, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Biometric solutions firm Pay By Touch announced that it has acquired S&H Solutions and its parent company S&H greenpoints. The…

POS displays increasingly high-tech

December 7, 2006

Business Week: Nanonation's Brian Ardinger, speaking at the recent Trex retail trade show, gave several examples of the trend in retail toward point-of-sale…

Nanonation joins Retail Broadband Alliance

December 5, 2006

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nanonation Inc., provider of digital signage and kiosk software, has joined the Retail Broadband Alliance, a forum that makes it easy for…

NCR offers DigitalPersona biometric tech

December 3, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — DigitalPersona Inc., provider of fingerprint-authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications, announced…

Supermarket chain replaces video-rental section with kiosks

December 3, 2006

Buffalo News: At some Wegmans stores, the video-rental department has shrunk to the size of a self-serve machine. Wegmans has closed the rental department in…