AWG forms strategic relationship with NCR

April 19, 2006

ATLANTA - Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG), the second-largest cooperative grocery wholesaler in the United States, has signed an agreement with NCR…

Made for each other

April 18, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Spring 2006.

Apunix teams up with Verifone

April 18, 2006

Apunix is now building the software for Verifone's multimedia kiosks. Both companies debuted the solutions at Kioskcom '06 in Las Vegas, NV.

Self-checkout driving Europe's POS market growth

April 18, 2006

ePaynews: New self-checkout and loyalty programs at supermarkets and hypermarkets in Europe and the MEA region drove a 4 percent growth in the POS market in…

Cinebank, The Movie Case adopt ELO Media DVD rental kiosk

April 18, 2006

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Cinebank, based in San Jose, Puerto Rico, and The Movie Case, based in Herndon, Va., have begun installing DVD rental kiosks manufactured by…

eAnytime Kiosks offers automated solution for dry cleaners

April 18, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio - eAnytime Kiosks Inc. has announced its DropOff & PickUp station, which addresses dry cleaning, laundering, alterations, leather apparel…

TNR installs DVD rental kiosks in Texas Kroger locations

April 17, 2006

HOUSTON - The New Release Entertainment Corp. (TNR) announced in a news release that it will be installing its self-service DVD rental units in 84 Kroger…

NCR, Matthias MoneyBoard offer on-demand couponing kiosk

April 17, 2006

ATLANTA - NCR Corp. and Matthias MoneyBoard Inc. announced they have signed an agreement to offer a self-service coupon dispensing solution using NCR EasyPoint…

Shell stations to show NBC News at the pump

April 17, 2006

Brandweek: NBC Universal Television Stations is announcing a deal this week to get its programming out to captive audiences at the gas pumps. Under the deal…

Giving self-service a voice

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Many kiosks and self-service devices utilize a human voice in addition to on-screen prompts - and most often, that voice is female. NCR lab tests show why this…

Coinstar turns loose change into iTunes songs

April 10, 2006

Playlist: Self-service coin counting company Coinstar has announced an expansion of its Coin to Card program to include iTunes Music Store songs.

Wincor-World Update

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PADERBORN, Germany - Many attendees of the annual Wincor World trade event stayed at a 16th century hunting lodge that made it easy to forget the modern world…

CASE STUDY: Kiosk and gift registry software for retailers

April 9, 2006

Gift RegistryWorks - an independent, scaleable and modular gift registry solution for in-store and Web-based deployment - features self-service or assisted…

WebRaiser, Storm partner on financial services kiosks

April 9, 2006

Sacramento dBusiness News: WebRaiser Technologies and Storm Solutions have released the CashStorm kiosk to address the large and growing market of unbanked…

Customer loyalty, profitability and razor-thin margins

April 9, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Spring 2006.

Coinstar stock upgraded, shares rise

April 6, 2006

Business Week: Shares of Coinstar Inc. hit a new 52-week high April 6, after analysts said the operator of coin-counting kiosks could boost sales through a…

Issuers must tap potential in contactless payments

April 5, 2006

ePaynews: Contactless card payments offer United States-based merchants and card issuers specific benefits, but the technology must be understood to maximize…

Shaw's Supermarkets adds scan-as-you-go, loyalty kiosks

April 3, 2006

The Boston Herald: Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. is planning a rollout of the next generation of self-checkout: technology that allows customers to scan and bag…

J.C. Penney un-pops its self-service concept store

J.C. Penney rolled up the red carpet at its pop-up self-service store on 1 Times Square in New York City. The revolutionary store only sold products via kiosk…

WHITE PAPER: Payment trends and emerging technologies for retailers

April 2, 2006

This paper identifies opportunities for retailers to lower operating costs and plan for the integration of new payment methods in their business operations.