Bill-payment kiosks gaining ground in c-stores

April 2, 2006

Star News Online: Convenience stores, best known to weary motorists as sources for drinks and snack chips, are starting to gain a reputation as good places to…

Giant's self-service grocery program grows

March 30, 2006

Democrat and Chronicle: Martin's Super Food Store in Perinton, N.Y.,is the fifth store in the Giant Carlisle chain to employ handheld customer scanners - the…

Trans World Entertainment acquires majority interest in Mix & Burn

March 29, 2006

ALBANY, N.Y. - Trans World Entertainment Corp., an entertainment specialty retailer and parent of f.y.e. ("for your entertainment"), announced that it has…

Redbox kiosks headed to Smith's Food and Drug locations

March 28, 2006

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - Redbox, provider of automated DVD rental services, announced an agreement with Smith's Food & Drug, a division of The Kroger Co.…

Arkansas company plans to deliver video ads on retail shelves

March 28, 2006

MSNBC: Retailers are losing their traditional television audiences to cable, their radio listeners to satellite services and newspaper readers to the Internet.

Vending customers spend more when using cards

March 27, 2006

ePaynews: On average, U.S. consumers spend 50 percent more at credit or debit card-enabled vending machines, a similar trend to when the quick-serve food…

New Sheetz location centers around self-service

March 27, 2006

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Sheetz Inc. recently opened a 6,000-square-foot store along Route 51 in Belle Vernon, Penn. The store employs 35 to 45 workers, said…

System leak compromises debit cards

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

A system is only as strong as its weakest link - an adage proven true last month when news broke of the most widespread debit-security breach ever. And experts…

PIN theft case may be boon to contactless payments

March 26, 2006

ePaynews: Contactless payments are mainstreaming in the United States, with TowerGroup predicting that by 2009 the U.S. market for contactless payments of less…

Wal-Mart to expand HP photo kiosk trial

March 26, 2006

TWICE: The country's largest retail chain and one of the largest producers of digital prints is hoping to increase photo-printing sales beyond sheer volume…

NCR partners with WinesandRecipes.com on kiosk

March 22, 2006

ATLANTA - NCR Corp. announced an NCR RealPartner agreement with WineMiner LLC to offer merchants an enhanced marketing tool developed for wine buyers in the…

SignStorey, CBS team for grocery in-store network

March 22, 2006

Chain Store Age: SignStorey announced a partnership with national television network CBS to provide original content in more than 1,300 supermarkets…

TNS, MEI announce strategic relationship

March 22, 2006

RESTON, Va. - Transaction Network Services Inc., provider of business-critical network and data communications services for transaction-oriented applications…

Gift registry kiosk, gift card kiosk: made for each other or not?

They're both valuable retail tools, but do they belong together? Experts debate the merits of integrating or separating gift card kiosks and gift registries.

Chip-and-PIN leads to increased self-service adoption

March 20, 2006

The Retail Bulletin: Chip and PIN makes secure verification of payment cards and authentication of cardholders possible, meaning businesses can accept sales…

Cyphermint introduces PayCash Remote 2.0

March 19, 2006

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - Cyphermint Inc., a provider of global electronic payment, integration and eCommerce infrastructure solutions has launched a new version of…

Self-service makes an old brand young again

March 19, 2006

When J.C. Penney decided to reinvigorate its brand, it harnessed kiosk technology and a trendy marketing strategy to do it.

European card payments continue growth

March 16, 2006

ePaynews: By 2009, 747 million payment cards will be in issue in Europe, and will be used for 39.4 billion transactions at a total value of EUR 3.2 trillion…

Improving usability drives customers to self-service

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Companies increasingly want to move customer transactions to a self-service channel, and according to a new report from Forrester Research, usability…

Winners of 2006 DIGI Awards announced

March 15, 2006

SEATTLE - The Digital Signage Group, a digital signage consulting and project management company, announced the winners of the second annual DIGI Awards, which…