Kiosks aid shopping, add premium value

November 30, 2005

DMNews: Kiosks in retail stores not only help customers find what they need and integrate multiple shopping channels, they also allow retailers to turn…

NCR Tesco deployment hits one million users per week

November 29, 2005

LONDON - NCR Corp. announced in a news release that Tesco, the largest deployer of self-checkout in Europe, is seeing over a million customers using its NCR…

NCR unveils fingerprint recognition solution

November 29, 2005

ATLANTA - NCR Corp. announced in a news release its comprehensive strategy for helping retailers and consumers address information security and privacy issues…

A giant of a self-service rollout

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The Camp Hill, Pa., location of Giant Food Stores recently launched an ambitious storewide self-service initiative, built on kiosks and a self-checkout system…

CASE STUDY: Borders gets help from Netkey to protect Title Sleuth kiosks

November 27, 2005

Borders Group operates 460 stores in the U.S. and offers 200,000 titles and thousands of its Title Sleuth kiosks. The high-traffic kiosks, though, were having…

NDR installs first i-Concierge retail mall kiosk

November 27, 2005

BELLEVUE, Wash. - NDR announced in a news release the launch of its first interactive concierge service at Crossroads Shopping Center in Bellevue, Wash. NDR…

STEN Corp. to finance PayCenters rollout

November 27, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS - STEN Corp., a Minneapolis-based diversified business, announced in a news release that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sten Acquisition…

Record shops joining the downloading revolution

November 27, 2005

The Repository (Ohio): Music retailers, still feeling the pain caused by music downloads both legal and illegal, are testing music-burning kiosks as one way to…

McDonald's launches DVD sales through Redbox kiosks

November 21, 2005

Video Business: After a successful test, McDonald's is entering the DVD sales business with the Nov. 29 release of "Millions of Cardinals Memories: Busch…

Debit cards catalyzing shift to e-payments in U.S.

November 17, 2005

ePaynews: Debit cards, which in 2003 accounted for 31 percent of transactions at the POS, are verified with either a PIN or a signature in the United States…

Self-service shredding kiosk comes to Denver

November 16, 2005

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - RealTime Shredding has launched the first self-service shredding kiosk designed specifically for consumers and small businesses in…

Lucidiom wins CES Innovation award

November 16, 2005

NEW YORK - Lucidiom Inc., creator of the original Automated Photo Machine (APM), won a 2006 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award for its…

Kodak unveils Picture Kiosk G4

November 16, 2005

Forbes: On Nov. 15, Eastman Kodak unveiled the Picture Kiosk G4 line, an updated family of self-service digital photo printers for use in retail locations…

Modelo Continente is first Portuguese retailer to use self-checkout

November 15, 2005

FRISCO, Texas - Modelo Continente SGPS, the leading Portuguese retail arm of the Sonae Group, is the first retailer in Portugal to implement a self-checkout…

Home Depot profit rises, aided by installations

November 15, 2005

Reuters: Home Depot Inc. on Tuesday reported a 17 percent rise in third-quarter profit, topping estimates, as it cut costs and expanded its installation…

Make kiosk marketing more than afterthought

Lief Larson, founder and former editor-in-chief of Kiosk magazine, offers some practical tips on making a kiosk project successful after it is plugged in and…

Wal-Mart considers movie download kiosks

November 13, 2005

CNN: The nation's largest retailer is in talks with Hollywood studios about installing kiosks that let consumers download movies onto DVD. The plan for DVD…

A case for interactive digital signage

November 13, 2005

iMedia Connection: Sean D. Brown, chief executive officer of GO!Network, makes the case for digital signage, particularly with an interactive component.

Oklahoma grocer adds coupon kiosk

November 13, 2005

Stores: Time-starved shoppers don't have time to clip coupons, let alone remember to bring them to the supermarket. That's why an Oklahoma-based grocery chain…

Big-ticket vending: Two success stories

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Vending is traditionally the domain of candy bars and sodas, but two companies have demonstrated how the unattended selling model can be used to move…