California athletic club to introduce Blendid smoothie kiosks

April 19, 2023

Guests at the The Bay Club in San Francisco and Redwood Shores, California will be able to serve themselves smoothies at the touch of a button, courtesy of…

The Big Apple's starring role in the 'smart city' movement

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

Chris Grosso, CEO at Intersection, offers a recorded video conversation about the new 'We Love New York CIty' campaign across the Intersection LinkNYC screen…

Dollar General to install 1,500 Redbox kiosks as new movie rentals soar

April 18, 2023

Redbox, which is owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, has signed an expanded partnership agreement with Dollar General Corp. to add 1,500 Redbox…

Cantaloupe teams with GlobalConnect on ‘Bistro To Go!’ kiosk

April 18, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has expanded its…

Mashgin self-checkout technology integrates with PDI’s retail software

April 17, 2023

Mashgin, a provider of a touchless self-checkout system, has integrated its technology with PDI Technologies' accounting and reporting software, according to a…

What players will lead retail AI?

The companies that will dominate AI will be those that successfully blend AI with existing industries, have a team that includes both tech and non-tech…

Blendid autonomous smoothie kiosk arrives in Florida

April 17, 2023

Smoothie lovers at Florida Gulf Coast University can get freshly prepared smoothies at a Blendid robotic kiosk at the Cohen Student Union, the first such…

Vending machine offers pimple patches in Malaysia

April 13, 2023

A pair of Malaysia entrepreneurs who developed an acne skin patch have expanded their online business to include a vending machine in a local shopping mall…

Bludot Technologies introduces self-serve kiosk in Northern Ireland

April 12, 2023

Bludot Technologies, a technology provider based in Cookstown, Northern Ireland, recently deployed its first self-serve kiosk at SPAR Mallusk, a convenience…

Toshiba inks distribution pact with BlueStar

April 11, 2023

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has teamed with BlueStar, a distributor of digital identification, mobility, point-of-sale and security technology, to…

Partner Tech USA intros POS terminal with embedded printer, payment peripherals

April 11, 2023

Partner Tech USA, an Anaheim, California based provider of POS and self-service solutions, has introduced Cleo C10 and C14, an all-in-one POS terminal with a…

EV charging advertising: retail’s next growth opportunity

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Adding outdoor advertising to EV charging stations increases the engagement and relevance to consumers, explains Chadi Borghol, director of sales at Broadsign…

Walmart, Sam’s Club to expand EV charging stations through 2030

April 7, 2023

Walmart and Sam's Club will install EV charging stations at thousands of locations nationwide by 2030, the company announced on its website.

Rochester dry cleaner introduces drop-off/pickup kiosks

April 7, 2023

Eagle Dry Cleaners in Rochester, New York has installed a pair of 24/7 kiosks where customers can drop off and/or pick up their clothes at its new…

Texas shooting range uses vending machine to sell bullets

April 6, 2023

Customers at a Fort Worth, Texas gun range can now buy their ammunition from a glassfront vending machine, according to a newstalk1290.com report.

Redbox video rentals hit record week

April 6, 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which owns Redbox, today reported the largest transactional video-on-demand revenue week in the company's history…

Posabit acquires Hypur for $7.5M

April 3, 2023

Posabit Systems Corp., a point-of-sale and payments provider for the cannabis industry, has acquired certain assets from Hypur Inc. in a cash and equity…

Vending machine in Japan offers bear meat

April 3, 2023

Never heard of beat meat? Visitors to Japan are getting a taste at a vending machine near a train station, according to a report in The Mainichi.

Sports betting on the way in Kentucky

March 31, 2023

Legal sports betting is on the way in Kentucky after the state senate approved a bill Thursday, according to a wcep.com report.

Smoothie kiosk founders to appear on Shark Tank

March 31, 2023

The founders of Bleni Blends, a self-serve kiosk that dispenses seven flavors of smoothies, will appear on Shark Tank today in search of an investor, according…