How BOPIS lockers enhance the click-and-collect shopping experience

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Automated buy online pick up in store (BOPIS) lockers let consumers place orders online and pick up at convenient locations. Use cases include food order pick…

Kroger to test Print Mates digital photo printing kiosks in Atlanta

August 7, 2019

The Kroger Co.’s Atlanta division will test Generation Next Franchise Brands, Inc.'s Print Mates digital photo printing kiosks to measure consumer engagement…

Boston dry cleaner offers 24/7 pickup kiosk

August 6, 2019

Customers at the Anton's Cleaners, at 116 West Broadway in South Boston, can now pick up orders 24/7, thanks to a pickup kiosk, according to a Boston Patch…

Sock vending machines launch in San Francisco

August 6, 2019

The Sock Spot, a novelty sock retailer, has launched its first of several automated retail units at Westfield San Francisco Centre, according to a press…

Innerscope Hearing Technologies to launch hearing screening retail kiosks nationwide

August 5, 2019

Innerscope Hearing Technologies Inc., a manufacturer and direct-to-consumer distributor/retailer of FDA-registered hearing aids, personal sound amplifiers…

Kodak Moments launches photo printing experience to drive retail traffic

August 1, 2019

Kodak Moments, a global provider of photo products and services to retailers, consumers and entertainment properties, has launched the M1 Order Station, a…

Rite Aid launches virtual health care kiosks

August 1, 2019

The Rite Aid Corporation is launching RediClinic Express, in partnership with InTouch Health, a telehealth company that offers healthcare providers solutions…

Epson introduces cloud-based software suite for retail, hospitality

August 1, 2019

Epson America Inc., a supplier of value-added POS printer solutions, has debuted the Epson OmniLink Merchant Services 3.0, a suite of cloud-based software…

In search of coffee excellence: Entrepreneur invests 6 years in self-serve brewing technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Entrepreneur Jeff Osburn custom designed his own self-service coffee brewer to achieve the product he wanted. After six years of study and development, he…

Palmer Digital Group debuts EV charging kiosk

July 31, 2019

The PDG EVtower smart electric car charging kiosk from Palmer Digital Group is designed to entice electric car owners to frequent retail locations and…

Technology firms partner on smart locker solutions

July 31, 2019

Smiota, a provider of software for smart locker hardware that uses a cloud-based agnostic delivery platform, is partnering with manufacturer Sanmina…

Partech teams with AI provider to personalize customer orders

July 30, 2019

Partech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp. and a global provider of point of sale solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has…

Magtek introduces mobile card reader authenticator

July 30, 2019

Magtek Inc., a provider of retail payments security technology, has released iDynamo 6, a card reader authenticator built to work with iOS, Android and…

Standard Cognition raises $35 million in Series B funds to grow autonomous checkout

July 26, 2019

Standard Cognition, a San Francisco-based firm specializing in autonomous checkout technology, raised $35 million in Series B funding led by EQT Ventures, a…

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady brings legal sportsbook lounge to NY, including betting kiosks

July 25, 2019

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady officially launched legal sports betting in New York State with the opening of its Rivers Sportsbook lounge, according…

Brands concur: experimental ‘phygital’ store delivered proof of concept

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Executives for the two brands that participated in The Fitting Room, which combined both digital and physical customer experiences, agreed the one-month…

California grants variance for self-serve frozen dessert kiosks, mandates cleaning and sanitizing product

July 24, 2019

The California Department of Public Health has approved a variance to allow Generation Next Franchise Brands' Reis & Irvy's unattended ice cream and frozen…

NCR Corp. to upgrade, maintain self-serve kiosks for global telecom provider

July 24, 2019

NCR Corp. will upgrade and maintain NCR self-serve bill payment kiosks for Ooredoo, a Doha, Qatar telecommunications provider under a 10-year contract.

The 3 main ways retailers are putting self-serve kiosks to work

by Melissa Harward — Marketing Coordinator, Meridian Kiosks

Retailers of are putting self-serve kiosks to work to both enhance the in-store experience and bridge the gap between brick-and-mortar and e-commerce stores,

Expanding the Brick-and-Mortar Footprint with Kiosks and Automated Retail

Interactive kiosks and automated vending solutions are driving the future of retail, and connectivity is the fuel making it happen.