How self-serve kiosks can rescue corporate dining — part 2: how the solution came to be

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While self-serve kiosks allow corporate dining locations to eliminate the cashier and improve the speed of service for customers, there had been no…

Cincinnati area library offers computer-dispensing kiosk

March 22, 2017

The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio has opened up its first laptop kiosk in Walnut Hills—and so far, it's a success, according to…

How self-serve kiosks can rescue corporate dining — part 1

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The self-serve kiosk rewrites the economics of corporate dining.

How kiosks make Valentine's Day sweeter for florists, gift card merchants and others

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Automatic Merchandiser

Kiosks play an increasingly important role on Valentine's Day for florists, gift card merchants and others. For florists, Valentine's Day is the single busiest…

Hotels and restaurants juggle kiosks and mobile technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Automatic Merchandiser

Mobile technology has grabbed the limelight due to rapid consumer adoption, but restaurants and hotels continue to invest in kiosks as well as mobile…

Has the time finally arrived in the US for the automated c-store?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Automatic Merchandiser

Automated food and convenience retail stores have existed for many years, but in the U.S. they have never gained the traction they have achieved in Europe.

Micro markets: the self-service supermarket in the lobby

by Frank Olea

Micro markets are expanding rapidly across worksites and heavily trafficked areas because they provide a large variety of fresh and high quality food and…

Voting now open for 2017 Most Innovative Kiosk Awards

The 2017 Most Innovative Kiosk Awards recognize excellence and innovation in eight user categories -- financial, telecommunications, healthcare, restaurant…

How Amazon Go is reinventing retail and its possible impact on self checkout kiosks

The Amazon Go store has no cash register or payment kiosk. Instead, shoppers scan themselves into the store using the free Amazon Go app, shop as normal…

What’s in store for 2017? Part 3: Innovation calls for more customer education

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As technology improves, the kiosk industry has to educate two main user groups about the benefits kiosks provide – the locations that host kiosks and the…

Paducah Power System's PayGo Success

Paducah Power System counts on PaySite billpay kiosks to offer an additional payment channel to its customers.

Panasonic tests automated checkout in Japanese convenience stores

December 27, 2016

Panasonic recently unveiled "Reji Robo" — short for register robots — an automated checkout system that scans and bags groceries, according to CNBC.

Top 5 stories for November: Reader interests cover diverse retail segments

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Top read stories in November demonstrated the diverse interests of the KioskMarketplace reader audience. Topics covered a wide scope of retail segments…

Three Square Market announces nutrition information functionality

December 6, 2016

Three Square Market will be the first micromarket company to provide consumers nutrition information right at the point-of-sale kiosk, the company announced in…

Micro market leader Avanti Markets introduces customer loyalty app

October 19, 2016

Avanti Markets Inc. — the largest independent micro-market provider in the United States – recently introduced a customer app that integrates intuitive…

Kiosks bring home the bacon: Top 5 stories July 2016

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

This July, McDonald's turned up the heat with virtual kiosks and robot powered kiosks turned it back down with frozen yogurt. These were just a few of the…

Marijuana kiosk lights up in-store ordering

July 28, 2016

Marijuana kiosk provider Jane has announced the launch of its latest marijuana ordering solution, Jane Xpress. The solution comes with a self-service tablet…

French kiosk company acquires HyperActive Technologies

June 9, 2016

French kiosk company Acrelec Group has acquired HyperActive Technologies, a supplier of digital displays and other outdoor tools for fast casual and quick…

Kiosk news top 5: May edition

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

This month, our top stories examined cannabis kiosks, QSR kiosks and kiosk problem-solving. And one asked whether restaurant kiosks are designed to replace…

ID Tech launches EMV hybrid reader

April 20, 2016

Payment solutions company ID Tech has announced the release of August, an MSR-EMV hybrid reader. The device is designed specifically for countertops such as…