UK shoppers using less cash, British Retail Consortium says

Self-checkout and new ways to pay are leading to a decrease in the use of cash in the U.K., according to a BRC study.

Mississauga libraries install self-service checkout

June 27, 2014

dcThe Mississauga Library System in Mississauga, Ontario, is introducing self-service machines as a fast way for users to check out and renew their library…

USAT adds ePort Online to ePort Connect for self-service industries

June 24, 2014

USA Technologies (USAT) has added ePort Online to its existing ePort Connect payment processing service for small-ticket, self-serve retailing industries. The…

Mobile and self-service key to future of postal operators

June 24, 2014

Traditional postal operators will need to tap new channels such as mobile and self-service in order to improve customer experience and cut costs, Wincor…

Hospital rolls out new technology to improve patient management

June 24, 2014

June 24, 2014 – YORK, PA. Espanola Regional Hospital and Health Centre, a community hospital in Espanola, Ontario, Canada, called on Livewire Digital in York…

AV Rental Depot signs kiosk rental and distribution agreement with URway

June 20, 2014

Audio visual equipment rentals and event production company AV Rental Depot (AVRD), has signed a kiosk sales and rental distribution agreement with Saint…

White Castle’s kiosk pilots are driving higher check averages

June 20, 2014

Don Long, White Castle’s senior director of Information Services and Technology, provided a glimpse into the brand’s kiosk and mobile initiatives during last…

U.K. supermarket plans evening class for self-service checkout

June 20, 2014

The manager at the Attleborough branch of U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is to hold an evening advice and guidance session, with coffee and biscuits, to…

Co-operative stores consider joining ban on £2 coins for self-service machines

June 19, 2014

The U.K.’s Co-operative grocery stores are considering joining U.K. supermarket chain Morrisons in banning £2 ($3.40) coins at self-service tills after…

iPatientCare launches patient kiosk for Physician’s Offices

June 19, 2014

iPatientCare, a developer of mHealth and cloud-based ambulatory EHR (electronic health records), integrated practice management and patient portal solutions…

Abu Dhabi automates vehicle licensing with self-service machines

June 19, 2014

The Sahel self-service e-payment machines at the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, have carried out 106,89…

Tesco extending 'Scan-as-you-shop' program to 100 more stores

June 19, 2014

Self-service technology provider Re-Vision has announced that after completing a successful 200-store rollout during 2012–13, Tesco have made the decision to…

U.K. grocer Morrisons rejects £2 coins and foreign lookalikes at self-checkout

June 17, 2014

Foreign coins deposited at self-checkout kiosks have led U.K. grocery chain Morrisons to stop accepting all £2 coins ($3.40), reports the Daily Mail.

Motorola upgrades mobile personal shopping device

June 12, 2014

Motorola has launched the fifth generation of its MC18 Personal Shopping device, which enables shoppers to scan items in a store and receive offers. Once they…

Qatar cinema chain to premiere self-service ticket kiosks

June 9, 2014

The network of self-service machines belonging to Qatar-based international communications company Ooredoo will be dispensing cinema tickets for the Qatar…

Supermarket self-checkout technology approaching tipping point?

Will all new supermarkets include the technology? And what about other retail segments?

China’s Rainbow Department Store chain pilots self-checkout tech, UK's Tesco trials high-speed self-checkout

May 30, 2014

NCR has won a contract for a self-checkout pilot project from China’s Rainbow Department Store chain, according to a company announcement. After an initial…

Nearly one in two U.K. shoppers need help with self-service checkout

May 23, 2014

Nearly one in two U.K. supermarket shoppers say they regularly need help when using self-service checkouts, a survey by independent U.K. market research firm…

Sainsbury’s store bags more self-service checkouts

May 15, 2014

The Sainsbury’s store in Bath, U.K. has installed more self-service tills as part of a refurbishment, the Bath Chronicle reports. The store, located in Bath’s…

Bitcoin Vending Network launched

May 12, 2014

Phoenix-based Cephas Holdings has launched the Bitcoin Vending Network for businesses interested in selling Bitcoins via vending machines and POS terminals…