Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library introduces checkout kiosks

May 5, 2014

The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library in Topeka, Kansas, is introducing self-service checkout in order to improve inventory management and security…

Self-service pharmacy vending patent close, ADVS says

May 1, 2014

ADVS Technologies announced its patent for its Optimization of Pharmacy Operations using Automatic Distributed Vending System is in the final stages of…

Panera 2.0 picks up self-service speed

The Panera Bread chain is embracing digital, kiosk and mobile ordering to speed in-and-out times, improve service.

Self-service fuel and RFID payments on tap in Dubai

April 23, 2014

All gas stations belonging to Emirates National Oil Company and its subsidiary, Emirates Petroleum Products Company, in Dubai are offering self-service…

Crane Merchandising Systems releases API for remote micro market management

April 23, 2014

Crane Merchandising Systems is testing a software update for managing micro markets.

USA Technologies adds card tokenization to self-service payments

April 7, 2014

USA Technologies, a provider of cashless payment services for small-ticket, self-serve retailing, has included tokenization in the latest upgrade to its Port…

Wincor Nixdorf to use MEI banknote recycling systems in retail checkout lanes

March 21, 2014

Wincor Nixdorf is to use the MEI BNR banknote recycling system in its retail payment terminals.

The Waiting Dead: Can self-service kiosks prevent the zombie apocalypse? [infographic]

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

This infographic shows locations where apocalyptic backlogs of warm bodies are commonly found and gives examples of how businesses are using kiosks to combat…

Clover Station takes on tablet POS market

The payment processor First Data acquired Clover and the loyalty platform Perka as part of its market growth strategy.

ShopRite grocery chain pilots in-aisle scanning app

February 5, 2014

ShopRite, a grocery chain with stores around Connecticut and New Jersey, has launched a pilot program to test the ShopRite Mobile Scan app, an in-aisle…

Dissecting self-checkout security at Wincor World 14

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Sessions during the trade fair address the relationship between self-checkout and shrinkage.

Amazon to offer Kindle-based POS systems

January 30, 2014

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is looking at getting into the mobile POS business, by possibly providing brick-and-mortar retailers with in-store…

Precision measuring tech for retail checkouts to weigh in at EuroShop

January 27, 2014

METTLER TOLEDO, a manufacturer of precision measuring instruments, will present retail concepts to improve the in-store experience at fresh service counters…

NCR retail tech rolls out in UK supermarket chain

January 16, 2014

NCR Corp. announced that the U.K. supermarket chain Morrisons has deployed NCR software, self-checkout and scanner solutions throughout a new lab store in…

24/7 library kiosk lands in San Diego

December 26, 2013

San Diego has landed a new way to check out library books, with a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week self-service library checkout kiosk, according to CBS 8 TV.

Target Canada's French-only self-checkouts cause controversy

December 3, 2013

A Target shopper in Montreal has called attention to the apparent lack of English on the retailer's self-checkout kiosks.

Red-Fork Hospitality, Motion Computing team for kiosk POS

November 18, 2013

Red-Fork Hospitality Solutions, a provider of mobile and online hospitality ordering solutions, announced that its Windows 8.1 platform kiosk was deployed at…

Are self-service kiosks our answer to convenience?

by Kisha Wilson — Marketing Manager, SlabbKiosks

Convenience has become an important factor in our daily lives increasing consumer demand for self?service options.

Are self-checkouts causing shopper frustration?

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Shoppers are abandoning their shopping carts if they struggle with self-checkout, a new study finds.

Revive Self Checkout taps USAT for streamlined cashless payments

October 3, 2013

USA Technologies Inc. today announced that Revive Self Checkout used USAT's QuickConnect Web service to complete the integration of its micro-market offering…