Byte Foods becomes Byte Technology, allowing retailers to use its unattended merchandisers

March 20, 2019

Byte Foods, a San Francisco based refreshment services company that provides refrigerated merchandisers to businesses to allow employees to pay using a…

Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. extends self-service kiosk line

March 18, 2019

Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. has announced the latest additions to its self-service kiosk line. In addition to its original freestanding Approach floor…

Eatsa releases technology to support virtual restaurants; Deliveroo becomes first user

March 15, 2019

Eatsa, the restaurant technology provider, has announced a new suite of products for virtual restaurants and delivery-only operators.

Library kiosk a big hit in Pennsylvania town

March 15, 2019

A new library kiosk serving Millersport, Pennsylvania, has been a big hit with residents, according to the Lancaster Eagle Gazette.

GEMALTO Automatic Border Control Gates

Security and speed, cost-efficiency and convenience have long represented conflicting goals for airports and border control authorities. Gemalto’s new ABC…

2019 Kiosk Market Census Report reports record growth in 2018

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The industry's growth in 2018 was driven largely by factors cited in last year's report — rising mobile commerce and Internet of Things technology — but the…

Bleep UK PLC introduces self-service kiosk

February 18, 2019

Bleep UK PLC, a U.K. provider of innovative point-of-sale solutions, has introduced a self-service kiosk after several successful trial installations…

3 Ways Retailers Are Putting Kiosks to Work

In 2017, consumer retail spending in the United States totaled more than five trillion dollars—marking another year of retail sales growth. While numerous…

Meridian, HP team up on digital retail offerings

February 7, 2019

Meridian Kiosks and HP are launching two kiosks for the retail sector.

Seattle food cooperative removes self-serve kiosks

January 31, 2019

PCC Community Markets, a food cooperative based in Seattle, has decided to remove all the self-checkout kiosks from its stores by summer, and has already…

Library kiosk to serve Missouri residents

January 28, 2019

The Springfield-Greene County Library in Springfield, Missouri, will allow cardholders to check out books, CDs and DVDs at a newly installed kiosk, according…

German manufacturer introduces multipurpose POS kiosk

January 28, 2019

Format, a Germany based manufacturer, has introduced its POS Multi Terminal with a 31.5-inch touchscreen designed for multiple purposes, according to a press…

Fastenal reports higher Q4 net sales

January 24, 2019

Fastenal net sales increased $143.2 million, or 13.2 percent, from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018, the company has announced. This…

Interactive kiosk innovations let loose at NRF Big Show

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Self-serve kiosks were dominant on the NRF trade show floor, offering a range of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality…

5G, AI and AR: a changing retail world on display at CES

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Kiosks allow retailers to marry the in-store shopping experience with the content-rich experience of online shopping and research. 5G, AI, virtual reality and…

365 Retail Markets certifies Epson receipt printers for self-checkout technology

January 10, 2019

365 Retail Markets, a provider of self-checkout technology, has adopted the Epson TM-T70II and TM-U220 receipt printers for customers in the vending…

Leading kiosk topics in 2018: self-checkout, self-order and more

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The best read stories of 2018 covered a wide range of topics, with self-checkout and restaurant self-order technologies among the more popular themes.

How Retail Kiosks Can Help Retailers Simplify The Busy Holiday Season

Beginning in the wee hours of the morning on November 23, millions of shoppers hit the stores to kick off the 2018 holiday shopping season—spending an…

Kiosk touchscreen sanitation study unlikely to bring regulatory action

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The discovery of bacteria-contaminated touchscreens on McDonald's self-order kiosks in the U.K. has alarmed some observers, but U.S. regulatory officials don't…

Amazon tests automated checkout technology in larger stores

December 3, 2018

Amazon is testing its automated checkout technology for larger stores in Seattle, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The company has used the…