Malware attack against Avanti micro market kiosks pushes card reader retrofits

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

By responding to the data breach proactively, Avanti Markets protected its customer relationships. The event also drove the company to complete most of its…

Malware data breach hits Avanti micro market kiosks; company urges customers to protect private information

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The company has not yet confirmed the cause of the attack, but said the attackers utilized malware to gain access to customers’ personal information from some…

Amazon's Whole Foods Market acquisition points to a changing role for physical stores; millennials hold the key

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods Market is yet another sign – the biggest to date – that retail is being redefined by multiple shopping channels.

Walmart pilots self-service kiosk for fast online order delivery

June 12, 2017

A few lucky Walmart shoppers in Oklahoma City are the first to test an automated kiosk being used to distribute online grocery orders in under a minute.

Special Report: 'tipping point' on the way for restaurant self-serve kiosks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A special report explores the growing interest by restaurants in self order kiosks. While determining return on investment poses challenges, the market is…

Laptop station allows library patrons to borrow laptops in Cleveland, Ohio suburb

May 1, 2017

The Westlake Porter Public Library in Westlake, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, has installed a Laptops Anytime station, offering six Mac Airbooks and six Dell PC…

365 Retail Markets acquires POS provider Readytouch

April 25, 2017

365 Retail Markets, a provider of micro market kiosks, has acquired ReadyTouch, a provider of self-service point of sale software for onsite food service…

QSRs find indoor kiosks improve customer experience, deployments accelerate

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Self-serve kiosks help consumers order and pay for meals faster, reducing wait times and allowing QSRs to serve more customers faster. As a result, national…

Breakroom Provisions introduces micro market kiosk for small locations

April 18, 2017

Breakroom Provisions Company, Inc., a micro market provider, in partnership with retail automation systems provider ECR Software Corporation, has announced its…

Kiosks to replace parking garage exit gates in West Hartford, Connecticut

April 10, 2017

Kiosks will replace exit gates at the parking garages in West Hartford Center and Blue Back Square in West Hartford, Connecticut, according to NBC Connecticut.

365 Retail Markets introduces tablet-based micro market kiosk for small locations

April 6, 2017

365 Retail Markets, a provider of micro market systems, has released its latest self-checkout kiosk, the nanomarket, according to a news release. The 36…

Kiosks changing the game in more industries

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A self-serve kiosk that eliminates the wait to order and pay for food at an employee cafeteria is only the latest example of how kiosks are changing…

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…