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, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

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, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

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…

SuiteRetail delivers omnichannel services to retail

March 31, 2016

SuiteRetail has announced the launch of its SuitePOS 2.0, which is designed to provide a variety of POS, EMV and self-service features for retailers.

McDonald's 'Create Your Taste' kiosks arrive in Ontario

March 11, 2016

McDonald's has deployed 'Create Your Taste' self-ordering kiosks at three locations in Kingston, Ontario.

Micro markets vs traditional vending machines

by Kisha Wilson — Marketing Manager, SlabbKiosks

In many offices, micro markets are starting to pop up. They are essentially 'convenience stores at the office', that provide freshly prepared lunches, healthy…

Counterfeit money detection to be worth $3.11 billion

February 12, 2016

The counterfeit money detection market will be worth $3.11 billion by 2020 and grow at a compound-annual-growth-rate of 6.9 percent.

Self-checkout scams on the rise

February 8, 2016

Although previously limited to ATMs, law enforcement have begun to discover skimming devices at grocery self-checkout kiosks.

NCR launches new self-checkout kiosks

January 22, 2016

NCR Corp. has announced the launch of its new line of self-checkout kiosks. Known as the NCR FastLane SelfServ Checkout Release 6, it is designed to offer…

SlabbKiosks launches new site for OEM solutions

January 22, 2016

The site allows customers to see past custom kiosks and start the process of crafting their own custom solutions.

Self-checkout market to grow by 16 percent, new report says

December 3, 2015

The global self-checkout market will grow by 16 percent from the period of 2015 to 2019, according to a new report entitled 'Global Self-Checkout Terminals…