Wincor Nixdorf updates its automated checkout portfolio

October 22, 2012

At last week's Wincor World event, Wincor Nixdorf's lineup of self-checkout solutions added a few new offerings. 

Scan and Go crosses the pond, piloted in London Sainsbury's

October 18, 2012

Sainsbury's supermarket in London is currently testing the Scan and Go self-checkout app that made headlines here in the U.S. when Walmart piloted the program.

NCR to exhibit convenience store solutions at NACS show

October 8, 2012

At the National Association of Convenience Stores show in Las Vegas this week, NCR will put on display a number of solutions for the quick-stop shopping…

Wincor World 2012: Retail division preview

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

Here's a taste of Wincor Nixdorf's polytouch solution and other retail self-service exhibits at this year's fair.

Kiosk at UConn Co-op offers textbook rentals

October 5, 2012

In a move to lower the price-burden of student textbooks, the University of Connecticut Co-op teamed up with Campus Book Rentals and began offering students…

Tesco to deploy 'scan as you shop' at more locations

October 5, 2012

The U.K. chain store Tesco is planning a national rollout of scan-as-you-shop devices after a successful trial, according to a recent article on…

Self-service vs. human connection (commentary)

Can technology replace old-fashioned customer service?

New Zealand self-checkouts to increase

September 18, 2012

The number of self-checkout kiosks will rise in New Zealand over the next year, according to an article in The New Zealand Herald. 

Walmart's Scan & Go puts self-checkout on the move

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

The retail giant puts mobile in charge by testing an iPhone application for self-checkout.

AVT announces automated self-service shops

September 5, 2012

AVT Inc., an automated self-service technology company, announced today the development of a new version of its VendStore24 system. The Corona, Calif.-based…

Walmart tests iPhone self-checkout app

September 4, 2012

Walmart shoppers may have another self-checkout option if the retailer's latest pilot program proves successful.

New study finds self-checkout rising in significance

August 30, 2012

Self-checkout technology continues to grow in significance at North American retailers, according to a new study by IHL Group.

Survey says shoppers continue to favor self-checkout

August 20, 2012

According to a recently completed survey done by independent research firms for NCR, self-checkout fares favorably among consumers.

IKEA checks out of self-service

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

Deployment quirks made kiosks actually increase wait-time and inconvenience for shoppers.

3 retailers who are getting mobile right

Execs from Redbox, Coldwell Banker and Guaranteed Rates share their companies' mobile strategies.

Drivers prefer the familiar when it comes to self-service gas

August 7, 2012

Recent poll results from Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance suggest that customers prefer what they're used to when it comes to self-service at the gas pump.

Tesco piloting virtual grocery kiosks at Gatwick Airport

August 7, 2012

U.K. retail giant Tesco has announced that it will soon begin the pilot deployment of a "virtual grocery shopping" kiosk in London's Gatwick Airport, according…

Walmart confirms self-checkout glitch

August 2, 2012

Updated: 5 p.m., Aug. 3

STRATACACHE allowing restaurants to sample self-ordering solutions

July 24, 2012

Restaurant owners looking to deploy self-service solutions, including kiosks and digital signs, can now visit STRATACACHE’s "Digital Menu Board Experience…

JC Penney to eliminate standard checkout

July 19, 2012

J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson is on a mission to eliminate traditional checkout by the end of 2013. In its place, he's pushing mobile and self-checkout, telling…