Agilysys partners with Wine Market Assistant to provide turnkey retail kiosk

July 14, 2009

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Agilysys Inc., an IT solutions provider, and Wine Market Assistant LLC, a software solution provider, today announced a partnership to…

Self-checkout and alcohol: A dangerous mix?

New research about minors, alcohol and self-checkout may prompt legislation in California.

U.K. supermarket hit by self-checkout thieves

July 5, 2009

The Northern (England) Echo: An Asda supermarket in Whinfield, Darlington, in the United Kingdom was the target of hooded thieves Sunday. In the early morning…

Research: $775 billion in kiosk transactions will be processed this year

June 28, 2009

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — New research from the IHL Group says transactions at self-service kiosks will surpass $775 billion in 2009 and will grow to more than $1.…

RBR ranks NCR Corp. No. 1 in global self-checkout market

June 25, 2009

DULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. ranks No. 1 worldwide in the self-checkout market, according to Retail Banking Research Ltd., a strategic research and consulting firm…

NEXTEP announces new self-order kiosk release

June 16, 2009

TROY, Mich. — NEXTEP SYSTEMS, a leading provider of automated deli ordering solutions, recently announced release 4.0 of its Deli 1-2-3 self-order product…

Study says self-checkouts allow sale of alcohol to minors 20% of the time

June 16, 2009

Supermarket news: According to research from the University of California, self-checkout systems allowed the sale of alcohol to minors nearly 20 percent of the…

Tesco to test DVD-rental kiosks in Ireland locations

June 15, 2009

CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire — U.K. supermarket chain Tesco will trial DVD-rental kiosks from The Movie Booth this month, according to an announcement from The…

Redbox DVD-rental kiosks now nationwide at Albertson's

June 10, 2009

Home Media magazine: Each of the 248 Albertson's grocery stores nationwide now have redbox kiosks, the DVD-rental kiosk company said Wednesday.

NEXTEP's self-order kiosk technology featured on Fox

June 8, 2009

TROY, Mich. — NEXTEP Systems president and co-founder Tommy Woycik appeared Monday on Fox Business' C-Suite Sit Down to discuss the company's self-ordering…

Wegmans grocery chain to deploy produce-tracing kiosk

June 7, 2009

The Packer: Rochester, N.Y.-based grocery chain Wegmans has announced it will test a kiosk in one of its store's produce sections this fall that will help…

Tesco, Movie Booth ink deal to trial DVD-rental kiosks in Ireland

June 7, 2009

Irish Independent: Movie Booth, a British DVD-rental kiosk maker, has signed a deal with U.K. retail giant Tesco to trial its machines in three of the chain's…

Pan-Oston releases Utopia Auto Attendant self-checkout solution

June 4, 2009

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a leader in smart retail counter and checkout solutions for more than 40 years, has introduced the newest model in its Utopia…

Wincor Nixdorf to supply reverse vending systems for German retailer

June 2, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf has signed an agreement with NETTO Marken-Discount, a subsidiary of leading German food retailer EDEKA, to equip NETTO's…

Pan-Oston, Tolt Service Group partner for self-checkout management

June 1, 2009

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a designer, developer and manufacturer of retail checkout products, including the Utopia self-checkout solution, today…

IBM, Sprocket Kiosks partnering for Australian deployments

May 19, 2009

MELBOURNE, Australia — Sprocket Kiosks, based in Melbourne, Australia, has announced a strategic partnership with IBM Retail Store Solutions to integrate IBM…

GS1 DataBar will simplify self-checkout process

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The new barcode standard packs more info into a smaller space, creating opportunities for retailers and saving time for shoppers.

Pan-Oston expanding plant, implementing ‘clean' tech

May 14, 2009

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, producer of the Utopia self-checkout system for retail, announced today the expansion of its plant in Bowling Green, Ky., to…

Self-checkout saves the day for 100 U.K. Tesco locations

May 11, 2009

Belfast Telegraph:  An overnight computer glitch at around 100 Tesco locations across the U.K. Monday had shoppers flocking to unaffected self-checkout lanes.

Economy may have Coinstar, redbox on a roll

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Counting coins and cheap rents have special appeal when money is tight.