Touch 'n Save kiosks now in 543 grocery stores

July 18, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Customer-Facing Media has introduced a new in-store network for retail environments. Consumers interact with the network through a kiosk that…

Grocer provides savings from biometric in-store kiosk

July 9, 2007

DAYTON, Ohio — Dorothy Lane Market has signed a deal with Pay By Touch to place its biometric personalized marketing and payment systems in groceries by the…

Giant Eagle plans to replace DVD rental stores with kiosks

July 4, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Giant Eagle is preparing to dim the lights on its 100 Iggle Video locations to make way for hundreds of automated kiosks. A company…

Redbox surpasses 4,000 locations

June 24, 2007

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Automated DVD-rental company Redbox now has more than 4,000 locations in the United States, reinforcing, the company says, it's…

Self-scanners more popular with high-end grocers

June 19, 2007

MSNBC.com: Personal scanners on shopping carts are being found in more high-end grocers in the U.S. Patrons scan items as they go and check-out by scanning a…

Wine-kiosk market getting crowded

June 17, 2007

Newsweek: Roughly half a dozen companies are testing and marketing interactive touchscreen wine kiosks for placement in grocery and liquor stores, as well as…

European supermarket exec to speak at IBM conference

May 10, 2007

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Heinz Cassens, the chief information officer of Germany-based Metro Group, a retail supermarket company, is slated to speak May 20-2…

Fujitsu releases POS software for grocers

May 8, 2007

FRISCO, Texas  — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has announced plans to develop the next release of its GlobalSTORE POS software. Stop &…

Healthnotes releases pharmacy, nutrition kiosks

May 6, 2007

PORTLAND, Ore. — Healthnotes has launched Healthy Living kiosks for pharmacy and nutrition departments located in its redesigned Fresh Ideas Centers, the…

Visa intros Visa payWave in Canada

May 3, 2007

TORONTO — Visa Canada Association announced the availability of its contactless technology, Visa payWave, in the Canadian market. Visa payWave-enabled…

Fujitsu launches U-Scan Genesis self-checkout

May 2, 2007

FRISCO, Texas — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced the U-Scan Genesis family of self-checkout systems has completed live retail trial testing.  …

Grocery chain replaces video rental counter with DVD kiosks

April 25, 2007

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — E-Z Movie Rental, headquartered in Utah, used to have an established video rental service in the Foodland grocery store chain in Hawaii, and…

Redbox debuts at Midwest retailer Albertsons

April 12, 2007

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Renting movies in the Western United States is more convenient than ever as select Albertsons locations premiere redbox fully…

Visa, Nokia turn mobile phones into mobile wallets

April 2, 2007

Edu.sina.com: Visa has launched a global system to turn mobile phones into wallets for millions of customers in a deal with Nokia. Users can pay for groceries…

Pittsburgh supermarket installs self-checkout

March 29, 2007

Insidetxbiz.com: Sorbara's Shop n' Save, an independent grocery chain with five stores in the Pittsburgh area, has deployed Fujitsu U-Scan self-checkout…

Coinstar enters financial self-service market

Maker of coin-counting kiosks sees future in bill payment.

Tesco intros euro at U.K. supermarkets

March 8, 2007

The Guardian: England's Tesco is testing ATMs that dispense euro notes in four of its stores located near airports and international rail terminals.

Kiosks for idiots

March 5, 2007

Analytical Design Solutions talks about how to develop a successful kiosk project.

Grocery-bagging champion takes on self-service

February 26, 2007

Kitsapsun.com: The popularity of self-checkout lines might make baggers like Brian Bay seem to be a dying breed. His speed and skill earned him the title of…

Scan-as-you-shop technology now in grocery stores

February 8, 2007

Baltimoresun.com: When a new Martin's Food Market opened in Maryland, it became one of the first grocery stores in the state to use hand-held scanners…