Soda vending moves to plastic

February 22, 2007

Biz.thestar.com: Cadbury Schweppes and MasterCard are testing vending machines and kiosks in Dallas, New York and Chicago to answer a key question: Will…

WebRaiser acquired by Flextronics

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

February 12, 2007

Singapore-based electronics manufacturer Flextronics International Ltd. has acquired WebRaiser Technologies, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.

New DVD rental kiosks introed by SUPERVALU

February 5, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — SUPERVALU expects to roll out Redbox automated DVD rental kiosks at its Acme, Albertsons, Bigg's, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher's, Jewel-Osco…

WKU Athletic Department deploys ticketing kiosks

January 29, 2007

Bowling Green, Ky. – The Western Kentucky University athletic department has teamed up with Hitcents to develop satellite ticket locations in the Bowling…

Customer experience planning needs discipline

Scenario design lets companies focus energy on ROI.

ChoicePay adds 37 new billers to Vcom kiosk

January 2, 2007

TULSA, Okla. — Electronic payment provider ChoicePay has added 37 new billers, including six national companies, to the Vcom payment kiosk network, which has…

Retail's big show draws near

High-tech takes center stage at NRF expo.

Kiosks power up at KioskCom Europe

Companies from the UK, United States joined other world players at inaugural event.

Self-service figures prominently at c-store show

Cash tools, small footprints come on strong among industry exhibits at NACS Show 2006.

Self-checkout impacting impulse sales

July 25, 2006

Storefront Backtalk: In what's been called the self-checkout diet plan, retailers are learning the unintended consequences of self-checkout systems as they…

Gift card kiosk is 'beary' best

July 23, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Summer 2006.   One of the big winners at the 2006 KioskCom Excellence Awards was the…

NCR vows to dominate self-service at inaugural U.S. conference

June 8, 2006

WASHINGTON - Saying he is "passionate about the space," NCR president and chief executive Bill Nuti kicked off the company's first U.S. self-service…

Retail Systems exhibitors feel the need for speed

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Line-busting queues up as a self-service mainstay, with several suppliers meeting the demand to move the masses.

TIO Networks announces partnership with Presto c-store chain

May 31, 2006

BURNABY, BC - TIO Networks Corp., formerly Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced an agreement with Presto Convenience Stores to deploy self-service…

Self-service, kiosk developers exhibit at Retail Systems 2006

A number of self-service innovators turned up for the 2006 Retail Systems show in Chicago, held May 21-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Indianapolis company plans self-service storage

May 25, 2006

Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne): Indianapolis-based Secure Hold Storage plans to open two self-storage buildings later this year. Company president, Jim Adams…

TIO Networks launches TIO Express

May 7, 2006

BURNABY, B.C. - TIO Networks Corp., formerly Info Touch Technologies Corp., announced in a news release it has begun processing payments through TIO Express…

Michigan takes in $3 million at license-renewal kiosks

April 20, 2006

The Detroit News: At the one-year mark, a state program to let vehicle owners renew their tags at kiosks has been used by 30,000 Michigan drivers, bringing in…

Made for each other

April 18, 2006

This article appeared in the Retail Self-Service Executive Summary, Spring 2006.

KioskCom: VeriFone dials into kiosk payment applications

April 10, 2006

LAS VEGAS - VeriFone Holdings Inc. announced at KioskCom April 11 that it will begin offering secure payment technology for developers of self-service kiosks.