AVT developing coffee kiosks for retailers

April 20, 2012

Marley Coffee, a sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan roasted gourmet coffee, is partnering with AVT to create high-end Marley Coffee branded…

Strong redbox demand inspires Coinstar to raise Q1 expectations

April 16, 2012

Coinstar announced Friday that the popularity of redbox has inspired higher than anticipated sales. The company expects income from continuing operations of…

FDA may allow consumers to self-diagnose via kiosks

March 21, 2012

Kiosks may soon dispense a variety of prescription drugs after first allowing consumers to self-diagnose ailments for specific conditions through an…

Minneapolis airport deploys movie kiosks

March 12, 2012

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is offering relief for bored travelers with Digiboo kiosks that sell and rent movies, according to a news story at…

Will DVD kiosks have a new competitor in UltraViolet movies?

March 7, 2012

Industry analysts are predicting that Walmart will announce its support for Hollywood's UltraViolet digital movie technology at a media event next week in…

Americans rent 2 billionth disc from redbox

March 5, 2012

Redbox has crossed the two billion mark for movie and game rentals. The two billionth disc, "Drive," was rented at a McDonald's restaurant in Philomath…

'Utah Ink:' Shoppers buying printer cartridges via kiosks

Insta Ink, AVT recently deployed ink-cartridge dispensing kiosks to Utah grocery stores.

Redbox going international

February 16, 2012

Coinstar's redbox is making global waves, according to company CEO Paul Davis, who told investors that redbox has already begun testing kiosks in select…

Commentary: Redbox dominating DVD kiosk industry

Industry expert analyzes redbox strategy.

College students serve themselves the Morning After Pill

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

If you've read the recent stories about kiosks that dispense marijuana and porn or collect taxes from German prostitutes, it should come as no surprise that…

NRF 2012: Reducing shrink for high-loss items with kiosks

ZoomSystems showed two automated retailing solutions at NRF 2012 designed to prevent the theft of small, high-dollar items like razor cartridges. The aisle…

Coinstar may take revenue hit from increased debit card fee

February 3, 2012

Coinstar Inc, parent of DVD-rental firm redbox, may report slightly lower than expected fourth-quarter earnings as the company grapples with a new federal law…

Gifting kiosks hitting European stores

January 20, 2012

Stanton Consultancy, a global foreign exchange and prepaid automation specialist, and Self-Service Networks, a provider of turnkey self-service kiosk, Web and…

OpenMotion intros personalized gift card kiosk at NRF Big Show

January 15, 2012

At the National Retail Federation's 101st Annual Convention & EXPO in New York City, digital and mobile marketing solutions company OpenMotion has…

Advocacy group suing redbox

January 12, 2012

A San Francisco group advocating for the visually impaired on Thursday sued redbox and a grocery chain that houses the DVD-rental kiosks, according to the San…

Kroger automated c-store hits college campus

January 12, 2012

A new robotic c-store, owned by Kroger, is running 24 hours a day at Ohio Northern University, according to a story in Vending Market Watch.

Dish, redbox fighting 56-day delay?

January 10, 2012

Warner Bros., hoping to extend the 28-day delay that streaming and DVD kiosks must adhere to before renting new releases, may be getting push back from two of…

Warner Bros. may double delay on new releases

January 5, 2012

DVD kiosks are again at the mercy of Warner Brothers, who may soon announce plans to double the 28-day delay it had on new releases, according to inquisitr.com.

Vending machine 2.0 serves up snacks and personalized digital signage ads (Video)

by Christopher Hall — w, t

A digital signage advertising and vending kiosk uses Intel's AIMS analytics to target ads and offerings to consumers.

Industry experts predict 2012 trends

Retailers will use self-service now more than ever to engage customers.