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.

Redbox launches gifting option

December 12, 2011

Coinstar's redbox has made it possible for gift givers to purchase DVDs from the company just in time for the holiday season.

Coinstar adds retailers to no-fee lineup

December 6, 2011

Several more restaurants and retailers are now participating in Coinstar's no-fee gift card program.

Best Buy Canada launches self-branded DVD kiosks

The retail giant is testing the market to see if there's room for another DVD kiosk option.

CETW2011: Turning a kiosk into a mini retail store

Retailers can create a store in only 2 feet of space.

Hertz expanding self-service car rental kiosks

November 17, 2011

The Hertz Corp., the world's largest general use airport car rental brand, said it is continuing to launch and expand programs that positively impact the…

Gift card kiosks going into 100 Malls

November 14, 2011

Self-Service Networks is deploying 100 of its GiftWise kiosks in 100 malls owned by General Growth Properties. The gift card-vending solutions will be up just…

CETW11: 3 ways self-service enhances the customer experience

Attendees learned about three successful self-service deployments.

Independent DVD kiosk operators fight for market share

DVDNow helps hundreds own their own kiosk businesses.

Party is over for wine kiosks

September 20, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has officially put a cork in its wine kiosk program.