Vending Kiosks News & Media
2019 Kiosk Market Census Report reports record growth in 2018
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The industry's growth in 2018 was driven largely by factors cited in last year's report — rising mobile commerce and Internet of Things technology — but the…
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Soho accessories store entices Valentine’s Day shoppers with jewelry kiosk
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Marla Aaron, a jewelry designer, developed a vending kiosk to sell jewelry, which has generated interest in a museum, a hotel garden and now a women's…
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Generation Next signs Stoelting Foodservice as kiosk manufacturing partner
February 6, 2019
Generation Next, provider of Reis & Irvy's premium soft serve robotic vending machines, has secured an interim agreement with Stoelting Foodservice, a…
read nowWater-dispensing kiosk maker Bevi raises $35M
January 28, 2019
Bevi, a company that develops smart water dispensers, has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with ongoing support…
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Interactive kiosk innovations let loose at NRF Big Show
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-serve kiosks were dominant on the NRF trade show floor, offering a range of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality…
read nowGeneration Next announces investment fund to support kiosk franchisees
January 16, 2019
Generation Next Franchise Brands, Inc., which provides Reis and Irvy's frozen yogurt and ice cream kiosks, has launched an investment vehicle for its network…
read now365 Retail Markets certifies Epson receipt printers for self-checkout technology
January 10, 2019
365 Retail Markets, a provider of self-checkout technology, has adopted the Epson TM-T70II and TM-U220 receipt printers for customers in the vending…
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Leading kiosk topics in 2018: self-checkout, self-order and more
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The best read stories of 2018 covered a wide range of topics, with self-checkout and restaurant self-order technologies among the more popular themes.
read nowUSA Technologies signs with Pepsi franchise to upgrade, expand cashless vending
December 21, 2018
USA Technologies Inc. has entered a new five-year agreement with Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley to upgrade cashless payment devices on 1,000 existing vending…
read nowOne Step Vending to place cannabis machines in New York convenience stores
December 12, 2018
One Step Vending Corp. has signed agreements to place automated dispensaries of cannabis derived products in convenience stores in Queens and Brooklyn, New…
read nowOhio State University offers bacon vending machine
December 7, 2018
Students, teachers, employees and visitors at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences who love bacon can satisfy…
read nowDestini partners with Vengo to deliver product sampling through vending machines
December 6, 2018
Destini, a product locator and store level intelligence platform for consumer packaged goods brands across the U.S. and Canada, has teamed with Vengo Inc.…
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Kiosk touchscreen sanitation study unlikely to bring regulatory action
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The discovery of bacteria-contaminated touchscreens on McDonald's self-order kiosks in the U.K. has alarmed some observers, but U.S. regulatory officials don't…
read nowThe Venders unveils vending machine with patent-pending conveyor system
November 13, 2018
The Venders, a provider of automated retailing systems, has unveiled Ollie, its patent-pending conveyor system that allows a machine to vend a wide variety of…
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Carvana bids to disrupt car-buying by making the process seamless
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Carvana removes friction — much of it having to do with financing — from the complex process of buying a car, according to founder and president Ernie Garcia.
read nowWorldline delivers Tiffany & Co. vending machine in the UK
September 26, 2018
Photo courtesy of Worldline Worldline, a provider of payment and transaction services, has delivered the first U.K. unattended Valina payment…
read nowWalmart tests new online order pickup kiosk for groceries
September 13, 2018
Walmart is testing the second version of a pickup kiosk for online grocery orders at a super center in Sherman, Texas, according to Business Insider. Customers…
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Micro markets versus vending banks by the numbers — an operator's perspective
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
While the micro market saves nearly $14,000 in upfront investment over a traditional vending bank, it will deliver an average $1,000 in monthly sales for a…
read nowRobotic dispenser allows customers to buy cannabis
September 12, 2018
Greenbox Robotics, a Marina del Rey company founded in June 2017, wants to bring automation to the cannabis market by using a self-serve kiosk to dispense…
read nowCrack pipe vending machine discovered on Long Island
September 10, 2018
Police are searching for the person or persons responsible for installing a crack pipe vending machine near a Long Island, New York, shopping center, according…
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