News & Media From Elliot Maras
How a cannabis kiosk is helping retailers comply with California regs
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
NatuEra's CBD Smart Kiosks are designed to mitigate the regulatory risk and liability of dispensaries and retailers carrying hemp-derived products by providing…
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How the smart store is blurring retail distinctions
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Cashierless and contactless unattended retail technology has fostered retail formats such as 'smart stores,' blurring distinctions between traditional venues…
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What's needed for a successful self-checkout strategy
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A large and a small convenience retailer share insights on successful self-checkout deployment.
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PepsiCo Foodservice exec talks unattended retail
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Research confirming the consumer's preference for self-service convinced PepsiCo Foodservice to develop a solution enabled by AI and computer vision tech for…
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Exploring the ‘invisible' future of customer experiences
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Brands must embrace the complexities of the digital landscape to enable ‘invisible’ customer experiences.
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NY arena pioneers Amazon’s ‘On The Fly’ automated retail
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Guests can insert their credit cards at the entry gates. Once inside, anything they take off the shelf is automatically added to their virtual cart. They are…
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The challenges of new technology
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Deploying technology brings a host of challenges, from what to invest in and how to get staff to embrace the new tools.
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Attendees, sponsors process learning, engagement at ICX Summit
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The Summit, held at the Hilton Columbus at Easton, gave attendees a chance to see hands-on demonstrations on customer experience technology developed by the…
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ICXA honors 2022 Elevate Award winners at annual Summit
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
ICXA honors 10 Elevate Award winners at the 2022 Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Columbus, Ohio.
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Tech update for convenience services: AI, contactless payments and cybercrime
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Technology experts gave attendees a chance to unpack the key tech innovations at the National Automatic Merchandising Association show at Chicago's McCormick…
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Circle K is loving the Bitcoin ATM
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The consumer's embrace of self service has dovetailed with the rising popularity of cryptocurrency, as evidenced by Circle K's crypto ATM rollout over the past…
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DOOH: A big opportunity for unattended retail still waiting to happen
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A panel of experts gave an overview on the emerging digital-out-of-home advertising opportunity during the Self-Serve Innovation Summit.
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Self-Service Innovation Awards finalists announced
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The Self-Service Innovation Awards will be presented during a presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Self-Service Innovation Summit.
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Convenience services rebound after pandemic-driven setback
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Micro markets, unattended stores that offer consumers open product shelving and automated cashless payment from a self-checkout kiosk, suffered the lowest loss…
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E-commerce at the apartment: Self-service to the rescue
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Computerized package room solutions, aided by self-service kiosks, make package delivery and pickup easy for residents and multi-family property managers.
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HMS Host, Rise Southern Biscuits share lessons learned from COVID
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A panel of retail experts shared what technologies became critical during COVID-10 and which of these solutions will be important to retail post-pandemic…
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Colorado cannabis dispensary automates purchases via vending machines
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Kind Love, a Glendale, Colorado dispensary,, opted for a cannabis vending machine that dispenses the product at the machine instead of requiring the customer…
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How self-service is helping fuel cannabis dispensaries' nationwide expansion
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-service technology will continue to play an important role in the expansion of cannabis related products — medical use, recreational use and non-THC and…
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Self-order kiosks help customers, boost efficiencies for cannabis dispensary
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Since opening its first dispensary in January 2020, Consume Cannabis has expanded to seven stores in Illinois and Michigan, with three more planned by the end…
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AI-driven self-checkout kiosk greets hungry passengers at Charlotte airport
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Passengers traveling through CLT can now grab fresh food to go with self-checkout to give them confidence in a sanitary, contactless experience.
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