Wegmans will open first-ever Long Island store

May 10, 2022

Supermarket chain Wegmans plans to open its first-ever Long Island, New York location.

Amazon not jumping on crypto payment just yet

May 9, 2022

Amazon isn't thinking much about adding cryptocurrency as a payment option though the door is a bit more open to selling non-fungible tokens.

Consumers more interested in crypto than ever before

May 9, 2022

Over a third of consumers would like to have the option to use cryptocurrency when shopping online and their interest in the metaverse is increasing, according…

Sam’s Club ups rewards in EV charging campaign

May 9, 2022

Sam's Club is rewarding customers using the Sam's Club Mastercard when charging up an electric vehicle. Members using the card during May will earn 5% back in…

Zappos appoints first-ever CMO

May 6, 2022

Zappos.com, a 23-year-old online footwear retailer, has named its first-ever chief marketing officer.

Metaverse not too familiar among consumers

May 6, 2022

Nearly half of consumers surveyed have not yet heard the term "metaverse" and only 5% consider themselves enthusiastic users.

How digital kiosks are helping to relieve US labor shortage

Businesses, especially retail, are turning to kiosks to attract customers, rely less on employees during a nationwide labor shortage, and hopefully return…

Bank of America reports spending up 11%

May 5, 2022

The Bank of America Institute reports that spending is up 11% from last year in March, despite concerns over inflation. In addition, spending in the first…

Augmented reality to grow to $77B by 2030

May 5, 2022

Augmented reality will gain in adoption in the next several years with global enterprise AR revenues are set to grow from $1 billion in 2021 to $77 billion in…

Hanoi replacing public hawkers with vending machines

May 5, 2022

Residents and tourists in Hanoi will be able to buy snacks, beverages, crafts and souvenirs from vending machines in public places by 2025 under a recently…

Out-of-home ad revenue spiked 16.7% in 2021

May 4, 2022

Out-of-home advertising revenue increased 16.7% in 2021 compared to the previous year, accounting for $7.1 billion, based on figures released by the Out of…

Korea telecom, Deep Brain AI team on customer service kiosks

May 4, 2022

KT, South Korea's largest telecom company, has teamed with Deep Brain AI, an artificial intelligence provider, to introduce customer service kiosks that can…

Valens Company, Signifi Solutions team to deploy retail CBD kiosks

May 4, 2022

The Valens Company Inc., a manufacturer of cannabis products, has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Green Roads Inc., teamed with Signifi Solutions…

Amazon's jump into DOOH will propel technology adoption

Retail giant Amazon plans to jump into the digital-out-of-home marketplace. Peter Bordes, from AI platform company Alfi, talks about how Amazon and other…

Startup integrates vending machines with delivery services

May 3, 2022

A Turin, Italy-based software company called VADO (Vending Automatic Delivery Operations) has introduced an e-commerce solution that allows vending machines to…

Prestop launches portable ‘semi-outdoor’ kiosk

May 3, 2022

Prestop, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of order and information kiosks, touch tables and other interactive solutions, has introduced a portable…

Carvana installs car vending machine in Houston

May 3, 2022

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online, launched its newest car vending machine, located in Spring, Texas, a suburb of…

Lush adds 24/7 self-service kiosk

May 2, 2022

Lush, a global cosmetics company, has joined the list of retailers expanding into self-service equipment with a machine that is open 24/7 in Coal Drop's Yard…

Aramark acquiring Forever Resorts destinations, rebrands leisure services

May 2, 2022

Aramark Corp. will acquire a collection of Forever Resorts destination properties providing hospitality services throughout North America, in conjunction with…

Build-A-Bear, Family Entertainment Group team on adventure space

May 2, 2022

Family Entertainment Group LLC, a family entertainment center operator, has partnered with Build-A-Bear to launch Build-A-Bear Adventure, an all-new space that…