Coty piloting digital touchless fragrance device

July 15, 2021

Beauty retailer Coty Inc. is rolling out a touchless fragrance tester within the next year and testing is starting this summer in key European markets with a…

Tokyo Olympics souvenirs available via self-service machines

July 15, 2021

Visitors at the Tokyo Olympics don't have to wait in long lines to buy souvenirs, thanks to a row of vending machines enabling them to purchase tote bags, mugs…

Sam's Club pilots scan-and-go app

July 14, 2021

Sam's Club is piloting the integration of its scan-and-go app with a program called Scan & Ship that allows customers to place direct-to-home orders while…

Amazon embarks on huge veteran, military spouse hiring effort

July 14, 2021

Amazon aims to hire over 100,000 U.S. veterans and military spouses within the next three years.

Need to know your foot size? There's an iPhone app for that

July 14, 2021

The Xesto Fit is a 3D foot sizing iPhone app that can recommend shoe sizes across 150 brands.

The Clientron PT2500: Retail Transformation at the Point of Sale

With the Clientron PT2500, sales checkout is intuitive and seamless, with both its hardware and software tailored to meet the needs of busy retailers for scale…

Turning shoppers into brand loyalists in an evolving e-commerce landscape

Julio Lopez, director of strategy and global retail practice lead at Movable Ink, writes that as retailers re-invent themselves it will be customer-centric…

Digital signage helping mega-mall become tourist destination

American Dream, New Jersey's 3-million-square-foot mega mall that houses a ski slope, waterpark, aquarium, several stores and a theme park, is building a large…

Sports retailer builds a tent vending machine

July 13, 2021

Decathlon, a U.K. based sports retailer, has developed what it calls the world's first tent vending machine for display at the Trinity Leeds shopping mall in…

Vending machine offers flowers in different stages of bloom

July 13, 2021

A Tokyo rail station, Shinjuku Station, has installed a vending machine that will offer a selection of flowers in different stages of bloom priced between 50…

South Korea c-store chain introduces alcoholic beverage vending machine

July 13, 2021

South Korea's largest convenience store brand, CU, has introduced a vending machine to serve alcoholic drinks, according to an ajudaily.com report.

7-Eleven stores in Australia tap digital signage

July 12, 2021

Visual Art, a digital signage provider in Stockholm, Sweden, is entering the Australian market with deployments at 7-Eleven convenience stores.

Cake shop offers wares 24/7 via outdoor vending machine

July 12, 2021

Quinetta Hall, owner of Q's Cakes in Albany, Georgia, is gaining additional sales from a vending machine outside the shop that serves customers 24/7, according…

Louisville spice market finds success with vending machine

July 12, 2021

When the Pinch Spice Market in Louisville, Kentucky installed a vending machine to offer packets of seasonings and herbs as a way to serve customers during the…

Hudson Group, Inspire Brands execs keynoting Self-Service Innovation Summit

Networld Media Group's first in-person Self-Service Innovation Summit, "The Future of Self Service," Dec. 14–16, at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood…

Bank Customer Experience Summit to offer key insights into banking trends

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

The Bank Customer Experience Summit will address key trends in the financial industry and how to reach a more demanding customer base.

Robotic ice cream machine debuts in California

July 9, 2021

iCream, a soft-serve vending machine that produces 25 flavor combinations of freshly made ice cream, has made its debut at the Westfield Century City mall in…

3 ways to level up CX for the new era of retail

by John Hernandez

John Hernandez, EVP and GM for multicloud solutions at Genesys, shares three ways retailers can level up customer experiences for the next normal — the new era…

Hair care vending machine expands to military base

July 8, 2021

Diva By Cindy, a natural women's hair care products vending machine, has expanded to Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia, the first military base to…

Experiential e-commerce platform attains $10M funding

July 8, 2021

Obsess, an experiential e-commerce platform providing interactive online virtual stores, has closed a $10 million Series A funding round.