Automated Retail / Vending News & Media
ICX Association honors cutting-edge customer experiences with Elevate Awards
by Christopher Hall — director, ICX Association
The association recognized the agencies, technology suppliers and brands changing the face of the customer experience with its annual Elevate Awards at the…
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Cashless technology doesn’t cannibalize cash sales in automated retail
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Research confirms that cashless readers do not undermine cash sales in a vending machine. In fact, the cashless technology serves to improve both cashless and…
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Civic Pay app taps blockchain for automated retail, smart vending
May 6, 2019
Civic Network will release its Civic Pay app to enable partners to combine identity verification, payment and rewards into a single transaction. The company…
read nowAWM Smart Shelf debuts autonomous shopping shelf technology
May 6, 2019
AWM Smart Shelf, which is bringing the benefits of the online experience to physical retail, has integrated its frictionless shopping application with its…
read nowAmazon Go stores will start taking cash
April 10, 2019
Amazon's Go stores, which let shoppers buy without a cashier checkout experience, will reportedly begin accepting cash.
read nowMoltin launches self-checkout tech for retail, pop-up events
April 5, 2019
Moltin, a digital commerce developer, is debuting a self-checkout technology that will allow retailers to operate their own 'Amazon Go' environment at pop-up…
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McDonald's aims to drive more personal customer experience with tech acquisition
March 28, 2019
Expect many more drive-thru menu suggestions at McDonald's after it buys the tech-based personalization company, Dynamic Yield. McDonald's aims to use the…
read nowSouth Korean food delivery app aims to tap robots
March 7, 2019
The biggest food delivery app in South Korea plans to incorporate robots into its strategy.
read nowThe Venders refreshes automated retail dispenser
March 4, 2019
The Venders, a provider of kiosks and automated retailing systems, has announced an updated version of its newest innovation, The Cube, a vending…
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Why China is retail’s future: Unattended stores, walletless buying, automated warehouses
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
E-commerce is driving automation on all fronts in China: purchasing; delivery; and supply chain logistics. Artificial intelligence is also driving change.
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NRF Big Show Report: Amazon Go competitors offer up alternative cashierless approaches
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The NRF Big Show in New York City debuted a host of cashierless checkout technologies hoping to capitalize on the interest generated by Amazon Go.
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5G, AI, AR reflect the changing retail world on display at CES
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Kiosks allow retailers to marry the in-store shopping experience with the content-rich experience of online shopping and research. 5G, AI, virtual reality and…
read nowRetailers ditching paper manuals for digital training tools
January 14, 2019
Employees armed with mobile tools are happier, better trained and take better care of customers, according to a survey conducted in 2018 by Vanson Bourne on…
read nowWalmart testing Flippy for in-store deli operations
January 10, 2019
The nation's top retailer is piloting a robotic kitchen assistant at its headquarters to determine if the technology is a good fit to use within store deli…
read nowKroger teams up with Microsoft on connected grocery initiative
January 8, 2019
Kroger is piloting a connected grocery store in a partnership with Microsoft using connected sensors and the Azure cloud.
read nowAmazon Echo lets even parrots order with ease
January 8, 2019
Don't be surprised if Amazon soon releases an advertisement illustrating that ordering on its Echo devices is easy enough for a parrot. Why? Well, because as…
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9 off-the-radar retail predictions for 2019
by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne
Bryan Pearson predicts that in 2019 retail shelves will become storybooks and it will be the year of store-branded self-checkout apps.
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Commerce 2040: The dawning of a new retail customer experience
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The rate of technological change is accelerating, and, by 2040, consumers will be using automation for more of their daily tasks.
read nowMasabi, Swiftly to help transit agencies with real-time information, mobile ticketing
October 12, 2018
Masabi, which specializes in mobile ticketing and payments, is teaming up with Swiftly, a big data and mobility services platform for public transit, in a…
read nowAmazon's got big ambitions for cashierless strategy
October 9, 2018
There may just be less than a handful of Amazon Go stores right now, but the number of cashierless retail locations may explode in just a few years.
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