Tesco taps Tomra reverse vending machines for Slovakia supermarkets

September 22, 2021

Tesco, the U.K.-based supermarket chain, has selected Tomra to supply its reverse beverage container vending machines in Slovakia when the country's deposit…

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…

Florida butcher shop installs vending machine to serve customers 24/7

September 9, 2021

A Tampa, Florida butcher shop, the Boozy Pig, has installed an outdoor vending machine to offer meat 24/7, according to a WFLA report.

O’Hare International Airport expands vending, self-serve kiosks

September 7, 2021

Travelers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport will soon be able to purchase a wider assortment of food and non-food items at vending machines, according…

Entrepreneur launches beauty supply vending machine

September 2, 2021

Entrepreneur Maureen Washington has placed her first beauty supply vending machine, MoBeauty Supply Vending, at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the first…

Don’t miss ‘Phygital: Where Physical and Digital Intersect’

The Self-Service Innovation Summit, being held Dec. 14-16 in Hollywood, Florida, will explore 'Phygital: Where Physical and Digital Intersect,' in a panel talk…

Singapore vending machine verifies alcohol purchases with digital ID

August 31, 2021

Cellarbration, a Singapore alcoholic beverage retailer, has launched an alcohol vending machine in its store that uses Singpass, the country's digital…

The shifting retail landscape brings challenges to convenience services

A panel of industry veterans tackled this question head on during a session at the recent NAMA show in New Orleans: 'The future of convenience services: Are…

Pandemic spurs vending machines in retail

August 25, 2021

Retailers offering a wide variety of products have embraced vending machines in an effort to sustain sales during the pandemic, according to a feature article…

Chinese food retailer launches vending machines

August 24, 2021

Missfresh Ltd., a Chinese fresh food e-commerce and physical retail chain, recently deployed vending machines at more than 5,000 businesses in Beijing, such as…

Entrepreneurs open self-serve wine bar in Phoenix

August 13, 2021

A pair of former teachers have opened GenuWine Arizona in Phoenix, a self-serve wine bar that highlights Arizona wines, according to an abc15.com report. The…

Cannabis payment software provider, Frank Mayer team on self-service kiosks

August 4, 2021

Alt36, a digital payments provider for the cannabis industry, has partnered with kiosk designer and manufacturer Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. to produce a…

Meat retailer installs raw meat vending machine

August 4, 2021

The Boozy Pig, a Tampa, Florida meat shop, has installed a vending machine to allow customers to buy raw meat at any time, according to a cltampa.com report.

E-commerce store places vending machine in Toronto coffee/wine bar

August 3, 2021

Bake Shoppe, an online store that offers curbside pickup, has deployed a vending machine in a Toronto coffee and wine bar, Boxcar Social, in Toronto, offering…

Cannabis payment software provider teams with Frank Mayer on self-service kiosks

August 3, 2021

Alt36, a digital payments provider for the cannabis industry, has partnered with kiosk designer and manufacturer Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. to produce a…

San Diego high rise to deploy automated checkout market

August 3, 2021

Vantage Pointe, in San Diego's East Village, will soon introduce Valet Market, a checkout-free retail solutions powered by computer vision and artificial…

C-store introduces self-order food kiosks

July 29, 2021

CEFCO Convenience Stores, based in Temple, Texas has launched self-order kiosks from Olea Kiosks Inc. with Reji LLC software in two of its kitchen locations…

Variety brand retailer launches self-service machine

July 28, 2021

Miniso, a branded variety retailer, has installed its first unmanned self-service blind box machine into at Suntec City Mall in Singapore, according to a press…

Autonomous shopping rolls out in Bay Area marketplace stores

July 26, 2021

Loop Neighborhood, a California grocery and retail marketplace, is deploying AiFi's computer vision-powered platform at two stores to provide autonomous…

Amazon, Lavazza team up on brewer with built-in voice activation

July 23, 2021

Lavazza and Amazon have introduced an espresso brewer that offers consumers voice recognition, according to the Lavazza website. The Lavazzza A Modo Mio Voicy…