Automated Retail / Vending News
Retailers tapping automation, customer retention strategies to battle economic challenges
November 7, 2025
Retailers, facing increasingly rocky economic headwinds, are finding new avenues for growth and experimenting with automation, marketplace diversification and…
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Mini art vending machine finds a home at a brewery
November 4, 2025
A vending machine at Commonwealth Brewing Co. in Fairfax, Virginia, is offering miniature art prints instead of snacks as part of a local initiative to…
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Amazon robots may replace 500K-plus jobs in years ahead
October 27, 2025
Amazon's adoption of robotics could end up replacing more than half a million jobs with robots in the coming years.
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Vending machine ignites craze for mini prints
October 3, 2025
A retro-style art vending machine is gaining popularity in Milwaukee, selling small, collectible prints for 50 cents each, according to a WTMJ report.
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Bookstore dispenses Richard Scarry-inspired art from vending machine
October 2, 2025
Mermaid Books, a bookstore in Milford, Connecticut, has deployed a vending machine to sell small pieces of art inspired by the children's author Richard Scarry.
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VenHub debuts 24/7 smart store in Hollywood
July 25, 2025
VenHub Global Inc., a company specializing in autonomous, AI-powered retail, has opened an additional 24/7 Smart Store in Hollywood, California, located at…
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UK gets a healthy dog treat vending machine
July 9, 2025
The Fox Inn on Green Lane, in Hanwell, U.K., is now home to country's first vending machine offering healthy dog treats, according to an Ealing News report.
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VenHub opens AI-powered smart store at LAX/Metro Transit Center
June 23, 2025
VenHub Global, Inc. has launched a 24/7, fully autonomous retail store at the LAX/Metro Transit Center.
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Redbox bankruptcy leaves retailers dealing with abandoned kiosks
October 24, 2024
Since Redbox's chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, more and more major retailers are grappling with what to do with the abandoned kiosks. Walgreens, for example…
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Boscov’s prepping to pilot self-checkouts
October 14, 2024
Department store Boscov's is getting ready to push out self-checkout and said the technology is not replacing store employees.
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Vending machine dispenses hand-crafted micropottery
May 1, 2024
Samantha Marie, of PaperCut Pottery, has launched a vending machine that dispenses her small hand-crafted pottery items in Richmond, California, according to a…
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Amazon selling smart cart tech to retailers
April 26, 2024
Amazon is selling its smart grocery cart technology as a service offering and the technology is in play at grocery locations.
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Indianapolis retailer hosts harm-reduction vending machine
April 15, 2024
A harm-reduction vending machine has launched at an eastside Indianapolis store, according to a WISH TV report.
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Baby items vending venture debuts in Massachusetts
March 5, 2024
Shoppers at Dartmouth Mall in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, who find themselves in need of baby supplies will be able to purchase them from the Mama-mergency…
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California police alert consumers of skimming device on Walmart kiosk
March 5, 2024
Police recently posted a picture of a skimming device after a Walmart employee found the device on a self-checkout kiosk at the Linda, California store near…
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'Rollasole' machines offer rolled flats for women
February 12, 2024
Women walking the Las Vegas Strip sometimes get sore feet. Fortunately, they have access to rolled flats available at 18 "Rollasole" vending machines…
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Carrefour debuts unattended store with vending machines
February 1, 2024
Carrefour Group, a Paris, France-based global retailer, has introduced one of its unattended grocery stores in Zaventem, Belgium, according to a report in The…
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Shop X to feature ‘Gachapon’ toy capsule machines
January 25, 2024
Shop X, a "micro village" featuring retail brands as part of the Post Houston downtown shopping complex in Houston, features Gachapon vending machines found in…
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BBC: Self-checkout a failure
January 23, 2024
The BBC has joined the media chorus citing the poor performance of self checkout retail kiosks.
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Uniqlo self-checkout counter for apparel wins kudos
December 28, 2023
Uniqlo, an apparel store that allows customers to check out purchases at a counter that uses radio frequency identification technology to process the…
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