Automated Retail / Vending News
Entrepreneur offers gifts, novelties in vending machines
December 2, 2021
Treasure Valley, Idaho entrepreneur Shelley Searle got into the vending business while trying to sell her affirmation cards. She got the idea after running…
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Singapore firm deploys donation vending machines in malls
November 23, 2021
Endowus, a Singapore-based wealth management firm, has placed 12 vending machines in four Singapore shopping malls to support donations to 15 organizations…
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Louisiana entrepreneur debuts cosmetics vending machine
November 23, 2021
After selling lashes out of her car and participating in pop up shops for two years, Houma, Louisiana entrepreneur Tierrany Bonvillian has created a cosmetics…
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Some Circle K stores to boast check-out free tech
November 4, 2021
Six Circle K stores in Tuscon, Arizona will serve as the initial rollout of a check-out free option via Grabango technology in a partnership with Alimentation…
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C-store chain deploying NCR self-checkout kiosks
October 28, 2021
Royal Farms, a privately owned chain of convenience stores throughout Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, will equip all…
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C-store chain deploys unstaffed store
October 28, 2021
R-kiosk, part of the Norway based Reitan convenience store chain, has introduced an unstaffed R-kiosk Go! at Viikki campus at the University of Helsinki, in…
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PopCom to launch autonomous retail technology in Qatar telecom stores
October 25, 2021
PopCom, a vending solutions provider, will supply its autonomous retail technology to Qatar-based telecom giant Ooredoo for its retail stores, starting in…
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Diebold Nixdorf puts a little ‘fright’ in marketing video
October 18, 2021
Clever marketing is always a win, and even if you're not looking for self-service technology it's worthwhile to check out what is clearly one of the most…
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Levi Strauss CFO big believer in automation
October 14, 2021
Levi Strauss & Co. CFO Harmit Sing believes retailers should be embracing automation like the clothing retailer has embraced the technology.
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Pandemic drives contactless devices in resort segment
October 5, 2021
The resort industry's adoption of technology that reduces the customer's need to touch things and interact with people has expanded and is here to stay, thanks…
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Entrepreneur launches pet supply vending business
October 4, 2021
Pet owners in Charleston, South Carolina, can buy pet supplies from vending machines at Tanger Outlets in Charleston, according to a report in The Warren…
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Local Express debuts kiosk service for retailers
September 23, 2021
Local Express, an e-commerce solution designed for independent grocery stores, enterprises and food retailers, has introduced an in-store kiosk service…
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Imageholders debuts gesture controlled touchless kiosk
September 22, 2021
Imageholders has unveiled its first gesture controlled touchless kiosk in response to the global pandemic, according to a press release.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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