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Retailers focused on automation to cut costs, boost efficiency
March 22, 2023
Retailers are prioritizing investment in technology that will not only improve operational efficiencies but cut costs while increasing profits.
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Entrepreneur expands lashes vending machines
January 11, 2023
A U.K. entrepreneur who established a lashes vending business two years ago has expanded rapidly and recently installed a machine at the St George's Centre…
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Shoppers embracing self-serve, DIY in retail stores
January 3, 2023
Consumers are embracing self-serve habits and increasingly using do-it-yourself technology in stores and that in turn is letting store associates dedicate more…
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Arizona mall home to library vending machine
December 9, 2022
Shoppers at The Mall at Sierra Vista in Sierra Vista, Arizona can now get library books from a glassfront vending machine provided by the Sierra Vista Library…
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LA mall vending machine offers free pet treats
December 5, 2022
Pet owners visiting the Westfield Century City Mall in Los Angeles between now and Dec. 24 can grab dog or cat treats for free by answering a few questions at…
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Michigan mall debuts baby supply vending machine
December 1, 2022
Parents in need of baby supplies will appreciate a Baby Vend machine at the Rivertown Mall in Grandville, Michigan, according to a wzzm13.com report.
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Swiss convenience store chain deploys bitcoin kiosks
October 4, 2022
Valora Group, a Switzerland-based convenience store chain, has introduced a kiosk that sells bitcoin at the company's k kiosk, Press & Books and avec…
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Korean retailer pilots gold bar vending machines
September 30, 2022
GS Retail Co., a retailer based in Seoul, South Korea, has begun testing gold bar vending machines at five locations, including two GS25 convenience stores…
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Cheesecake vending machine arriving in Arkansas
September 30, 2022
Cheesecake from a vending machine? That's what's on tap from Cheesecake on Point, an Arkansas restaurant and food truck operation, at the McCain Mall in Little…
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Amazon check-out free tech powers store experience at Dallas airport
September 28, 2022
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, a checkout-free experience, is up and running at a concessions store at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
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UK retailer debuts self-service package pickup kiosk
September 22, 2022
The Timpson Group, a U.K. and Irish retailer with a portfolio of more than 2,100 stores, has teamed with Position Imaging Inc., a provider in package logistics…
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Grocery self checkout surges faster than many consumers wish
September 20, 2022
Self checkout at the grocery continues to expand due to labor shortages, and many shoppers are not happy about it, according to a report in The Wall Street…
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Love’s Travel Stops launches Jamba by Blendid robotic smoothie kiosk
September 9, 2022
Love's Travel Stops has opened its first Jamba by Blendid autonomous robotic kiosk at the rest area in Williams, California on I-5, Exit 578/Highway 20 just…
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Amazon Just Walk Out tech plays starring role in NFL stadium store
September 6, 2022
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One, its payment palm recognizition system, are playing a starring role in a food and beverage store in an NFL…
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Hudson delivers frictionless shopping to Colorado airport
September 6, 2022
Hudson Group, a travel experience retail provider with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North…
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QuickTrip Tulsa store boasts Amazon Just Walk Out tech
August 22, 2022
The new QuickTrip store in Tulsa, Oklahoma is the first of the convenience retailer's locations to employ Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, a checkout-free…
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Aisle 24 cashierless grocery chain expanding in Toronto
August 16, 2022
Aisle 24, a fully-automated, 24/7 cashierless grocery chain based in Toronto, has installed its solution in a location that includes surveillance coverage…
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Contactless transactions soared in vending during pandemic
August 15, 2022
Contactless transactions soared during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a joint study by Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services…
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Consumers still wary about touchscreen germs
August 15, 2022
Consumers are still concerned about using public touchscreens due to fears of germ transmission, according to a recent survey. Some are even changing their…
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Convenience store launches EV powered store on wheels
August 12, 2022
FamilyMart, a Taiwan convenience store chain, has launched a convenience store on an electric vehicle that offers self checkout, according to a Taiwan News…
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