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Japanese fishery sells fish, vegetables via vending machines
April 22, 2021
The operator of a fish farm in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, has been selling locally produced vegetables and shellfish in a vending machine after losing about half…
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Grubbrr teams with Frank Mayer on contactless smart lockers
April 16, 2021
Grubbrr, a commerce automation company, has teamed with Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. to provide restaurants and other retailers with contactless smart…
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Vehicle registration kiosks coming to Publix supermarkets in Georgia town
April 16, 2021
Residents of Columbus, Georgia will be able to renew vehicle registrations at kiosks at Publix supermarkets in the fall, according to a wtvm report.
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Amazon opens cashierless London supermarket
March 9, 2021
Amazon has gone across the Pond and launched a cashierless supermarket in London, its first outside fo the U.S.
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Standard Cognition raises $150M, teams with Compass Group and Circle K on autonomous checkout
February 18, 2021
Standard Cognition, which provides an autonomous checkout solution that can be quickly installed in retailers' existing stores, has raised a $150 million round…
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Zippin installs checkout-free store in Japanese hotel
February 18, 2021
Zippin, a provider of checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, has installed a hotel convenience store.
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Sam’s Club develops touchless health screening kiosks for associates
February 18, 2021
Sam's Club has developed an automated and 100% touchless health screening kiosk for its associates, according to a company blog.
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Walmart aims to speed delivery with automated mini warehouses
January 27, 2021
In a quest to speed up delivery of online bought goods, Walmart aims to develop automated mini-warehouses in and near its stores.
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Electronic Shelf Label market to reach $2.4B
January 18, 2021
The electronic shelf label market is expected to reach $2.4 billion by 2027, according to a report by Valuates Reports. It is also expected to grow at a…
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Contactless ordering service launched at Chicago Midway Airport
January 11, 2021
If you're traveling to Chicago and get hungry, you're luck. The Chicago Department of Aviation along with Midway Partnership have launched, GoEatMDW, a mobile…
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Coin Cloud deploys 1,250th kiosk
January 6, 2021
Coin Cloud, a digital currency machine company, has recently installed its 1,250th kiosk. This milestone for the company coincides with widespread digital…
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Entrepreneur launches beauty care vending machine at factory outlet center
January 4, 2021
The Vanity Way vending machine in the food court at Tanger Outlets, in Washington, Pennsylvania dispenses 3D Mink Eyelashes, magnetic eyelash kits, eyelash…
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China AI provider introduces mobile, self-service robot
December 21, 2020
Cheetah Mobile, a China-based provider of AI-driven robotic solutions, has introduced Fanbot, a mobile, self-service robot, according to a press release.
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Study: Automated prescription kiosk improves pickup rates
December 18, 2020
A University of California San Diego and UC Irvine study found that patients using an automated workplace kiosk had better prescription pickup rates than those…
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Purolator expands gift shipping self-serve kiosks in Toronto
December 18, 2020
Purolator, which installed its Quick Stop Kiosk that allows shoppers to buy gifts and ship them from a convenient location at the CF Toronto Eaton Cntre last…
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Fashion designer develops vending machine for hand bags
November 20, 2020
Paris-based fashion designer Jacquemus has created a vending machine offering a selection of the designer's hand bags, including the tiny Chiquito and the new…
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Coinstar debuts in-store advertising platform for kiosks
October 28, 2020
Coinstar is introducing adPlanet, a digital advertising platform that sits atop Coinstar kiosks in grocery stores, according to a press release.
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Prepango to offer travel items via vending machines at Greenville/Spartanburg airport
October 22, 2020
Prepango LLC., an operator of vending machines that carry travel items, will offer travel items produced by brand retailers. in high traffic areas of Concourse…
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Iowa meat shop uses vending to offer 24/7 service
October 22, 2020
S&S Meats & Spirits in Osage, Iowa, has made its smoked and fresh products available 24/7 by offering a vending machine, according to a kchanews.com…
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Blendid opens robotic food kiosk at California Walmart
October 15, 2020
Blendid, an autonomous and contactless food automation platform that leverages machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence to create smoothies, made…
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