PepsiCo Foodservice exec talks unattended retail

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Research confirming the consumer's preference for self-service convinced PepsiCo Foodservice to develop a solution enabled by AI and computer vision tech for…

Grocery chain to install Toshiba self-checkout solution

September 8, 2022

Grupo Exito, one of Latin America's largest grocery retailers, will deploy Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions' self-checkout solution at its Exito and Carulla…

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…

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…

Hudson deploys automated retail to Birmingham airport

September 2, 2022

Hudson Group, a travel experience provider with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North America…

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…

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…

Improve Checkout Efficiency with Adjustable POS Scanners

Mounted on POS systems with an adjustable hinge, this innovative adjustable barcode scanner allows cashiers to easily read and analyze barcode labels by…

Smart checkout rolling out to Circle K, Couche-Tard stores

June 7, 2022

More than 7,000 Circle K and Couche-Tar stores are being outfitted with computer vision-based, self-checkout machines after a successful initial deployment in…

Selfly Store expands contactless micro stores via RFID

May 17, 2022

Selfly Store, a Finland-based company owned by Stora Enso, a renewable materials company, has expanded its RFID-enabled micro stores designed for contactless…

Amazon's jump into DOOH will propel technology adoption

Retail giant Amazon plans to jump into the digital-out-of-home marketplace. Peter Bordes, from AI platform company Alfi, talks about how Amazon and other…

Time to Converge: Contactless Touch in the Post-Digital Age

Whether you are designing products for the automotive, medtech, building or entertainment sectors, technological convergence plays a major role in improving…

7-Eleven Japan Takes Contactless Shopping to the Next Level with Holographic Self-checkout Kiosks

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, March 08, 2022 - 7-Eleven Japan has decided to run a pilot trial with contactless self-checkout kiosks with holographic displays.

UST integrates hand tracking to deliver faster checkout

April 1, 2022

UST, a digital transformation solutions company specializing in retail, has integrated Ultraleap hand tracking to provide touchless interaction for its…

Ireland retailer, Compass Group team up on checkout-free store

March 21, 2022

Market x Flutter, a sports betting, gaming and entertainment retailer in Dublin, Ireland, opened its newly renovated global headquarters featuring a completely…

5 Ways to Kickstart Your Contactless Touch Journey

Today’s tech is designed to deliver engaging customer experiences without the human touch, but how do you implement contactless touch solutions in a meaningful…

Touchless options gaining acceptance, expansion ahead

Touchless solutions have gained acceptance during the pandemic, but more customer education is needed as the technology continues to evolve beyond hygiene…

UK co-op deploys Diebold Nixdorf self-service solution in 80 stores

January 24, 2022

East of England Co-operative Society, a consumer cooperative in the U.K. with 122 stores, has deployed more than 180 Diebold Nixdorf DN Series Easy eXpress…

Retailer teams with AiFi on unattended stores

January 21, 2022

Żabka Group, a retailer based in Poznan, Poland, operates the largest chain of autonomous stores in Europe after launching 25 AI-powered stores in partnership…

A look at Hudson's self-service technology overhaul

Ruth Crowley pulled no punches in describing the complex and oftentimes challenging processes her organization takes to leverage solutions such as cashierless…