Colorado artists sell wares in refurbished vending machines

August 7, 2020

The artists of the Mancos Creative District in Mancos, Colorado, have refurbished snack vending machines to sell works of art in the machines and have already…

Lowe’s adding tool rental departments with self-serve kiosks

August 7, 2020

Lowe's will begin rolling out tool rental departments nationwide, creating a one-stop shop for all the tools and equipment Pros and DIY customers need to…

California county installs Census 2020 kiosks at COVID-19 testing sites

August 6, 2020

Santa Clara County, California is installing Census 2020 electronic kiosks at pop-up COVID-19 testing sites to allow people to fill out the census while…

Retail’s contactless future is here: How your organization can put the right pieces into place

by Clay Walton-House — Managing Director, Integrated Loyalty Solutions, PK

Clay Walton-House, managing director, integrated loyalty solutions at PK, shares how retail brands, that find themselves trying to catch up to trends…

Hair care specialists tap e-commerce/self-service retail synergy

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Three years after launching their e-commerce business, this entrepreneurial couple began placing vending machines to make their products available to people in…

How to: Enabling a self-service retail experience

by Eric Prugh — Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, PactSafe

Eric Prugh, chief product oand co-founder of PactSafe, believes retailers need to embrace self-service and in exploring self-service workflow possibilities…

Traditional vs. frictionless payments: Will customers trade security for convenience?

by Pat Shea — Editor, Networld Media

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers, especially those who never shopped online before, turned to online payments out of necessity for…

American Airlines to introduce touchless check-in kiosks

July 22, 2020

American Airlines plans to introduce a touchless check-in experience, according to a press release. Customers will be able to proceed to the gate…

New virtual summit focuses on innovation, customer experience in self-service, kiosk, vending industries

Networld Media websites, Vending Times and Kiosk Marketplace, are launching a virtual summit that promises to bring attendees the very best in self-service…

AiFi on track to deploy 330 automated stores by 2021

July 7, 2020

AiFi, a provider of an automated, self-service store, is on track to deploy 330 new and retrofitted autonomous stores by the end of 2021, according to a press…

Oklahoma town installing COVID-19 protection kiosks

July 7, 2020

Sand Springs, Oklahoma will install personal safety kiosks at various public buildings to protect people from COVID-19, according to a Sandite Pride report.

NYC installs PPE vending machines in subways

July 6, 2020

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is deploying a dozen vending machines at 10 subway stations allowing customers to buy personal protective…

Michigan supermarket kiosks allow residents to pay taxes and utilities

June 29, 2020

Residents of Dearborn, Michigan will be able to make tax and utility payments at DivDat payment kiosks in supermarkets, according to a Press & Guide report.

Magnet Analytics stakes its claim with personal electronics kiosks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Eduardo Alvarez was quick to realize how a retail kiosk serves a customer need. Developing a product and a business model to meet that need has been a gradual…

365 Retail Markets adds touchless checkout kiosk

June 26, 2020

365 Retail Markets has added its v5 kiosk as its latest touchless checkout solution, according to the company's website.

PAX Technology introduces Android-based kiosks

June 26, 2020

PAX Technology, Inc. has launched its newest line of Android-based SmartKiosks, the SK600 and SK800. The PAX SmartKiosks offer integration of both order and…

The PT2600 Wide Screen POS Terminal Makes Great Customer Service Simple

The PT2600 Wide Screen POS Terminal Makes Great Customer Service Simple

Impulsify designs unattended retail markets for apartment buildings

June 12, 2020

Impulsify Inc., a retail technology provider, has been contracted to design self-service Grab-and-Go markets for six apartment communities on the East Coast…

Automated retail veteran develops small footprint kiosk for impulse sales

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Kiosk veteran Eduardo Alvarez has developed a concept building and operating small footprint kiosks in high traffic locations that do not typically have a lot…

Panasonic, PopID partner to bring facial recognition to retailers

June 12, 2020

Panasonic Corporation of North America and PopID, a Cali Group company, have partnered to bring facial recognition ordering and payment processes to both the…