AVT Inc., Luxury Automated Retail partner to offer upscale vending units

May 15, 2011

AVT Inc., formerly Automated Vending Technologies, has partnered with Luxury Automated Retail, a Los Angeles-based distributor of high-end self-service…

CETW: Multi-touch assisted POP

RedDotNet demonstrates two tablet-based kiosks, one with thumb-wheel interactivity.

Phone app guides consumers to DVD kiosks

May 4, 2011

Integrating technologies to better serve consumers is all the rage in the retail world, and Gulf Coast Multi Media is jumping on the band wagon with DVDFind, a…

CETW: MediaTile's HumanKiosk

MediaTile CEO Simon Wilson shows how the HumanKiosk lets brands have a customer service representative on the sales floor without really having one on the…

Social Vending from Pepsi

by Jim Joseph — President, Lippe Taylor

My friend Stan Phelps turned me onto this little marketing innovation from Pepsi. It's actually pretty cool -- they've reinvented the vending machine and…

CETW: Kiosk as social-media marketer

A new iSnap kiosk brings the photo booth into the social media era by allowing posers to take pics and upload them onto Facebook and Twitter on the spot.

HP expands retail portfolio with kiosk, POS solutions

HP's technology can be used in a variety of settings, including retail, hospitality and healthcare.

CETW: Avoid these mistakes when implementing self-service

Marketing, manufacturer and IT experts discussed the do's and don'ts of kiosk and digital signage deployments.

CETW: MediaTile rolls out 'mini-me' HumanKiosk

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MediaTile CEO Simon Wilson talks about the new 19-inch HumanKiosk digital signage solution.

Kiosks make it easy to buy hard liquor

April 21, 2011

Pennsylvanians can already buy wine from grocery-store kiosks, but the state's Liquor Control Board announced Thursday that some of the kiosks will also stock…

Digital Screenmedia Association announces 2011 Industry Excellence winners

April 19, 2011

The Digital Screenmedia Association has announced the winners of its inaugural DSA Industry Excellence Awards, which honors the best digital signage, mobile…

Body-scanning kiosks a perfect fit for retailers (video)

Mybestfit is a kiosk that measures shoppers' bodies to predict what brands and styles of clothing will fit best.

Mobile kiosks drive retail sales

VendaCarts make it possible for retailers to sell to the masses.

Chicago Transit Authority attempting to fill retail spaces in subway tunnels

April 4, 2011

According to The Chicago Tribune, a change in a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) ordinance will permit expanded retail shopping offerings throughout its subway…

Helios running Acquire in Europe’s largest shopping mall

Both kiosks and digital signs are using Acquire in more than 40 systems in three major shopping malls in Turkey.

Experiment on customers to get more from your self-service pilot

In our house, spring means two things: Chicago Cubs baseball and the school Science Fair. As I was helping my son sort out whether or not a cheese sandwich…

Beanstalk Loyalty offers Facebook check-in via POS terminal

Retailers can use social media on kiosks and POS terminals to better market to their customers.

Study: Personalization key to retail growth

In-store technologies can boost customer satisfaction, according to two new consumer reports.

Interactive displays go 'to the window, to the wall'

Inside the Kiosk: Canadian company helps retailers transform tables, walls and floors into interactive displays.

Analysts say brick-and-mortar stores will live on

March 9, 2011

According to TheStreet.com, despite major retailers such as Blockbuster and Borders filing for bankruptcy, retail experts think the demise of brick-and-mortar…