Six trends for in-store media in 2010

With global spending on technology products and services expected to grow 8.1 percent to more than $1.6 trillion, 2010 is likely to be a major year for…

Redbox caves, agrees to 28-day delay with Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. and redbox agree to a 28-delay on new releases at the discount DVD-rental kiosks; redbox-parent Coinstar's shares close 50 cents higher.

ECRS unveils entry-level self-checkout unit

February 10, 2010

Retail automation provider ECR Software Corp. (ECRS) has unveiled its small-footprint self-checkout solution at the 2010 National Grocers Association Synergy…

Kiosk prototype uses facial recognition to personalize experience

February 8, 2010

PFU Systems Inc. has a new prototype dual-display kiosk that relies on facial recognition technology to deliver a more personalized advertising experience…

Survey indicates majority of wine shoppers would use self-service wine info kiosks

February 7, 2010

More than 80 percent of wine and spirits shoppers would use a self-serve kiosk for product information such as tasting notes, food pairing recommendations and…

Video game buy-back company e-Play halts operations

February 2, 2010

Less than a year after a trial rollout in northeastern Wal-Marts, e-Play LLC appears to have gone defunct.

Focus on Escalate Retail's new Pocket Kiosk

Escalate Retail is offering a novel approach to all-channel commerce, using shoppers' own smartphones as a "Pocket Kiosk."

NCR continues self-checkout march into eastern Europe

January 26, 2010

NCR Corp. has signed an order with SPAR, the world's largest food retail chain with more than 126,000 stores in 32 countries, to install NCR self-checkouts in…

3D foot scanning kiosk to be on display at this month's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market

January 19, 2010

The eSoles Custom Footbeds 3D TruCapture foot scanning kiosk is set for display at this month's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City.

Study: Customer adoption of self-checkout growing

December 30, 2009

A benchmarking study earlier this year showed that more than 70 percent of respondents have adopted using self-checkout lanes inside stores, according to…

Will digital-download kiosks save Blockbuster?

The home video brand has had a disappointing year, but a partnership with NCR may help keep it alive.

Kiosks: The Complete Story on ROI

The value of investing in a kiosk network deployment depends in large part on the return on that investment. Learn the revenue potential of a kiosk network and…

DVD kiosk company rents movies by the hour

December 7, 2009

Blaine, Minn.-based Mosquito Productions has announced the deployment of its BigBox DVD-rental kiosk in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Mosquito is a…

Canadian bill lets pharmacists dispense drugs via kiosk

December 2, 2009

Canda's CBC News reports the Ontario legislature has passed Bill 179, which will allow prescription drug sales through self-service kiosks. The Web site says…

Retailers tackle 2010 with technology

Retailers are seeking technologies that do for any product category what mannequins do for apparel—show the customer how to bring many items together into a…

Blockbuster Express kiosks coming to Manhattan Duane Reade locations

November 30, 2009

NCR Corp. today announced the deployment of its Blockbuster Express DVD-rental kiosks in 200 Duane Reade drugstore locations in Manhattan. The kiosks offer DVD…

First look: Inside the Microsoft retail store

A visit to the first Microsoft store reveals that comparisons to Apple are like apples and oranges.

LaneHawk BOB scanner now available for NCR self-checkout

November 5, 2009

NCR Corp. and Evolution Robotics Retail (ERR) have announced the availability of ERR's LaneHawk loss-prevention feature on NCR's SelfServ Checkout terminal.

Tesco opens Britain's first all self-checkout store

October 20, 2009

The Daily Mail reports that Tesco has opened Britain's first store equipped solely with self-checkout units. The Tesco Express in King's Langley, Northampton…

Steve Jobs helping overhaul Disney Stores

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

October 12, 2009

It looks like some of the visionary thinking that went into the Apple Stores is being brought to the retail wing of the Magic Kingdom: The New York Times…