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.

Circle K is loving the Bitcoin ATM

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The consumer's embrace of self service has dovetailed with the rising popularity of cryptocurrency, as evidenced by Circle K's crypto ATM rollout over the past…

‘AI Clerk’ engages with customers in unattended 7-Eleven kiosk

March 2, 2022

Customers may now engage in live conversations with an artificial intelligence clerk in Korea's first unmanned 7-Eleven convenience store inside the Lotte…

The evolution of c-stores: How 3rd party apps are adapting to changing customer needs

by Brian Jefferson — SVP & GM Payments and Loyalty, PDI Marketing Cloud Solutions, PDI Software

By providing concise messaging around engagement, c-stores can enable customers to act on their own so that clerks can focus on checkout.

Sheetz chain taps Travis Sheetz as CEO

December 29, 2021

Restaurant and convenience chain Sheetz has named Travis Sheetz as president and CEO.

UAE c-store debuts autonomous checkout technology

December 1, 2021

Adnoc Distribution, the UAE's largest fuel convenience retailer, has launched a fully autonomous, contactless and cashierless Adnoc Oasis store, according to a…

Royal Farms deploying NCR self-checkout to all stores

November 5, 2021

Royal Farms, a privately-owned convenience store chain, is rolling out NCR self-checkout to all of its 250-plus stores.

C-store chain to deploy Skip’s self-checkout kiosks

November 1, 2021

Huck's Market, a Carmi, Illinois based convenience store chain, will install Skip's new self-checkout kiosk to the 124 locations it operates across Illinois…

C-store chain deploying NCR self-checkout kiosks

October 28, 2021

Royal Farms, a privately owned chain of convenience stores throughout Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, will equip all…

C-store chain deploys unstaffed store

October 28, 2021

R-kiosk, part of the Norway based Reitan convenience store chain, has introduced an unstaffed R-kiosk Go! at Viikki campus at the University of Helsinki, in…

India’s wealthiest man brings 7-Eleven to his home country

October 20, 2021

The convenience store 7-Eleven has arrived in Mumbai, India thanks to the country's richest resident.

Initiative aims to shape the future of retail

October 8, 2021

Standard AI is partnering with retail tech leaders to launch the Autonomous Retail Initiative focused on investing in convenience store operators to help shape…

LG film drives impromptu purchases at convenience store

October 4, 2021

Abierto, a retail-focused technology integration firm, recently conducted a blind study of convenience store shoppers and found that a 14mm Transparent LED…

Dollar General mapping out health-focused customer experience

September 10, 2021

Inexpensive household items and groceries aren't the only store commodities Dollar General hopes to sell customers in the near future.

Casey's General Stores teams with Momentive to fuel customer, employee experiences

August 27, 2021

Casey's General Stores Inc., a Midwest-based chain of 2,300 conveniece stores, is deploying Momentive's technology to measure employee feedback, gauge product…

Giant Eagle adds PayPal, Venmo payment options

August 25, 2021

Supermarket customers at Giant Eagle locations, as well as the Giant Eagle's GetGo stores, can now pay for groceries using PayPal and Venmo.

7-Eleven launches minibar delivery

August 23, 2021

7-Eleven and Minibar Delivery, an on-demand alcohol delivery service, are collaborating on a service to deliver beer and wine to homes in select markets.

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Pandemic recovery reboots Rochester operation's technology focus

Martk Houseknecht is confident Crickler Vending will reclaim its position as a technology leader in convenience services as the business recovers from COVID-19.

C-store introduces self-order food kiosks

July 29, 2021

CEFCO Convenience Stores, based in Temple, Texas has launched self-order kiosks from Olea Kiosks Inc. with Reji LLC software in two of its kitchen locations…