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Diebold Nixdorf debuts AI solution to combat retail shrink

January 26, 2024

Diebold Nixdorf Inc., a provider of retail solutions powering transactions and experiences for more than 150 retailers around the world, has introduced an…

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Shop X to feature ‘Gachapon’ toy capsule machines

January 25, 2024

Shop X, a "micro village" featuring retail brands as part of the Post Houston downtown shopping complex in Houston, features Gachapon vending machines found in…

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bp taps Diebold Nixdorf as retail tech provider

January 24, 2024

Global fuel retailer bp has signed an agreement with Diebold Nixdorf Inc. to serve as a preferred global partner for operational services and retail…

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BBC: Self-checkout a failure

January 23, 2024

The BBC has joined the media chorus citing the poor performance of self checkout retail kiosks.

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Eye care brand taps PPDS for digital signage

January 18, 2024

Finland-based eye care specialist Silmäasema has partnered with Philips Professional Display Solutions (also known as PPDS) for digital signage in its retail…

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Walmart boasts largest drone delivery footprint

January 17, 2024

Walmart is expanding its drone delivery footprint and it will soon be available to 75% of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. That's about 1.8 million additional…

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Loss prevention driving retail store tech investment

January 10, 2024

Retailers are focused on omnichannel efficiency and also wrestling with loss prevention and both are driving store tech investments.

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Costco installs off-grid electrification at distribution center

January 9, 2024

Costco Wholesale has deployed its first U.S. fleet of off-grid electrified structures at its Mira Loma, California, distribution center, according to a press…

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India mall debuts robotic cotton candy machine

January 3, 2024

A cotton candy vending machine that uses a robotic arm has been introduced in Punjagutta's Next Galleria mall in Hyderabad, India, according to a…

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TikToker claims he was shortchanged at Zara self-checkout kiosk

January 2, 2024

A TikToker recently posted a video of himself using a self-checkout machine at a Zara Miami store and complaining that he should get a discount for having to…

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Carrefour debuts automated grocery store in Belgium

January 2, 2024

Carrefour, a Paris-based supermarket chain, has introduced an unattended store in Belgium called Carrefour BuyBye that consists of refrigerated vending…

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Uniqlo self-checkout counter for apparel wins kudos

December 28, 2023

Uniqlo, an apparel store that allows customers to check out purchases at a counter that uses radio frequency identification technology to process the…

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Vending innovation: Play the guitar for beer

December 27, 2023

A New Zealand brewery, Panhead Custom Ales in Wellington, has introduced a vending machine that is operated by a person playing an attached electric guitar.

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Black Rifle Coffee retail stores deploy digital signage

December 26, 2023

Black Rifle Coffee, a coffee brand that has branched into retail coffee locations, has partnered with Creative Realities, which offers digital signage, and…

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Telecom intros autonomous store with self-serve parcel robot

December 22, 2023

Etisalat by e&, a telecom provider in the United Arab Emirates, has introduced an autonomous store known as EASE (Etisalat by e& Autonomous Store…

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Walmart self-checkout kiosks feature pay-over-time

December 21, 2023

Walmart shoppers will be able to use Affirm's pay-over-time options at self-checkout kiosks at more than 4,500 U.S. Walmart stores, according to a press…

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Rite Aid can’t use facial recognition tech for 5 years

December 20, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has banned drugstore chain Rite Aid from using any facial recognition technology for five years following allegations the…

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NCR Voyix tops in new POS installations

December 14, 2023

When it comes to POS software providers NCR Voyix has been recognized as the number one global POS software supplier in both total and new restaurant…

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