Google Chrome will now support managed public sessions
Continue reading Google readies Chrome OS for all comers at the kiosk.
CORONA, Calif., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com),
a technology leader in developing automated retailing systems,
customized kiosks and micro-stores, announced that they have entered
into a 10-year exclusive licensing agreement with Utique, Inc. - a San Francisco based innovator of retail automation technologies and operator of U*tique Shop automated stores.
Continue reading AVT and Utique, Inc. Enter into 10-Year Exclusive Partnership.
Google c
ontinues to move beyond Internet search in the San Francisco area with a pilot program called Google Shopping Express. The project allows local residents to order items from participating retailers, including Toys "R" Us, Target, Walgreens, Staples, American Eagle Outfitters, Nob Hill Foods, Blue Bottle Coffee and more as well as items from multiple stores.
Continue reading Google's Same-Day Delivery Pilot A Shot at Amazon?.
Online retailers Walmart.com and Amazon.com are looking to extend their reach by putting delivery lockers in drugstores and convenience stores, and in chain stores like Staples, to meet customers' demands for faster access to online orders.
Continue reading Can retailers sell delivery lockers idea?.
Dozens of 6-foot-4-inch stainless-steel kiosks are to be installed in 19 subway stations in the next few months in what the Metropolitan Transportation Authority calls its "On the Go! Travel Station" program. They will replace some of the poster-size paper maps on platforms, mezzanines and turnstile areas, and also cut down on notices that sometimes proliferate to the point that they look like wallpaper.
Continue reading Subway Kiosks Will Guide Riders (in Between Ads).
New Coi
nstar Chief Executive Scott Di Valerio takes over the Bellevue-based company amid tough questions on Wall Street: Is Coinstar's all-important Redbox movie DVD business past its prime? And can its new Rubi coffee-vending machines succeed where others have failed?
Continue reading For Coinstar CEO, no time to ease into new job.
April 8, 2013 - Ensuring package control through order placement, shipping, delivery, and notification to purchaser as well as shipper, parcel delivery system employs combination of bar code tracking, cellular technologies, RFID master access, and texting or emailing. System is specifically designed to meet needs of retailers and internet companies that deal with delivery of products through central pick up point.
Continue reading Parcel Delivery System features fully automated operation.
LEID Products Participates in KPLA Conference to Inform Attendees of Innovative iLibrary System - Retail Automate
"LEID Products' iLibrary System is an innovative approach to extending library hours and accessibility," said Sam Hoff, president, LEID Products. "The libraries of Kentucky have already recognized benefits of using LEID's self-service solutions. Seven library districts in the state have installed our systems in multiple locations to provide better access to library materials for their patrons."
NEW YORK -- Shares of Best Buy rose 16 percent Thursday after it announced plans to create store-
within-store kiosks for Samsung products - a vote of confidence from a major consumer electronics retailer that the brick-and-mortar format is still an important way to sell products.
Continue reading Samsung kiosk plan pumps up Best Buy stock.
Here they come...Amazon already has 2 day, then Google goes same day. Now Google adopts Amazon's escalation into lockers and substation delivery. There might be hope for our post offices after all
Using hundreds of autonomous mobile robots and sophisticated control software, the Kiva Mobile-robotic Fulfillment System enables extremely fast cycle times with reduced labor requirements, from receiving to picking to shipping.
Continue reading Company Profile - KIVA Systems.
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc , facing growing competition for quick delivery of physical goods from online retailers like Amazon.com Inc , said on Tuesday it would start using its stores to get Internet orders to customers faster.
While Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer by overall sales, on the Internet its revenue is a small fraction of Amazon's, adding some urgency to its e-commerce efforts.
Continue reading Wal-Mart steps up its online game with help from stores.
Continue reading Walmart Review - Fewer employees really means more growth & profit?.
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) -- Vending machines are commonly known for dispensing snacks and sodas, but machines dispensing medical marijuana have created a buzz among California dispensaries. Over 800 items per Autospense machines. For sale or lease. San Diego is next. $60K per machine.
De
veloping a "next generation fulfillment network" will be one of Walmart's key global priorities for this year, along with investing in a global e-commerce platform that will provide the world's largest retailer with common digital technology in multiple countries.
Walmart Supercenter sign (Photo credit: Ron Dauphin)
Continue reading Walmart Will Use Stores Plus Fulfillment Centers for Next-Gen Network.
Jack Dorsey interview includes new transaction flow with his mobile where he walks into a coffee shop and pays for his coffee without ever touching his mobile phone in his pocket.
Continue reading Jack Dorsey Interview for new Mobile Payment.
S4 includes NFC capabilities and will be the first Samsung device to come pre-loaded with the Visa payWave applet in the embedded secure element.
Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S4 reinvents the barcode.
SoloHealth's stations, slated to be in 2,500 Walmarts and Sam's Clubs next month, to video consultations with doctors, to sma
rtphone apps that track blood pressure and heart rate, consumer health technology is attracting big-name backers such as retailer Walmart,
PharmaSmart in Rochester, NY releases whitepaper on blood pressure compliance with AAMI/ISO. Video details the features. Currently serves 6,000 locations and the study details over 8 million readings.
The battle between Walmart and SuperCenters against Amazon and its Web escalate. How they mitigate the advantages of each other, how quickly and effectively is the question to be answered.
Continue reading Wal-Mart Anxious to Combat Amazon's Lead in Web Vendors.
Users of the online city guide can take part in real world missions that let them collect rewards by visiting, say, three different art galleries in a six hour period or three participating bars in twelve hours.
Continue reading Canadian Kiosk launches NFC rewards.
Article highlighting Bsquare lead developer for Intel and multiple intelligent vending products.
Costa Coffee And PepsiCo Intelligent Vending Machines Take Spotlight At Intel's NRF Exhibit - Retail Automate
NEW YORK CITY -- Intel Corp. showed a few of the developments in its "intelligent vending" initiative during this year's National Retail Federation trade show here. Also on display were concepts that might be as applicable to micromarket operators as to any other sort of retailer. Intel's work with international coffeehouse titan Costa Coffee (Dunstable, UK) was a center of attention at the show, which took place Jan. 13-16.
Interactivity Strengthens Engagement: Intel Sees Bright Future For PC-Controlled Vending - Retail Automate
Great article from Vending Times on Intel and Next Generation 
Vending.
Last weekend, at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, toy car makers Hot Wheels, together with Chevrolet Canada and marketing firm TrojanOne, displayed Canada's first Twitter-activated promotional vending machine - aptly called "The Hot Wheels Camaro-matic Trending Machine." By tweeting the correct hash-tag, it dispensed free (if small) Camaro's to attendees.
The new system involves a touch-screen kiosk, which people use to indicate whether they are renewing tags or getting title work done. The kiosk then prints out a ticket, which is reflected on a large screen situated above the kiosk. The screen shows, with updates every five seconds, the tickets' expected waiting time.
Continue reading Treasurer's office launches automated system Take A Number.
PROVO, UT -- Newcomer AirVend, based here, is offering a touchscreen solution for vending machines. It is designed to enhance the POS experience and ease compliance with government product content disclosure rules.
Continue reading New Company Offers AirVend Touchscreen Interface For Vending Machines.
Retailers that collectively account for $1 trillion in annual sales have
shaken up the hotly competitive mobile wallet space by forming Merchant
Customer Exchange (MCX), combining the "convenience of paying at the
register with customizable offers," according to a statement released
today.
Continue reading Walmart, Target Join New Retailer-Led Mobile Payment Group.
Walmart has expanded its use of the "Scan & Go" iPhone app from a
single-store test to 40 locations in the Denver area. Shoppers who
download the app can scan items with their phones as they walk the
aisles of the store. When they're finished, they select "done shopping"
and the app creates a unique QR code that is read at a self-checkout
station where the customer chooses a payment option to complete the
transaction, according to published reports.
Continue reading Walmart Expands iPhone-Based Self-Checkout to 40 Denver Stores.
OfficeMax Incorporated and Office Depot Inc. have entered a
definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine in an
all-stock merger. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Board
of Directors of both companies and will create a stronger, more
efficient global provider better able to compete in the rapidly changing
office solutions industry. Customers will benefit from enhanced
offerings across multiple distribution channels and geographies.
Continue reading Office Depot and OfficeMax Merge to Create $18B Company.
More than 100 business application software developers who specialize in retail have registered in the Socket Mobile Developer Program, and many have begun integrating support for Socket Mobile barcode scanners into their tablet-based POS solutions.
Continue reading Socket Mobile Gaining Momentum in Mobile Tablet Point-of-Sale Market.
The kiosks work like vending machines, or like the DVD lending dispensers at grocery stores. A student who wants to check out a laptop - or whatever device the university is offering - navigates a touch screen that authenticates the student's identity and then dispenses a charged machine.
Continue reading Dispensing Computers.
Kiosk offers access to the bank's call centre through videoconferencing, ATM and Internet banking services - Retail Automate
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The library wants to earmark $99,500 in its upcoming budget to purchase three laptop lending kiosks that would boost the number of available computers and remove the human element from the current system where librarians check out portable computers to patrons for inside use. The kiosk pilot program would start in July if the funds are approved.
Continue reading S.F. library eyes laptop-lending kiosks.
Best Buy Express offers more than 60 product skus including headphones, chargers, MP3 players, iPods, travel adaptors, tablets and more. As new products are introduced into the stores and online, they are also brought into Best Buy Express machines to ensure customers and travellers have the best, most up-to-date technology options.
Continue reading Best Buy automated retail now in Vancouver airport.
Drexel University vending machines dispense Macbooks to students
Continue reading University Installs Vending Machine That Dispenses Macbooks.
New iPad solutions for POS and Retail have a nice look.
Continue reading Griffin Unveils new kiosk retail POS solutions for iPad.
The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ) announced today that its Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members may now select an 
upgraded or different rental vehicle via their smartphone. Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members are offered a range of cars on their smartphone which they can instantly rent in lieu of the reserved vehicle.
upgraded or different rental vehicle via their smartphone. Hertz Gold Plus Rewards members are offered a range of cars on their smartphone which they can instantly rent in lieu of the reserved vehicle.
Continue reading Hertz Launches Vehicle Upgrades Via Mobile Devices.
Manhattan NY article on iPad & tablet rental. That concept has been explored before based in airports and other high footfall traffic areas. Here is photo of Powerport unit built five years ago for precisely that..(ipad laptop rental). Click to enlarge the image.
Continue reading Public Kiosks Lockers for IPads & Tablet rental borrow..
From Fox Business News -- EcoATM founder Mark Bowles weighs in on his kiosk business.
Kiosks Give Cash for Your Cell Phone
3:14 - Ecoatm founder Mark Bowles weighs in on his kiosk business.
Continue reading Interview with Mark Bowles of ecoATM.
