"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."
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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,
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.
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nitial deal for kiosks is set at 5,000 units around the country. Coinstar believes it is possible to expand to 15,000 nationwide, if the initial launch is a success. Machines will be found at drug stores and big box retailers, with an emphasis on stores that do not already have a coffee store inside. Safeway (SWY), the number two grocery chain, has already signed up for more than 50 kiosks. Safeway is betting on the kiosks, even though its units have Starbucks locations inside.
Continue reading Coinstar Has Two New Kiosks You Need To Know About.
When the city of Plano installed an automatic payment kiosk at City Hall in 2008, it hoped the new technology would allow people to quickly and easily pay their utility bills without having to leave their vehicles.
Continue reading Utility bill payment changes approved.
Continue reading Hubway bike rental kiosks installed at UMass campus, JFK-UMass station.
Visit the right British restaurants and you might assume so. This evening, you could eat at Piccolino and scan QR codes on the menu to find out more about the dishes, self-order at London's Inamo using its touch-screen e-tables, and use an app to settle your bill online at Pizza Express. All of which will minimise your interaction with actual real-life waiting staff.
Continue reading Rise of the Automatic Robot Restaurant.
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Continue reading IKEA and NCR Self-Checkout Turbelence.
BOONE, N.C., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ECR Software Corporation (ECRS) has again been recognized with the Vity Award for Best Computerized Point of Sale System. Vity Awards are given annually by Vitamin Retailer magazine to the top products and services in the Natural Products/Health industry as selected directly by retailers. ECRS is the leading supplier of retail automation to merchants in this vibrant, growing industry.
KIOSK Information Systems (KIOSK) will be featuring their new StoreBOT™ Automated Retail Platform at the NRF Loss 
Prevention Conference in New Orleans June 20th - 21st at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (Booth #1731). The solution provides a fully automated consumer sales transaction with secure product category lockdown and real-time inventory intelligence. Also the GiftWise turnkey gift card solution from Self ServiceNetworks.
Prevention Conference in New Orleans June 20th - 21st at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (Booth #1731). The solution provides a fully automated consumer sales transaction with secure product category lockdown and real-time inventory intelligence. Also the GiftWise turnkey gift card solution from Self ServiceNetworks.
AVT reports income up this quarter. Net income $3.5M for quarter with margin of 60%.
Continue reading AVT Reports Dramatic Revenue, Income Improvement In First Quarter.
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This week
's print edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal checks in on Coinstar (subscription required), the Seattle-based company that started with coin-counting vending machines and is now best known for its Redbox DVD rental kiosks.
Continue reading Coinstar's new kiosks: From fancy photo booths to phone recycling.
Write up on MinuteKey soon to be in Lowes, Costco, and Walmart. Minutekey is led by Randall Fagundo ex-Sugar Loaf/Coinstar.
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R Express Key kiosk to let guests who check in online or via mobile device bypass registration to obtain room key.
Continue reading NCR Launches 'Key' to Seamless Hotel Check-in.
OMAHA, Neb., May 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Many attendees of this weekend's Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting saw something they'd never seen before: a complete retail store in just 2 sq. ft. of floor space. In contrast to the usual large booths selling products made by Berkshire-owned brands. Richline Group, a Berkshire Hathaway-owned jewelry manufacturer, employed the Vigix vending kiosk to sell commemorative, gold and silver coins, pendants, and money clips. Sales were strong throughout the meeting, achieving an annualized sales per square foot of more than $1,125,000.
Continue reading Vigix Vending Kiosk Debuts at Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.
"Today, we have eight seed businesses with domain managers for each seed," said Paul Davis, Coinstar's chief executive. "We pay the domain managers like at a venture capital firm: They get a percentage of the value they create. We tell them, 'It's high risk, high reward.'"
Continue reading Coinstar Plants Entrepreneurial Seeds To Keep Growing.
Thanks to the good people at POP Online for highlighting Kiosk Industry Group awards handed out at CETW in San Francisco. POPonline is great resource and we welcome them to our network.
Continue reading Resource Point of Purchase Online Network.
Chicago enters into a contract with Portland, Oregon-based Alta Bicycle Share, Inc. to run the city's first major bike sharing system with 3,000 bikes at 300 stations, slated to launch in September. Another 1,000 bikes at 100 kiosks will be added next year.
Continue reading Alta Win Bikeshare in Chicago 400 stations.
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P or J.C. Penney customers can stop at a kiosk where they can pay credit card bills, buy gift cards and order products via a dedicated computer and have them shipped elsewhere.
Continue reading JCP Express format debuts in downtown Chicago.
March 7 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will
add more self-checkout lanes at its Walmart and Sam's Clubs
stores as it continues to look for ways to lower costs and
prices
, Chief Financial Officer Charles Holley said on
Wednesday. Notable quote - For every one second in
average transaction time at the Walmart U.S. chain, the company
said it spends about $12 million in cashier wages.
Continue reading Wal-Mart to add more self-checkout lanes.
Insta Ink, which sells more than 800 types of new and recycled ink and toner cartridges, has partnered with AVT to manufacture kiosks to dispense products inside retail locations.
Continue reading Customers Buying Ink Cartridges.
From Kioskmarketplace.com - predictions from the experts in self-service and self-service automation for 2012.
Continue reading 2012 Predictions from Kioskmarketplace.
Write up by Pittsburgh Tribune on FMI report that self-service checkouts are falling in popularity. Big Y and Albertson's in any case though those chains may come with their own unique challenges.
Continue reading Self-service checkouts fall from favor.
