Monthly Archives: July 2016

China Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: April 2017 Shanghai

SHANGHAI, July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Following the Successful China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) 2016: a New Date Se

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The 14th China International Self-service, Kiosk and Vending Show (CVS) will meet you in April 2017 in Shanghai. As a must-attend show dedicated to vending, self-service and OCS industries for more than ten years, the 14th CVS Show is worth looking forward to — the show will be held as a part of HOTEL PLUS covering a total exhibition area of 200,000 square meters, and is expected to attract more than 100,000 professional buyers from various industries.

Industry Shift – the evolution of Self-Service

self service kiosk

New opportunities continue to alter the kiosk industry landscape. By Laura Miller, Marketing Director KioWare Reprinted with permission from Kiosk Solutions magazine Issue #1. Introduction Interactive kiosks are not a new concept. In fact, companies have been deploying them for more than 35 years. Kiosks have long been a tool used primarily by large organisations with multiple locations,… Read More »

Digital Signage & Ticketing Kiosk – ‘The Field Museum”

ticketing kiosk digital sign

What’s more Natural than a Ticketing Kiosk? July 19, 2016 – YORK, PA. The Field Museum in Chicago takes pride in being one of the world’s largest natural history museums in the world. Their diverse array of permanent exhibitions and quality educational programs attract over 2 million visitors annually. The Field Museum is constantly looking for ways to enrich… Read More »

Financial kiosk – The Value Added Tax refund kiosk

A Star2 reader, who is a frequent traveller, shares her experiences on value added tax and the extremely tiring process of claiming it back.

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In France, they have an automated kiosk called Pablo. Once Pablo approves your form, you don’t need to go to the customs counter at all; you can just line up and obtain your cash refund or put the form in the box and later get your refund credited into your nominated credit card.

 

Financial kiosk – QPAGOS Rolls Out Self Service Kiosks in Mexico

In one visit to the QPAGOS kiosk, customers can also top up their mobile phone, pay their electric, gas, telephone and water bills, as well as pay for municipal services, entertainment services, transportation, and many more payment services.Click here to edit the content

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40 of 56 kiosks have been deployed so far with the balance expected to be deployed by the end of August; while over 20 mobile tablets with printers were deployed with a potential of over 70 deployed by the end of the year.

Baldor & Whole Foods Announce Baldor food kiosk for self-order

HUNTS POINT, N.Y., July 19, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Baldor Specialty Foods, the premier ingredient source for NYC’s best chefs, today announced a collaboration with Whole Foods Market’s Northeast Region that will make the company’s selection of unique culinary items available to home cooks for the first time through an in-store, digital kiosk called The Baldor Forager which will launch exclusively on July 26 in coordination with the grand opening of Whole Food Market Williamsburg. – News from Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc., issued by Send2Press Newswire

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Interesting example of completely custom online food service moving into bricks and mortar?

Retail Whitepaper – Floor Sensor Analytics for Traffic Footfall Analysis

Foot Traffic Sensors – Scanalytics SoleSensors Nice whitepaper by Scanalytics on traffic floor sensors. The Scanalytics intelligent floor sensors effectively transform Click to see full image existing spaces into smart environments that track and analyze individual patterns. From boutique shops to international department store chains, Scanalytics provides anyone with a physical footprint the tools to discover actionable insights about… Read More »

Kiosk News – SlabbKiosks welcomes Rick Kobal

Las Vegas, July 11, 2016 – Kiosk News – Rick Kobal has joined the SlabbKiosks’ sales team. The announcement was made today by the  company’s President, Peter te Lintel Hekkert. He indicated the move was necessary as the company continues to expand its customer base and increase production. “We are very pleased to welcome Rick to our team,” said te… Read More »

Gaming Kiosk – Dave & Busters Player Loyalty

Dave and Buster Kiosk

Gaming Kiosk or Rechargeable Cards Update: Diebold Nixdorf began supplying these in 2019 or so.  DN generally uses third party manufacturers and then resells them with the nice service contracts.  The original provider was Frank Mayer way back when. Given the environment where these kiosks go, its easy to see that any type of audio speaker is basically… Read More »

McDonalds Kiosk – McDonald’s invests over $550 million

Fast-food chain McDonald’s spending $557 million to add self-order kiosk for self-service to restaurants in Germany.

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

72 “restaurants of the future” to launch.  By end of 2019 McDonalds figures on having most of its 1400+ sites done. New gourmet burgers are making inroads and McDonalds is losing customers and share.

 

In the US it is estimated self-ordering kiosks in the U.S. number 600 which plans to expand that to 1,000 by years end.

Payment Kiosk – Unattended Retail Tracker UCP & Ingenico

Payment Kiosk News We try and highlight members and UCP has been scored as #2 in the PYMNTS Unattended Retail Tracker, only exceeded by Ingenico who is #1.  Pretty good company to be in.. PYMNTS.com Unattended Retail Tracker™, powered by USA Technologies, serves as a bimonthly framework for The PYMNTS.com Unattended Retail Tracker™, powered by USA Technologies, serves… Read More »