Monthly Archives: February 2015

Panera Kiosk – 5 Elements Panera 2.0 Explained

Last Updated on April 7, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner In Panera Bread (NASDAQ:PNRA) Q4 2014 Earnings Call February 12, 2015 Ronald M. Shaich – Co-Founder, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer details results. Source: seekingalpha.com One number that struck me is that 8% of all Panera sales are now conducted thru digital channel. Their Rapid Pickup has… Read More »

Best Buy launches its first wedding registry

Last Updated on July 1, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Move over china and pretty linens. Best Buy Co., the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain, has launched its first wedding registry, catering to couples interested in the latest gadgets, from flat-panel TVs to Apple iPads. Source: www.miamiherald.com The retailer will also have kiosks in its 1,000-plus large-format U.S.… Read More »

Self-Service Trends Charging

Last Updated on March 28, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner Self Service Trends   From integrated technologies and expanding payment options, to location awareness and personalization, we take a look at the top ten trends driving explosive growth in self-service. Source: vsr.edgl.com Summary of current areas of “booming self-service” by Vertical Systems Reseller   Need Some Numbers? There… Read More »

Examining ADA lawsuits on point of sale devices

Last Updated on July 1, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner At this point, determining whether a particular kiosk complies with the ADA, requires a fact intensive, device-by-device inquiry. Source: www.insidecounsel.com Redbox’s recent settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that its video rental kiosks in California were not accessible to the blind provides a good example of the… Read More »

Self-Storage Kiosk Sales Jump 53 Percent in 2014

Last Updated on June 24, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner The number of self-storage operators who are relying on some form of automated technology in their business appears to be increasing. OpenTech Alliance Inc., a Phoenix-based provider of self-storage kiosks, call-center services and other technology, has reported the number of kiosks sold last year increased 53 percent over… Read More »

New Charleston library branch Survey Usage

Last Updated on March 20, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York Public Library (NYPL) has sent a survey to Staten Island’s South Shore residents to gather public input for the new Charleston library branch, scheduled to be completed in 2018. Released last week, the Charleston… Source: www.silive.com Survey tablet kiosk unit for… Read More »

Outerwall shuts down Redbox kiosks in Canada

Last Updated on March 25, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner As part of its fourth quarter earnings report today, Outerwall said it is shutting down its Redbox DVD rental kiosks in Canada. Outwerall, the Bellevue-bas Source: www.geekwire.com Outerwall, which recently increased both movie and video game rental prices at Redbox kiosks, noted that the week of Dec. 29… Read More »

Automated Passport Control Goes Live At LPIA

Last Updated on July 1, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Lynden Pindling International Airport’s Automated Passport Control… Source: www.prnewswire.com The new system does not require travelers to complete a paper U.S. customs declaration form, as all questions are answered on the computer’s touch screen. Travelers simply follow the on-screen instructions to scan… Read More »

SITA passport control kiosks at Abu Dhabi

Last Updated on July 1, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Passengers travelling to the United States can now pre-clear U.S. Customs and Immigration at Abu Dhabi International Airport using new automated passport control (APC) kiosks from air transport and government IT specialist, SITA. Source: www.zawya.com Passengers simply scan their passports to identify themselves, provide their fingerprints and a… Read More »

Kiosk & Display Trade Show – Integrated Systems Europe 2015

Last Updated on July 1, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Integrated Systems Europe 2015. The gates of the Amsterdam’s RAI Exhibition Center will open on February 10th-12th.   The event was launched in 2004 to fulfill the need for a pan-European foru… Source: kioskindustry.org Nice show upcoming in Amsterdam includes a curved display that we actually think might be useful.… Read More »

Kiosk Trade Show – ISE Europe 2015

Last Updated on July 23, 2021 by Craig Allen Keefner Integrated Systems Europe 2015 The gates of the Amsterdam’s RAI Exhibition Center will open on February 10th-12th. The event was launched in 2004 to fulfill the need for a pan-European forum for the emerging markets of professional AV and electronic systems integration. The show grew quickly to become… Read More »

SFO installs 40 Passport Control kiosks

Last Updated on July 1, 2022 by Craig Allen Keefner Forty BorderXpress APC kiosks will go live at San Francisco International Airport in March 2015 to help expedite processing at the U.S. CBP checkpoint. Source: www.futuretravelexperience.com More Border Express kiosks going in. Posts 2026: 3,035