As an exhibitor of Retails Big Show (the KMA Booth), we wanted to update you on a critical decision that has been made regarding your participation at the event. After careful consideration, NRF has made the decision to require all attendees of Retails Big Show to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and to provide valid proof of vaccination prior to entry.
For purposes of this in-person event, an individual is fully vaccinated, as described currently by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and/or World Health Organization (WHO) two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series vaccine produced by Pfizer, Moderna, or Oxford/AstraZeneca, or two weeks after a single dose vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson. Fully vaccinated status also applies to completion of all doses recommended for full immunity of Sinopharm or Sinovac. For two dose series vaccines, an individual must receive the same vaccine for both doses to be fully vaccinated.
Please note- This policy extends to anyone entering the Javits Convention Center which includes Exhibitor Appointed Contractors.
Verification of vaccination status will be a part of the registration process and additional details regarding the collection of this information is forthcoming. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Covid-19 Policy page on our website. Any questions related to this Covid-19 policy should be directed here.
We look forward to seeing you in New York and appreciate your continued support of the NRF.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc unveiled a $10 credit-card reader and mobile app forbrick-and-mortar businesses on Wednesday, marking the lateststep by the U.S. online retailer to expand
Source: www.reuters.com
Amazon Local Register takes on Square, PayPal & NCR. 1.75% which is a remarkable rate. More than 90% of U.S. retail sales take place in physical stores..
1. Kiosks can be indoors or fully weatherproof outdoor units – leaflets don’t function well in wind and rain. 2. A kiosk with an inviting welcome screen is a point of interest and draws …
December 2015 – Provision announces installation of 200 kiosks;
Further, to kick off the year, in January 2016, we announced the shipment of an additional 250 kiosks for immediate installation.
Source: finance.yahoo.com
3D viewing kiosk for retail. Quarterly revenue $1M with another 250 deployed. First client Rite Aid. Looks like they are getting some traction. Curt Thornton letter.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – It’s a race where the only running involved is too the polls. But before lining up, voters must register. And that’s exactly the purpose of the new voter registration kiosks unveiled by Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Montgomery County Probate Judge JC Love.
“This project was born out of a problem we experienced during last November’s election,” said Love. “There was a large number of college students that showed up to the polls excited on Election Day…and when they went to check and discovered that they weren’t on the voter rolls.”
According to Merrill, it’s not the number of college student registering to vote that’s a problem. It’s the way they’re registering. He pointed out that many young people registered to vote through social media platforms and they weren’t actually registered.
“If you use a third-party group they may take that information and use it for another purpose independent of the purpose that was intended, which is to become a register voter or to change their registered voter information,” Merrill said.
The kiosks will be on the campuses for Auburn University at Montgomery, Faulkner University, Troy University at Montgomery, Huntington College, Trenholm State and Alabama State University. With one machine accessible on each campus, some of the universities are including voter registration education into their curriculums.
August 6, 2021 — ELATEC Inc. has announced that its U.S. production facility in Palm City, Florida, has shipped its first 100,000 RFID systems as of July 30, 2021.
“The ELATEC Inc. team is proud to announce this exciting milestone for our new U.S. production facility and our customers,” said Paul Massey, CEO of ELATEC Inc. “I am very proud of the team and honored to be part of the great things that are happening here.”
ELATEC Inc. first began production in the U.S. just one year ago in August 2020, delivering an essential expansion in their global production strategy, according to Massey.
“Each month, this new team has increased production output while maintaining our strict quality goals, continued Massey,” In fact, this past month, the team’s output exceeded the goal we had set for December 2021. This is an excellent achievement with many more to come!”
ELATEC RFID and mobile credential readers are an integral component for contactless user authentication, authorization and access control by OEMs worldwide.
Here is a chronology of Perspectives on Self-Service. These represent the personal view of our editor-in-chief and only opinion and examination of potential situations and outcomes.
July — Kiosk manufacturer news –
Samsung announced that they are selling a kiosk now. We knew they sold menu boards and digital menus, and digital signage for that matter. We have two writeups. One here on Kiosk Industry and the other on LinkedIn with a bit more speculation. Interesting decisions by Samsung.
They opted for a non-CAT credit card terminal. That can work for gorilla accounts like Home Depot or Mcdonald’s but that’s it. They call it “semi-attended” which doesn’t exist as a PCI class. An oldie goldie antibacterial coating zinc pyrithione is being used. You may remember from TV commercials for shampoo.
It certainly makes sense to expand your offering and portfolio to customers when they are considering huge spends for 75″ UHD monitors every 6 feet (and in the drive-thru lane). Maybe they will soon offer curbside and lockers. Finally, we are a little concerned that they have named these kiosks the KMA Series. For the record, KMA has absolutely nothing to do with these units.
We also now maintain a Legal News log with opinion. McDonalds and Wendys are big newsmakers this week. In addition we now have a dedicated page for Assistive Technology.
Apparently, we now have a fully functioning DOJ or Department of Justice. Enforcing laws appears to be coming back into vogue. We know of many cases the DOJ has “expressed interest”, unlike the former. The prosecution probability index (PPI) has definitely risen in the last 3 months.
The big mysteries at this point are how a large number of franchisees ALL violate ADA. We can understand this one or that one but 139? And then, given 50 states why would McDonald’s choose to trial biometrics in the one state that has extensive laws surrounding it. Sometimes “bad law” can be created by bringing suit in an unsympathetic district court. Winn-Dixie is a prime example of that.
One other trend that is noteworthy revolves around videos and specifically audio embedded. This can be an actual audio track or it could be a narration. Multiple languages. Media from Amazon, Netflix, Disney come into play. Any description of services with visuals.
Long read but good read. Interesting too that the banked is going down to a certain degree due to all the fee’s a bank charges now. They make it difficult and act like consumers have no choice. I myself only use banks as secondary diversification option.
The kiosks, which offer instruction in both English and Spanish, allow county residents to pay misdemeanor court fines quickly, easily and conveniently, officials said.
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 the undisputed annual marketplace for these industries – a focus not only for doing business but also for networking, education and technological innovation.
Always owned by not-for-profit trade associations, ISE has been a joint venture between InfoComm International and the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) since 2007. As well as ensuring that all proceeds from ISE are re-invested into the industry, these associations act as the cornerstone of the event’s extensive education programme, which continues to grow year-on-year.
Show Summary: As in the past eight years, ISE 2015 will be held at the superb Amsterdam RAI, occupying every hall of this world-leading meeting and convention venue. The show will attract professionals from every link in the systems integration value-chain, including manufacturers, distributors, dealers, contractors and consultants. ISE also draws ever-growing numbers of end customers, from fields as diverse as education, sports, corporate facilities, hospitality and live events
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — BiblioTech and VIA Metropolitan Transit are partnering to bring Bexar County’s all-digital public library to the traveling public with the new “Ride & Read” program. The first BiblioTech kiosk was unveiled on Wednesday, September 21, at VIA’
Source: finance.yahoo.com
Amazing how libraries and books just get stronger and stronger. Biblio books and e-books so it is serving both groups.
Editors Note: We have direct experience using TDS Touch and found them to be very reliable, very cost-effective and many are designed as drop-in replacement for premium EloTouch
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On the news front, Qwick Media and subsidiary Waterfillz are now offering timely sanitizer kiosk additions to their manufactured line of products.
Our 3 models of floor enclosure kiosks are now being offered with built-in sanitizer kiosk application. These can be outfitted with either touchscreen or as digital-only for important notices and ad revenue.
With Waterfillz products we are offering up our redesigned 2 head water refill station used for events and construction sites to now accommodate Sanitizer application as well.
All units are set up to accept our distributed Billows brand BIB’s (Bag in Box) system with 12-litre size units available of hand sanitizer.
A clean and simple system for refilling and built for the rigors of public installations.
For many international travelers arriving at U.S. gateway airports, travel has eased dramatically this summer, thanks to airline investments in passport kiosks. At LAX, it is Delta that has taken the lead, installing ten passport kiosks in LAX Terminal 5, where it is the sole occupant and which is in the […]
For reference – costs are not typically disclosed, but in May Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a hub for the US Airways component of American, paid $2 million for 24 kiosks, which works out to about $83,000 each.
Who knew, after 25 years of running an honest sincere company, I would get involved in monkey business, and be proud of it :).On April 18th 2015, cash and credit card donations started pouring into our donation kiosk at the Houston Zoo’s Ape habitat.This kiosk is different from ones we have built in the last 10 years. It does not have a touch screen, but rather the old style lighted push buttons for visitors to select their cause (Gorillas or Chimpanzees) and then pay by credit or cash.The kiosk
July 2021 Update — See the updated KMA PCI EMV Credit Card Reader Update – includes a preview of v6 devices from Ingenico. We also have finalized 30×10 matrix of POS devices and specific capabilities and features.
From PCI SSC – The COVID-19 pandemic is quickly changing how many small merchants accept payments. Merchants that previously only had brick-and-mortar locations are moving to accept e-commerce and over-the-phone transactions. PCI Security Standards Council shares key
considerations to help small merchants keep their customers’ payment data secure in this rapidly changing environment.
One tip from Kiosk Industry Group is to understand and know what access, if any, your vendors and supply chain have access to. The Target breach for example was due to a vendor using out-of-date free Malware protection on their PC and getting in via Microsoft infrastructure.
TIP #1: REDUCE WHERE PAYMENT CARD DATA CAN BE FOUND
The best way to protect against data breaches is not store card data at all. Many small merchants are offering curbside pickup now and are accepting telephone payments in lieu of former face-to-face transactions. Avoid writing payment card details down and instead enter them directly into your secure terminal. More Information: PCI SSC Special Interest Group Paper: Accepting Telephone Payments Securely
TIP #2: USE STRONG PASSWORDS
The use of weak and default passwords is one of the leading causes of payment data breaches for businesses. To be effective, passwords must be strong and updated regularly. Weak and vendor default passwords are a frequent source of small merchant breaches. More Information: Strong Passwords Infographic
TIP #3: KEEP SOFTWARE PATCHED AND UP TO DATE
Criminals look for outdated software to exploit flaws in unpatched systems. Timely installation of security patches is crucial to minimize the risk of being breached. One way to keep up with all the necessary changes is by ensuring vulnerability scans are performed regularly to identify security issues. PCI Approved Scanning Vendors (ASVs) can help you identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in your Internet-facing payment systems, e-commerce website, and other systems, providing a report of your vulnerabilities and how to address them—for example, what patches to
apply. Be sure to act upon the results of ASV vulnerability scans and keep your software up to date. More Information: Patching Infographic
TIP #4: USE STRONG ENCRYPTION
Encryption makes payment card data unreadable to people without a specific key, and can be used to protect stored data and data transmitted over a network. Ask your vendor whether your payment terminal encryption is done via a Point-to-Point Encryption solution and is on the PCI SSC’s List of PCI P2PE Validated Solutions. If you are setting up a new website, confirm the shopping cart provider is using proper encryption, such as TLS v1.2, to protect your customers’ data. More Information: Information Supplements on Use of SSL/Early TLS
TIP #5: USE SECURE REMOTE ACCESS
To minimize the risk of being breached, it’s important that you take part in managing how and when your vendors can access your systems. Criminals can gain access to your systems that store, process, or transmit payment data through weak remote access controls. You should limit use of remote access and disable it when not needed. If you must allow remote access, ask your vendors to use multi-factor authentication and strong remote access credentials that are unique to your business and not the same as those used for other customers. More Information: PCI SSC Secure Remote Access Infographic
TIP #6: ENSURE FIREWALLS ARE CONFIGURED PROPERLY
A firewall is a device or software that sits between your network and the Internet. It acts as a barrier to keep traffic out of your network and systems that you don’t want and didn’t authorize. Firewall rules can seem complex, but configuring them properly is vital to security. If you require additional assistance to properly configure your firewall, seek help from a network professional. More Information: Resource for Small Merchants: Firewall Basics
TIP #7: THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK
Hackers use phishing and other social engineering methods to target organizations with legitimate-looking emails and social media messages that trick users into providing confidential data, such as payment card number, merchant account number or password. Small merchants should be extra vigilant and be on the look out for common phishing and social engineering hacks. More Information: Beware of COVID-19 Online Scams and Threats
TIP #8: CHOOSE TRUSTED PARTNERS
It’s critical you know who your service providers are and what security questions to ask them. Is your service provider adhering to PCI DSS requirements? For e-commerce merchants (and those of you that recently started accepting e-commerce payments in lieu of face-to-face payments), it is important that your payment service providers are PCI DSS compliant, including the service provider that manages your payment process (your “payment service provider” or PSP). More Information:
In the current mobile marketplace, desktop sites, apps, in store signage, and mobile sites combine to create a consumer experience that may or may not be consistent across all mediums. In April’s STORES Magazine, Peter Johnson writes about how MandM e-retailer identifies this issue and works to resolve it. Graham Benson, IT Director at MandM Direct, says
What you need now more than ever is a soft of ubiquitous consumer experience across all channels. It’s very difficult to achieve the same user experience with the same functionality if you’re running an app, a separate mobile site and a separate PC site.
True. What better way to incorporate these mobile communications into your brick and mortar experience, than to present consumers with those same applications and mobile experiences via an in store kiosk? Download a mobile app (via Google Play for Android devices, or iTunes for Apple), and lock it down with kiosk software. No extra cost (barring the minimal costs of the device and the enclosure/stand) and no additional programming. Another solution, build a site that is optimized for all devices and incorporates responsive design. Then broadcast that site to mobile, tablet, desktop and kiosk devices. In short, do it once and make it count for as many mediums as possible.
Retail solutions
Also in the April edition of STORES is an article by Karen M. Kroll about mid sized retailers and their ability to view inventory across channels including e-commerce, brick and mortar, catalog and mobile sales. Making this full inventory available to store visitors is one way to optimize the use of this solution. Visitors should have access to kiosks that display the store’s website and online inventory. In this particular case, the technology that enables live inventory tracking is a Celerant solution.
Leveraging solutions with kiosks
What solutions and consultants are being used to streamline the retail process? No matter what solution is identified, it often only takes one extra step to allow kiosks to leverage the solution in yet another direction, making inventory management pay in yet another way. Ultimately, consultants looking for ways to leverage their solutions as far as possible may find kiosks are a simple solution with strong ROI and scalability.
Staples to buy retail-focused software firm PNI Digital: TORONTO (Reuters) – Staples Inc said on Monday it wil… http://t.co/nlQaiewfgR
Craig Keefner‘s insight:
Vancouver-based PNI said with Staples’ support it expects to significantly expand the services it offers to its retailers and partners. Its software, which powers both online and in-store platforms, is currently used by retailers such as Costco and Walmart Canada.
KioWare software now available to federal, state, & local government agencies through a GSA IT Schedule 70 Contract – KioWare.com
Craig Keefner‘s insight:
KioWare is sold throughout the world in over 80 countries to businesses, as well as federal, state/regional, and local government buyers. KioWare’s clients include the US Air Force, Coast Guard, Army Reserves, and Army Corps of Engineers, Department of State, and more than 50 cities and counties nationwide.
“KioWare’s success in the marketplace can be attributed to our high commitment to customer service. We pride ourselves on listening and acting on customer feedback.” explained Jim Kruper, President of Analytical Design Solutions, Inc. “Typically this translates into new software features. However, as we expanded into the federal market we learned our customers valued the ability to purchase through GSA Schedule Contracts because of the amount of time they saved during the procurement process.”
Exchange gift card for cash with Coinstar kiosk. Insert your card and the machine then generates a bid for your card. Accept it and it prints token for cash.
Coinstar President Jim Gaherity joined guest host Kim Holcomb on the show today to share how you can transform loose change and unused giftcards into cold hard cash.The traditional Coinstar kiosk allows customers to change loose change into cash or e-certificates.
Craig Keefner‘s insight:
Nice video interview with Coinstar president explaining how gift card exchange kiosks work
What does Panera 2.0 look like? – St. Louis Business Journal
The rapid pick-up, or mobile ordering, is already in place in 149 locations in Minnesota, St. Louis and Detroit, and Panera is looking to have it completely rolled out nationwide by the end of the year. Enhanced To-Go and Eat-In, or kiosk service, is currently in place in four bakery-cafe locations in Boston, and 10 locations in Charlotte, N.C. This year, Panera will roll it out to six more locations in Charlotte and the Dallas market; the nationwide rollout will take place in 2015 and 2016.
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