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NACS 2026 Show Review: 10 Retail Technology Takeaways

NACS Trade Show Review Retail Technology

Connected systems—not simply unattended stores—were a central technology theme at NACS 2026. Checkout, fuel payments, foodservice, cash handling, and store analytics increasingly appeared as parts of an integrated operation. This overview summarizes Elliot Maras’s show-floor reporting and highlights the implications for kiosk and self-service operators. Based on reporting by Elliot Maras. Summary and commentary by Craig Allen Keefner.… Read More »

Convenience Store Kiosks

Convenience Store Kiosks 2023 saw three merger-and-acquisition (M&A) deals that had notable impacts on the U.S. convenience store industry in terms of size and scope of individual companies. The first was Houston-based bp’s pickup of Westlake, Ohio-based TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA) for $1.3 billion. The deal added 280-plus locations to bp’s network, complementing its existing off-highway convenience… Read More »

Buc-ees Removes Kiosks, Cashless at DIA, Vending Market Newsbit

Buc-ees, DIA and Vending Market – Newsbit January 4 Buc-ee’s Removes Self Order Kiosks It looks like the self-ordering kiosks at Buc-ee’s have recently disappeared from locations across the country, which has sparked quite a bit of discussion! We reached out to officials at Buc-ee’s on the disappearance of the self-ordering kiosks, a media coordinator for the company simply responded “No comment”… Read More »