News & Media From Elliot Maras
Digital innovation in travel: Is the next frontier airport dining?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Next month, Neil Thompson of HMSHost will share his insights about what future innovations are in store for airports during a keynote presentation at the…
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‘Bar arcades’ ride surging demand for social gaming
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
One of the more recent innovations for restaurants with bars has been the "bar arcade" concept that marries a traditional pub to an amusement arcade.
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Clear takes its 1-step ID verification to financial services
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Clear recently acquired Sora ID as part of its plan to expand beyond airport check-in to simplify identity verification in financial services and other…
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How self service put GameTime back on a fast growth track
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Mike Abecassis, owner of GameTime and General Vending, will deliver the opening keynote at the Self-Service Innovation Summit at the Loews Coral Gables on Dec.
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Pro leagues mull sports betting opportunities, challenges
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
While the sports betting market has unleashed an influx of technology and equipment, locations that host betting kiosks and sportsbooks assess the attendant…
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Gaming innovation sizzles at Vegas expo
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The gaming industry serves as an innovation lab for the retail, hospitality and other industry sectors that host self service.
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The continuing challenges of office coffee service
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
In this episode of the CX Innovators podcast, Charlie Ray of Ray Coffee Service explains that what’s popular with customers today may not be tomorrow, and how…
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In-store media: Retail’s next frontier
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Data from in-store retail media enable brands and retailers to better engage with customers and create more personalized promotions.
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Tech savvy associates: How to find, hone them
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A session on finding tech-savvy associates and empowering them to use technology drew a large audience at last week’s grocershop show at Mandalay Bay in Las…
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How cash recyclers help meet changing customer needs
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The need for improved access has dovetailed with a growth in cash deposits to create a stronger use case for cash recycling in ATMs.
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Fraudsters, robbers up their game against ATMs: What you can do
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The importance of sustained vigilance against fraud and theft was highlighted during the Diebold Nixdorf Intersect Program in Las Vegas.
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Gaming and entertainment: A new era for F&B
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Far sighted food and beverage establishments are cashing in on improved game machine technology, the popularity of social entertainment and the emergence of…
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Non-bank ATM deployers expand in changing climate
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Non-bank ATM operators bounce back from the pandemic with acquisitions of bank terminals to expand their reach, boosting fleet numbers and increasing…
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On the leading edge? Don’t miss the Self-Service Innovation Summit
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The annual Summit has gained a following as a global brainstorming session for everyone and everything having to do with self-service technology.
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Shield T3 taps vending technology to automate COVID testing
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Shield T3 leveraged vending technology to allow college communities to order tests using their electronic health accounts and access COVID test kits at…
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Consumers prefer self service to human interaction, but not all are happy about it
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A survey quantified consumers’ preference for self service over in-person purchases, but it also revealed concerns about declining personalization caused by…
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Bitcoin ATM operator demands Texas sheriff return funds seized in ransomware scam
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The sheriff claims his office acted appropriately in seizing cash from the machine and returning it to the victim of a ransomware scam. Bitcoin Depot claims…
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Voice order at the self-service kiosk? Coming right up
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Ben Kaplan of PLNT Burger and Ken Sutton of Yobe Inc. are working on a voice solution that will allow guests to speak their order at a kiosk and pick it up in…
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Fast casual PLNT Burger readies self-serve voice order solution
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Following the pandemic, Ben Kaplan has looked to technology to restore personalization to unattended transactions, leading him to an AI-enabled voice order…
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Introducing tech? How to get the team on board
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Convenience services operators know they need to use technology. The biggest challenge is getting employee buy-in. Experts offer some insights.
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