Self-Service News & Media
‘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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How c-stores tap tech to meet changing customer habits
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The convenience store sector is in a major transformation mode and challenged with meeting customer expectations, deploying smart tech while growing the bottom…
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Virginia library district intros book machines
November 8, 2023
Patrons of the Loudoun, Virginia, public library branches will be able to take out library materials by scanning their library cards at self-serve kiosks at…
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Indiana county extends contract for probation kiosks
November 8, 2023
The Marion Superior Court Probation Department in Marion County, Indiana, has signed a two-year contract extension with Precision Kiosk Technologies to provide…
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VE Solutions relocates in Cleveland area, plans to expand
November 8, 2023
VE Solutions, formerly known as Vendors Exchange International Inc., is relocating from its Cleveland facility to a 41,000-square-foot space on Rockside Road…
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Crane NXT lifts Q3 2023 results, raises full-year guidance
November 8, 2023
Crane NXT, which includes the former payment and merchandising technologies business of Crane Holdings Co., lifted its Q3 2023 sales and earnings over the…
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Nayax boosts Q3 2023 revenue, cuts earnings loss
November 8, 2023
Nayax Ltd., a commerce enablement, payments and loyalty platform designed to enable retailers to provide consumers with digital, cashless, connected commerce…
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SapientX intros digital characters for hotel wayfinding, food ordering
November 7, 2023
SapientX, the San Francisco0-based provider of AI-powered talking characters and digital signage, has introduced its first digital character, using GPT-4 for…
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U-Select-It taps Nick Williamson for Northeast sales
November 7, 2023
Nick Williamson (Photo: U-Select-It) U-Select-It, a Des Moines, Iowa-based manufacturer of self service equipment, has named industry veteran Nick…
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Alabama awards $9M-plus for EV charging stations
November 7, 2023
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey awarded more than $9 million for EV charging funds, according to a 1819news.com report.
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Self-service tipping requests continue to draw complaints
November 6, 2023
Tipping requests at self service machines continue to draw consumers' complaints, as one Tik Tok user complained on a video that went viral, according to a…
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Brazil entertainment chain goes all cashless with self-serve kiosk
November 6, 2023
HotZone, a Brazil-based family entertainment chain, has transitioned all 12 of its stores to the Sacoa Cashless system, including the self-service KR kiosk…
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Revel opens EV charging stations in Queens
November 6, 2023
Revel has opened up its first EV charging station in Queens, New York, in partnership with BP Richards, offering 14 plugs capable of providing up to 100 miles…
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Carvana ups Q3 2023 earnings against revenue dip, beats expectations
November 3, 2023
Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars that offers a car vending machine, reported an earnings gain against a revenue loss for Q…
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Posiflex intros POS terminal with clamshell design
November 3, 2023
Posiflex Technology Inc., a provider of point-of-sale systems and online-to-online solutions, has introduced a POS terminal that features a clamshell design…
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Self-Service Innovation Summit to highlight hundreds of lessons from self-service device deployments
November 2, 2023
This year's Self-Service Innovation Summit will include a special session entitled "Lessons from 100s of Self-Service Device Deployments," to include real-life…
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Alabama to allocate $80M for EV charging stations
November 2, 2023
Local government officials and fuel station owners recently attended an application workshop in Montgomery, Alabama, last week in the hopes of securing grants…
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India rail station installs cloth bag machines for recycling
November 2, 2023
Commuters at India's Southern Railway can buy cloth bags from a vending machine at the Tiruchy railway junction, according to a report in The New Indian…
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Fullerton parking garage offers book vending machine
November 2, 2023
Commuters will be able to check out books from a vending machine at the SOCO West Parking Structure across Harbor Boulevard from the Fullerton (California…
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Minnesota college offers free legal services kiosk
November 1, 2023
Free information about legal services is now accessible at Southwest Minnesota State University thanks to the introduction of a legal kiosk, according to the…
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