Retail Systems reports on automated retail, smart vending, robotics and more. Our managing editor is Elliot Maras with assistance by Craig Keefner on technology.
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- Restaurant Industry Equity IndexRestaurant industry statistics can tell us how many locations opened, ...
- California Pizza Kitchen taps T-ROC Global for automated retail kiosk expansionCalifornia Pizza Kitchen (CPK) has teamed with T-ROC Global, a ...
- RetailOCD ResearchFounding Resource Release — Free Through NRF 2027 To mark the ...
- Retailsystems.org updates vending RFP listingsVending service providers interested in bidding on government requests for ...
- RetailNOW 2026 – Discovery and execution call for stronger tech partnerships: 10 takeawaysRetail author Carl Boutet describes challenges facing tech providers to ...
- AI Model Cheats Its Way to Top Score in Vending Machine SimulationAI safety company Andon Labs tested three leading AI models—Anthropic’s ...
- Tech partners to converge at RetailNOW in Las VegasConvention Preview Everyone working with retail technology today finds themself on ...
- Giada Embedded Compute for Lockers, POS and moreFrom Thin Client — Giada is expanding its embedded portfolio ...
- Tiger Report offers multi-faceted insight on self-service kiosk industry’s double-digit growthReport Overview The self-service kiosk industry continues to expand at a ...
- Infocomm 2026: Pro AV amplifies customer experience, goes multi-channel; 10 takeawaysPhoto provided by AVIXA. Trade Show Report InfoComm 2026 made one thing ...
Updated
- Restaurant Industry Equity Index
- California Pizza Kitchen taps T-ROC Global for automated retail kiosk expansion
- Vending RFPs
- RetailOCD Research
- Retailsystems.org updates vending RFP listings
- RetailNOW 2026 – Discovery and execution call for stronger tech partnerships: 10 takeaways
- Tech partners to converge at RetailNOW in Las Vegas
Hot Food Vending Feature
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- Watching new Kiosk Operators who John Laspia has joined up with
- New business endeavor by Just Baked — Just Baked Smart Bistro temperature-controlled kiosks are the turnkey fully automated solution to giving your customers and clients 24/7 access to hot food – all without the additional expense of 24/7 staff. –4/25/2024 — In a visionary move aimed at redefining hot food robotic technology, Sodexo and ART have announced a partnership to deploy thousands of state-of-the-art hot food robotic kiosks across Sodexo-served facilities throughout the U.S. A culmination of Sodexo’s global leadership and ART’s progress in robotics and AI, this partnership will establish new benchmarks in the automated dining domain.
- So you are patient or staff at a hospital and wanting some Chick-Fil-A? New temperature-controlled vending machine now available (Monday through Saturday, mind you!)
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