The Legitimate Concerns for Toast’s TAM As published on Reforming Retail May 2024 — Not much of a kiosk is shown on their website. Almost appears to be card swipe and is the quintessential lollipop on a stick config. Another scintillating article by Jordan Thaeler this time on Toast, which seems to come up quite a bit. We’ve… Read More »
He’s Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion Super article on NY Times on Food Delivery. Marc Lore, the entrepreneur behind Diapers.com and Jet.com, would like to disrupt food delivery. But he really wants to build a brand that actually lasts. Elizabeth G. Dunn By Elizabeth G. Dunn March 10, 2024 Summary Marc Lore’s Ventures: The article… Read More »
Self Checkout is Getting Second Wind Thanks to Retail Theft From article at MRCTV May 2024 Summary of the key points: Rising Retail Theft: Major retailers like Walmart and Target are closing self-checkout terminals due to a spike in shoplifting, leading to a loss called “shrink” which surged nearly $20 billion in a year Self-Checkout Evolution: The self-checkout (SCO) technology is evolving with the… Read More »
Produce Scanning at SCO Aldi Süd is testing fruit and vegetable recognition technology at its self-checkout systems to help customers register non-scannable items without barcodes. The system uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to identify products through a camera attached to the side of the touchscreen, displaying a selection list or even the exact item in three seconds… Read More »
Retail Problems That Have Persisted (and why) We’re a big fan of Jordan at ReformingRetail.com — if you don’t subscribe you should. He can be a bit too radical but that is preferred to not saying what needs to be said. We liked his analysis of the latest NCR financial report we republished (with permission) on Kioskindustry.org His… Read More »
LG CLOI Robot Server LG CLOi Servebot lends a helping hand(shelf) to servers at a busy Korean Restaurant. Arirang K saw firsthand how effective CLOi Servebots could be to help optimize their business in more ways than one. Features: The 3D camera and LiDAR sensors guarantees optimal space recognition and eliminate the need to install separate ceiling markers.… Read More »
Minnesota Wild and Xcel Energy Center Introduce Wild Market | NHL.com nhl.com – by Minnesota Wild SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A new, convenience-oriented store is coming to Xcel Energy Center. Wild Market, located on the arena’s main concourse near … Self-serve concessions technology now part of Levi’s Stadium offerings – Stadium Tech Report stadiumtechreport.com Stadium Tech Report Stadium… Read More »
McDonald’s Dallas — “That is one big kiosk (and it comes with people inside too!) Hard to miss the flaring Newsweek 12/22/2022 article — this is one heck of a kiosk, or should we say RMU (robotic merchandising unit). Essentially a public facing ghost kitchen of sorts. WFAA back in December posted nice video and writeup In Brief… Read More »
Automated Retail News this month Here is the latest Automated Retail news from our Flipboard channel America’s Largest Grocery Chain Is Making This Major Change To Its Checkout Lanes It solves a common problem for shoppers. When it comes to checking out at the grocery store, most places allow customers the choice between a … Wendy’s newly designed… Read More »
UK Retail Automation – Shoe Store Shows augmented reality shoe fitting and the large use of digital signage throughout the store. From LinkedIn. The UK has been a real hotbed of automation recently with age verification as well as lidar-equipped “just walk out” grocery stores. Almost time to visit London and see High Street transformation. Sam Kelly —… Read More »
