How vending machines are moving beyond junk food
New generation machines dispense everything from doughnuts to eggs Source: www.marketingmag.ca
Category Archives: Retail Systems
Comment: Robotics and automation entering retail supply chain – Essential Retail
More retailers will investigate the use of robotics and automation in 2015 as they reconsider supply chain agility, argue Deloitte’s Toby Paxton and Marlow Truman. Source: www.essentialretail.com
These made-in-Massachusetts robots are changing the world (BBJ photo gallery) – Boston Business Journal (blog)
The commonwealth is home to more than 100 companies and 10 universities representing all segments of the robotics sector. Source: www.bizjournals.com Nice pictures and gallery of units
City Market – Self-Service Kiosk POS Featured In Break Room Provisions Video – YouTube
The remarkable ECRS City Market self-service kiosk technology and Breakroom Provisions, a company providing self-service breakroom food services have teamed … Source: www.youtube.com Video highlight ECRS from 2013
Ace Hardware launches free in-store pickup April 1
Ace is the place with the helpful in-store pickup of online orders. Ace Hardware is nationally launching its free store pickup program beginning Wednesday, April 1 at participating Ace stores. Source: www.chainstoreage.com
Wal-Mart’s plan to boost business without changing what it sells
Wal-Mart’s U.S. president says that by Christmas, you can expect tidier, better-merchandised stores that are easy to get in and out of quickly. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Reds food vendor rolls out self-serve beer machines at ballpark
Delaware North Sportservice, the team’s food provider, has installed 20 self-serve beer kiosks at Great American Ball Park for the 2015 season. Source: www.sportingnews.com The machines, produced by DraftServ Technologies and set up at 10 locations throughout the stadiums, allow fans to purchase cards in $20 and $100 increments to buy Anheuser-Busch products by the ounce. Outside the ballpark, the stored-value cards… Read More »
Retail Automation – You could receive and pay bills in your Gmail by year’s end
Google will remind you of some upcoming bills (if you’re down with the contextual beauty that is Google Now at least), but that’s not all the search gian Source: www.engadget.com Just the fee’s from the service could be enormous. Plus, the personal data and demographics amplify your context so you can be effectively marketed to.
Retail Automation – ‘Smart’ Scanners At Dubai Airports To Screen Luggage In 3 Minutes
March 19–DUBAI — Passengers at the Dubai International Airports need not worry about queuing to get their luggage scanned with the invention of the new first-of-its-kind Smart Customs Inspection System. The whole inspection process will take not more… Source: www.aviationpros.com .The whole inspection process will take not more than three minutes while thoroughly scanning all the details of… Read More »
LEID Products Attending KPLA Conference, Displaying iLibrary System used to Expand Library Reach and Hours
LEID Products continues to support Kentucky Libraries through its participation at the annual conference; attending librarians will have the opportunity to visit LEID Products’ exhibit to learn how to extend patron outreach with LEID’s iLibrary and Access.it self-service library systems. Source: www.ourmidland.com