Introducing the worlds first totally autonomous and automated “Real 3D” photo booth kiosk. | Virtual Strategy Magazine is an online publication devoted entirely to virtualization technologies.
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The EMV migration in the U.S. has been slow, but there are technology alternatives that allow for fast and accurate deployment of chip cards.
Source: www.paymentssource.com
Some banks have found that Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can reissue cards with almost minimal work. RPA enables staff to configure software, or a “robot,” to capture and interpret a process. That allows data to flow between digital systems automatically, as well as enable automated communication, and can be used for high volume functions, such as EMV card reissuance.
EMV cards cost banks nearly $2 dollars per card in comparison to the mere pennies it costs for the magnetic strip cards; however, this cost is mitigated when using RPA to perform the enormous task of notifying, designating, recoding, and sending the new cards to customers.
7-Eleven is making space for more lockers at a number of its North American stores, in a bet that growing e-commerce volumes will help drive Slurpee sales.
Source: www.wsj.com
Amazon up to lockers in 186 stores. Retailers using lockers in own store or at remote locations is around 15% with 40% testing
Bike-share arrived on the East Coast and in Europe several years ago, and today, Los Angeles County joins in with its own system.
Source: www.latimes.com
The launch of Santa Monica’s system, Breeze Bikeshare, will provide 500 green bicycles for rent at 75 kiosks in Santa Monica and four kiosks in neighboring Venice.
The system is designed for short, point-to-point trips rather than an all-day rental. Users will rent a bicycle from a Breeze kiosk, or a nearby bicycle rack, hop on and leave the bike near their destination.
Contactless payments to surge, as will mobile ecommerce The shift to EMV in the U.S. is happening in parallel with the emergence of mass-market mobile…
Source: www.bankingexchange.com
Javelin forecasts nearly a third of U.S. retail establishments will accept contactless EMV card payments by 2019. This estimate stems from the growing case for the introduction of dual interface mobile payments and contactless EMV cards in the second wave of EMV card portfolio replacement to streamline the user payment experience.
If you turn up to your local supermarket one day to find all of your favourite items fully stocked, you may have a slender robot called Tally to thank. Tally autonomously rolls around stores making sure shelves are correctly stocked.
Source: www.gizmag.com
Ordering coffee at Barcelona airport has become something of a futuristic experience with the arrival of a new generation of vending machine.
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Along with other big name brands including Nike and Coca-Cola, Best Buy is overhauling the clunky, old image of a vending machine. Today’s ‘automated retail machines’ are increasingly interactive, are found in a range of locations – including hotel lobbies, malls, train stations or within stores – and often come in bright colours and playing music.
For retailers, they can play a far more strategic role than the grim functionality and convenience of their predecessors. With a high tech design that is often tongue in cheek, they are frequently used by brands to catch the eye of millennials, impulse buyers and other target groups.
Farmer’s Fridge brings vegan vending machines in Chicago to make fresh and healthy food accessible to you easily.
Source: www.farmersfridge.com
Don’t think of the Farmer’s Fridge kiosk as a vending machine. It’s a veggie machine. And just as each salad is a culinary thing of beauty, the kiosk is a work of art in its own right. Made from reclaimed wood (provided by Modern Urban Woods of West Chicago) and even some recycled materials, each one is unique and user-friendly.
A Few Facts:
The Farmer’s Fridge kiosk accepts all major credit cards.
Touch screens and bar code scanners for coupons and email receipts make it super user-friendly. We haven’t tested this, but it may actually hug you, too.
Product images, nutrition and ingredient information are in a large, easy-to-read format.
You can buy multiple items at once.
Power consumption for each machine is under $25 worth of electricity a month.
It keeps your food at the perfect temperature.
How it Works:
We get fresh produce every morning.
We make everything from scratch and have it ready by 5 a.m. so it’s ready to deliver to our kiosks.
We deliver the salads to the machine by 10 a.m.
We remove the unsold salads (which we donate to a local food pantry).
We deliver menu items Monday through Friday when we are most in demand. You can still find our offerings over the weekend, as they stay at peak freshness for three days.
Don’t think of the Farmer’s Fridge kiosk as a vending machine. It’s a veggie machine. And just as each salad is a culinary thing of beauty, the kiosk is a work of art in its own right. Made from reclaimed wood (provided by Modern Urban Woods of West Chicago) and even some recycled materials, each one is unique and user-friendly. A Few Facts:The Farmer’s Fridge kiosk accepts all major credit cards.Touch screens and bar code scanners for coupons and email receipts make it super user-friendly. We haven’t tested this, but it may actually hug you, too.Product images, nutrition and ingredient information are in a large, easy-to-read format.You can buy multiple items at once.Power consumption for each machine is under $25 worth of electricity a month. It keeps your food at the perfect temperature. How it Works:We get fresh produce every morning. We make everything from scratch and have it ready by 5 a.m. so it’s ready to deliver to our kiosks.We deliver the salads to the machine by 10 a.m.We remove the unsold salads (which we donate to a local food pantry).We deliver menu items Monday through Friday when we are most in demand. You can still find our offerings over the weekend, as they stay at peak freshness for three days.
New £5 polymer notes featuring Sir Winston Churchill’s image are due to be launched in the second half of 2016, with new £10 notes – featuring Jane Austen
Source: www.talkingretail.com
The transition to polymer banknotes – which are around 15% smaller than existing notes – poses a number of challenges for retailers.
First and foremost is the need to upgrade or replace cash-handling equipment – such as note validators, cash counting equipment, ATMs, vending/self-service machines and smart safes.
Certainly, self-fill ATMs, which are replenished by retailers with daily takings, will pose the biggest headache. ATM cassettes can hold either polymer or paper notes, but not both. So, during the ‘co-circulation’ period when both notes types are prevalent, retailers may not receive the volumes of polymer necessary to replenish their new polymer-dispensing ATMs.
The upgrading of self-filling ATMs poses two issues. Firstly, retailers that don’t have enough polymer notes to fill their ATM will have to purchase extra notes from the bank. Secondly, retailers with (upgraded) machinery will have to bank all paper notes received from customers, as it will not be possible to recycle notes through their ATMs. Both scenarios incur a cost.
Retail Vending Automation – Aramark Leverages Micromarkets In Growing Healthcare Sector
Source: www.vendingtimes.com
Building on its relationship with the 1,200-bed Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, Aramark has introduced its Vibe micromarkets, providing employees and visitors with grab-and-go food items at any time of day or night. The company has provided patient and retail foodservice for Einstein Healthcare Network since 2009.
At southern New Jersey’s 607-bed Kennedy Health, Aramark has a new contract to provide both patient and retail foodservice at the system’s Cherry Hill and Stratford facilities and its Washington Township campus. The patient dining program at all three locations will undergo a transition to Aramark’s “room service” model, which works like a hotel, enabling patients to call orders for custom-made foods from a full menu at any time throughout the day. Food services will also include Aramark’s Healthy for Life program, designed to offer and promote better-for-you food choices.
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