Category Archives: Retail Kiosk

Retail Kiosk Automation

The automated retail industry is one of the two core technology showplaces today (financial Services being #2).

    • Emerging technologies such as robotics, lockers, digital signage, vending and automated vending lead the way.   Amazon and Google revolutionize physical delivery. OuterWall has another great idea (or not).
    • More mature retail technology includes interactive displays, next-generation POS,  mobile interplay, multi-touch, kiosks for self-service, video services, and customer service technology.
    • Companion technologies include ATMs, kiosks, Advanced ATMS,  NFC and thin client.
    • Standards – here we have more regulatory guidelines in play along with more standards than any other industry. PCI, OPOS, JPOS, MPOS,  HIPAA, ADA, UL, CE just to name a few.

Revel Systems iPad POS is the first tablet platform to Offer Open-Source E-commerce Platform for Retailers

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Revel Systems, the leader in iPad Point of Sale Solutions, has made its E-commerce Platform available to all via its open-source code, making it easier than ever for businesses to offer E-commerce and web ordering. Now retailers who wish to integrate Revel’s powerful E-commerce Platform can customize it to their own business… Read More »

PayPal Merchants Accepting Bitcoin, Sort Of | PYMNTS.com

PayPal is taking another small step in helping digital currency, particularly bitcoin, enter the mainstream by helping their merchants accept bitcoin payments. Source: www.pymnts.com The leader in online payments is pairing up with Bitcoin processors  BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin to allow digital goods (ring tones, games, etc) merchants to take bitcoin with an integration through the PayPal Payments Hub.  Starting today… Read More »

Installing Retail Kiosks to Increase Customer Reviews

 Online Customer Reviews In a recent Forbes article about customer reviews, “Six Simple Ways To Get Customers To Review Your Business Online”, author Nellie AKalp provides six tips for obtaining customer reviews for your business.  AKalp outlines the benefits of customer reviews as well as why customer reviews matter.  She quotes Zendesk survey findings that 90% of participants… Read More »

AUTORETAIL.COM

CORONA, Calif., Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — AVT, Inc. ( OTC Markets: AVTC) ( www.autoretail.com), a leader in automated retailing systems and custom vending machines, announced today that they have launched a new website: AutoRetail.com AVT is… Source: www.linkedin.com New website for AVT who continues to push hard on automated retail vending solutions.

Apple Deal Sheds Light on McDonald’s Digital Transformation

McDonald’s deal with Apple is the fruit of a concentrated effort by the Golden Arches to remake itself as an ecommerce company. Source: mashable.com Some, including Target and Walmart, are resisting NFC and critics point out that the technology is expensive for retailers and has never caught on, despite years of industry prodding.   Merchant Customer Exchange that includes Sears,… Read More »

Chromebook lending kiosks coming to US colleges

College students at select universities across the US will be able to borrow Chromebooks for up to three days via the Chromebook Lending Library. The lending library will be in the form of a kiosk,… Source: www.slashgear.com Nice looking laptop lending for schools.

Sears earns ‘genius’ ranking, tops Saks, Neiman

Sears was one of only three stores to earn a “genius” ranking for its digital IQ. Source: www.cnbc.com Sears is also part of 68 percent of stores that allows in-store returns for online purchases, and one of the few whose app is equipped with a barcode scanner for in-store use. Its Shop Your Way Try On app allows… Read More »