What makes the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Show a must-attend event?

by Richard Slawsky

The Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Show takes place December 14-16 in Miami Beach this year. Here are the many reasons to attend.

Expressions gift card kiosks bring personalization to retail gifting

by Richard Slawsky

The Expressions Gift Card Kiosk offers a personalized greeting card with the option to include a digital gift card, all in a fraction of the space retailers generally devote to those products.

From vending machines to autonomous retail: The evolution of grab and go shopping

Customers want physical shopping to feel as quick and simple as online purchasing. The demand has led to the rise of autonomous retail — stores where customers simply pick items and leave without stopping at a checkout.

Some tech companies deploying tobacco vending machines

Some technology companies, including data integration and analytics firm Palantir Technologies, are stocking office vending machines with nicotine pouches and…

Micro Markets

Micro markets are unattended areas in a building where customers purchase products from open shelves and containers, then pay for them at a self-service kiosk.