Best practices for integrating automated retail while enhancing customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

How automated retail such as kiosks can be integrated within a venue is the focus of a panel talk at the upcoming Automated Retail and Kiosk Innovation Show.

Madeline Adventures takes unattended rentals to the waterfront

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Kayak rental company Madeline Adventures plans six additional locations in 2027 after launching a lock-code operation on Wisconsin's Madeline Island.

The kiosk shift: Why Android and ARM are gaining ground in automated retail

by Ben Wheeler — Dir. of Business Dev. - Automated Retail, T-ROC

As Android and ARM-based hardware gain ground in automated retail, Windows faces growing competition. T-ROC's Ben Wheeler examines how licensing, energy efficiency, remote management and maintenance costs are reshaping kiosk platform decisions, emphasizing total cost of ownership over upfront hardware pricing.

California to award $18M in reverse vending machine grants

California is preparing to award $18 million in grants to expand access to reverse vending machines that allow consumers to return eligible beverage containers…

Vending

Vending machines service is the primary service for most convenience services operators. Vending usually refers to food and refreshment service machines, including candy/snack machines, cold beverage machines, hot beverage machines, refrigerated food machines and frozen food machines.