SAN DIEGO -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. announced a pilot with The Kroger Co.'s Atlanta division for Generation Next's Print Mates subsidiary's digital photo-printing kiosks. The pilot phase at five Atlanta supermarkets will measure consumer engagement and response to the kiosks. Kroger is the nation's largest supermarket chain with more than 2,760 supermarkets and multi-department stores. Generation Next announced last month that it had kicked off a pilot of Print Mates kiosks in four Califo...
August 6, 2019 by Emily Jed
SAN DIEGO -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. announced a pilot with The Kroger Co.'s Atlanta division for Generation Next's Print Mates subsidiary's digital photo-printing kiosks. The pilot phase at five Atlanta supermarkets will measure consumer engagement and response to the kiosks. Kroger is the nation's largest supermarket chain with more than 2,760 supermarkets and multi-department stores.
Generation Next announced last month that it had kicked off a pilot of Print Mates kiosks in four California Bed Bath & Beyond stores.
Print Mates touchscreen kiosks allow customers to instantly print high-quality photos directly from their smartphones or social media and cloud-storage accounts. They can also order other photo products, décor and gifts ranging from fridge magnets, frames and posters, to jumbo-sized prints, canvases and wood prints. All products are shipped to their home in as little as one day.
San Diego-based Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. is also parent company to Reis and Irvy's Inc., manufacturer and franchiser of frozen dessert vending machines.