Unattended Retail

The rise of unattended retail – from yesterday's vending machines full of candy and soda to quick meals. Offering two-day delivery is the new standard — yet, even that isn't fast enough for most retailers.

3 Friction Points Slowing the Adoption of Self-Checkout for Grocers
3 Friction Points Slowing the Adoption of Self-Checkout for Grocers
September 09, 2021  |  Retail

Across retail categories, consumers are increasingly opting for self-checkout. At the grocery store, rather than waiting in the same long lines multiple times each week,...

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Robot Baristas Invade Singapore Subway Stations To Keep Commuters Caffeinated
Robot Baristas Invade Singapore Subway Stations To Keep Commuters Caffeinated
August 20, 2021  |  Unattended Retail

Singapore’s train stations are being taken over by robots. Robot baristas, specifically. Transit retail and advertising solutions company Stellar Lifestyle and food and beverage-focused Internet...

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Trigo Funding Surpasses $100M As Demand For Autonomous Checkout Grows
Trigo Funding Surpasses $100M As Demand For Autonomous Checkout Grows
June 16, 2021  |  Unattended Retail

Self-service is evolving beyond the kiosk. Israeli computer vision checkout startup Trigo, which creates cashier-free purchasing solutions for grocery stores, announced a new investment on...

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Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Cashierless Tech Goes Big With New Grocery Store
Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Cashierless Tech Goes Big With New Grocery Store
June 15, 2021  |  Unattended Retail

Got social anxiety after more than a year of quarantining at home? Well, those who live in Seattle will soon be able to pick up...

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Bitcoin Daily: Resorts World Las Vegas, Gemini Crypto Exchange To Allow Patrons To Use Crypto Wallets; Cantaloupe To Accept Crypto, Loyalty Points At Cantaloupe’s Unattended Vending Locations
Bitcoin Daily: Resorts World Las Vegas, Gemini Crypto Exchange To Allow Patrons To Use Crypto...
May 06, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Resorts World Las Vegas and cryptocurrency exchange Gemini are now working together to “explore future opportunities” for casino patrons to pay for items using cryptocurrency,...

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Deep Dive: How Self-Service Retail Has Advanced And Helped Consumers Amid The Pandemic
Deep Dive: How Self-Service Retail Has Advanced And Helped Consumers Amid The Pandemic
May 03, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The unattended retail space has come a long way from the holy water-dispensing vending machine of 215 B.C. to bitcoin kiosks, the fastest-growing market in...

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The Challenges Of Unattended Retail Payments Ubiquity
The Challenges Of Unattended Retail Payments Ubiquity
April 30, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The pandemic has truly tested a variety of markets on how prepared they were for a contactless future. Some were unready and slow to pivot,...

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Today in Payments: FIS Launches RealNet To Boost Real Time A2A Payments; Apple’s Subscriptions Surge By 40M
Today in Payments: FIS Launches RealNet To Boost Real Time A2A Payments; Apple’s Subscriptions Surge...
April 29, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, FIS launched a real-time, account-to-account (A2A) payments platform, and Apple reported subscriptions and services were up in the first quarter of...

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Unattended Retail Seeks Solution To Fragmented Loyalty Efforts
Unattended Retail Seeks Solution To Fragmented Loyalty Efforts
April 29, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The use of unattended retail solutions surged during the pandemic as more consumers sought safe, touchless ways to transact via kiosks, self-service stations, self-checkouts or...

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