Vending machines have increasingly moved beyond salty snacks to offering a variety of fresh food options, something that CEO Luke Saunders, of fresh meal vending solutions provider Farmer’s Fridge, tells PYMNTS represents special inventory challenges. In the Automated Retail Tracker, Saunders discusses how cloud-based tools...
The automated retail market opened 2020 on pace to easily continue its double-digit growth. The continued adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) is making it easier for merchants to satisfy consumers’ need for speed and convenience in their self-serve shopping...
Retailers seeking to provide rapid deliveries face an ever-moving target as consumers’ definition of speed evolves. Customers who were once content to wait three to five business days for packages have become accustomed to Amazon Prime’s free two-day delivery and expect to find such conveniences...
Gone are the days of kiosks as simply new ways to distribute products. Today, they help retailers enable virtual “try-ons,” and promotions that drive more in-store sales. But kiosks become wasted investments if operators cannot keep their functions relevant to customers’ needs, which change even...
March 26, 2020
The automated retail market opened 2020 on pace to easily continue its double-digit growth. The continued adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) is making it easier for merchants to satisfy consumers’ need for speed and convenience in their self-serve shopping experiences. Amazon Go’s cashierless retail model is also continuing to […]
