Amid the Amazon and Uber effects, retail is changing, and the unattended model is gaining traction. Worldnet CEO Will Byrne tells PYMNTS that the shift to unattended retail also means payment solution providers must be mindful of a shift to 'unattended payments.'
Everyone has a vending machine experience go awry. The bill receptor that wouldn’t take the wrinkled dollar bill, the can of Coke that got stuck on the way down and prompted a shoving match with machine, or the bag of Cheez-Its so stale as to...
Cashier-free stores are expanding, offering app-based checkouts and mobile order-ahead fulfilled by robots. However, for all the convenience, the stores can’t deliver the goods if consumers’ smartphones run out of juice. That’s a problem MobileQubes hopes to solve with kiosk-dispensed battery packs. Co-founder Jason Palmer...
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Who said vending machines were good for just low-dollar candy and pop? Consumers think nothing of purchasing $1,600 luxury designer jewelry — from a vending machine in a park. In the August Unattended Retail Tracker, jewelry designer Marla Aaron explains what it takes to sell...
Candy and soft drinks don’t rule the vending machine anymore. In fact, vending machines are increasingly being used to sell products such as cars, caviar and even high-end jewelry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
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Retailers face a balancing act when it comes to high-value and high-shrink items: How do they protect these items against theft, without sacrificing sales? These items are sometimes kept behind glass – under lock and key, no less – and this setup means that consumers...
As it continues expanding into retail, Chef’d has partnered with Byte Foods to bring its meal kits into one hundred of Byte’s unattended retail locations in California. Over the next six months, Chef’d plans to expand to all of Byte’s locations, Chef’d said in an...
