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.
Snapchat App Snapbots To Sell Smart Spectacles
Snapchat App Snapbots To Sell Smart Spectacles
November 11, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

The Snapbots are coming! The Snapbots are coming … to sell you Spectacles. That is, smart sunglasses sold from a vending machine. We finally have...

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USA Technologies Adds minuteKey To ePort Connect Customers
USA Technologies Adds minuteKey To ePort Connect Customers
October 25, 2016  |  Payment Methods

USA Technologies (USAT), a payment technology service provider of integrated cashless and mobile transactions in the self-service retail market, announced Monday (Oct. 24) it has added...

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Through The Looking Glass? When Storefront Windows Go Interactive
Through The Looking Glass? When Storefront Windows Go Interactive
October 18, 2016  |  Vending Machines

Interactive storefront displays may now be unlocking untapped sales at a business near you. For the October Unattended Retail Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Ilya Alshine,...

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This Vending Machine Has A Story To Tell
This Vending Machine Has A Story To Tell
October 06, 2016  |  Vending Machines

French publisher rolls out short story-dispensing machines in train stations in order to entertain riders and promote the company’s work.

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For Unattended Retail, Sea Change And Convergence
For Unattended Retail, Sea Change And Convergence
September 21, 2016  |  Retail

The march toward unattended retail, and connected locations that tell companies what consumers want, how they’re buying and how much, is gaining speed every day....

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USA Technologies Grows Cashless Footprint
USA Technologies Grows Cashless Footprint
August 24, 2016  |  Vending Machines

A&A Vending Services is expanding its relationship with self-service retail market payment technology service provider USA Technologies (USAT). The company announced on Tuesday (Aug. 23) that it...

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How Cashless Vending Is Empowering Consumer Choice
How Cashless Vending Is Empowering Consumer Choice
August 23, 2016  |  Vending Machines

Remember when the dollar bill slot was the biggest advance to hit vending machines? Donna Trego, CEO of 63-year-old Coastal Canteen, says that was then,...

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Change Is Coming To Laundromats That Could, Among Other Things, Take Away The Change
Change Is Coming To Laundromats That Could, Among Other Things, Take Away The Change
August 17, 2016  |  News

Coin operated laundromats are a thriving industry, producing $5 billion in revenue a year, mostly in the form of quarters – that’s a lot of...

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