The well-known proverb — necessity is the mother of invention, or in this case, “innovation” — has been the North Star guiding businesses as they...
Redbox, which operates a nationwide network of entertainment kiosks, said on Monday (May 17) that it has entered into a definitive deal to merge with...
Silicon Valley checkout-free, autonomous retail startup AiFi has secured a new round of funding, bringing its total raised to $30 million, the company said in...
Cashierless technology is finally hinting at a mainstream rollout, with 7-Eleven’s announcement that it is piloting a cashierless store, taking a cue from Amazon and...
Foxtrot, a small company out of Chicago, is reinventing convenience store retail and taking it uptown. The retailer features gifts as well as standard convenience store necessities, and shoppers...
Before nutrimeals set up an automated retail solution to distribute prepared meals to consumers, the company was delivering food to customers in Calgary and across Western Canada,...
Kiosks with rentable chargers are everywhere in China: more than half of the country’s restaurants, train stations, airports, and malls had power bank rental, according...
Coffee retailers are driving ordering innovation with digital technology. Luckin Coffee, for its part, is entering the automated retail market with the rollout of a smart unmanned coffee...
Coffee retailers are tapping into digital technology that helps them grow their reach beyond their stores, especially in China, where competition has been brewing between...