INSIGHTS
Why QSRs Need to Balance the Benefits of Kiosks With the Personal Touch
The Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sector has been the poster child of kiosk success. No other industry has seen as many kiosks deployed, and with such an impact on performance. Yet for all that kiosks continue to be a central feature of the QSR landscape, one...
How ‘Smart Vending’ Can Take Service Robots to Another Level
To a lot of people, making the perfect cup of coffee is an exact science. It demands precision in all elements, from the roasting temperature of the beans, to the size of the ground grains, to the temperature of the water and the length of the brew. It’s no surprise,...
Three Ways AI is Taking Self-Service to the Next Level
Digital technology has been busy transforming the world we live in for the past 30 years and more. And right now, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is accelerating the pace of change like never before. In short, AI is empowering digital tech to be smarter, faster, more...
How Seriously Should You Take Cybersecurity for Your POS?
Cybercrime is on the rise across the retail and hospitality industries. Back in 2021, even as the retail sector was reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, cyberattacks on retailers leapt 30% compared to before the pandemic. The number of large-scale data breaches...
Joining Up Hotel Operations the Smart Way
Most technology gets labelled ‘smart’ these days. Digital, automated, connected, data-driven, powered by AI - smart can be shorthand for all of them. But it’s not just what goes into a technology that makes it smart. Just as important is how it’s used. Including how...
5 Ways POS Tablets Make Life Easier for Hospitality Workers
Hospitality can be a tough industry to work in. On your feet for long hours, places like restaurants and bars can be prone to intensely busy periods. Waiting staff in dine-in restaurants, or staff providing guest services in hotels, can clock up a lot of miles on the...
Outdoor Kiosks and Where to Find Them (and How to Get the Most From Them!)
Kiosks are no longer the new kid on the block in retail and hospitality technology. But we still haven’t reached the end of the discovery phase exploring new applications and use cases for these wonderfully versatile devices. You might associate self-service...
Understanding Kiosk ROI: Beyond the Numbers
Businesses base their decisions about whether or not to adopt new technology on a broadly consistent set of criteria. Chief among them is the fundamental question of financial returns. No one knowingly spends more on a new investment than they realistically expect to...
How Soon Before Biometric Payments Are Commonplace?
Digital payment technology has come a long way. In the space of 20 years, chip-and-pin, contactless and mobile digital wallets have all had their turn shaking up consumer payments. The result has been digital overtaking cash as the dominant mode of...
Three Benefits of Android POS Systems for Restaurants
As a restaurant owner, you might feel you’ve got bigger fish to fry than worry about what operating system your POS runs on. It might not even be something you’ve ever thought about before. If that’s the case, it’s likely because, for decades now, there hasn’t...
5 Reasons the World Is Ready for Voice Controlled Self-Service
It’s often said that we’re wedded to our screens in the modern world. But screens aren’t the only interface available with our digital devices. AI voice assistants like Alexa and Siri are now mainstream technology. It’s estimated that there are more than 8 billion...
Why Robots Could Soon Be Cooking and Serving Your Restaurant Meal
To most of us, the idea of being served a meal by a friendly-looking autonomous robot might sound like a fun and novel addition to the dine-in restaurant experience. And as demonstrated more than adequately by our own Keenon Dinerbotrange, the age of service...