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Stadium Tech Report

October 7th, 2024

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Charting the checkout-free concession stand revolution: Almost 100 new stores launched in the last year

Welcome to Stadium Tech Report's Fall 2023 market numbers report on checkout-free concession stands -- which we also call "the list that will be updated soon." Those of you who are longtime Stadium Tech Report readers may remember our old "unofficial" lists of the top single-day Wi-Fi events at stadiums. While we've put those numbers aside (for now!) Stadium Tech...

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Amazon opens eight new stadium ‘Just Walk Out’ stores, including four at Chicago’s United Center

The blitz of checkout-free concession stands is continuing this fall, with announcements of eight new "Just Walk Out" stores from Amazon, four of them opening at Chicago's United Center. Also announced recently was an Amazon store at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville and three new stores in Canada, two at Scotiabank Arena, home of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the...

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News

Aramark blitzes NFL stadiums with new concessions technology deployments

Caterer Aramark Sports & Entertainment announced a blitz of new stadium concession technology deployments at NFL stadiums aimed at improving concession services, a mix that includes checkout-free stands, facial authentication technologies, self-ordering kiosks and self-scan terminals that use both optical recognition as well as bar-code scanning. Of the numerous announcements, the one with perhaps the most widespread impact is Aramark's...

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Zippin adds more walk-up stores to NFL stadiums, and will test facial authentication system in Denver

Checkout-free technology provider Zippin extended its lead in the sports stadium-specific market with the announcement of four new stores using its new walk-up store format, plus one new drink lane store and a trial of using facial authentication systems for age verification and payment at a store at Denver's Empower Field at Mile High. The entrance to the Zippin walk-up...

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Lumen Field adds more Amazon ‘Just Walk Out’ stores

(UPDATE: According to a new blog post from Amazon, the merchandise store uses RFID technology to provide information on clothing and other soft items. Details have been added below.) The Seattle Seahawks announced that they have added four more Amazon "Just Walk Out" checkout-free concession stands to Lumen Field, along with one temporary merchandise store that uses RFID technology to...

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Editorial

Local-provider concessions in St. Louis looks like a winner

After just 10 home games it's probably too early to call it a complete success, but our impression so far is that the 100 percent local-provider concessions operation at CityPark in St. Louis looks like a winner, with facets that other teams might want to duplicate at their own venues. To us, the all-in combination of great local food and...

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