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Walk in, walk out: Get ready for more checkout-free concessions
Coming soon, to a venue near you: Checkout-free concession stands, where you walk in, take what you want and walk out, leaving the billing to the network. If your stadium doesn't have these types of stands yet, just wait. If investors have anything to say about it, companies providing the technology behind the most innovative thing to possibly ever happen...News
Zippin’s checkout-free concessions technology now in 25 stadium stands
Startup Zippin said that its checkout-free concessions technology is now in 25 separate stadium stands spread out among nine different venues, several of which the company has not yet named. In a press release touting some of the company's operational achievements -- including a claim that it has reached "a key milestone" of serving a total of more than 500,000...News
Walk-through tech provider AiFi secures $65 million in funding from Verizon Ventures and others
Verizon Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures LLC announced strategic investments in AiFi, an autonomous shopping solutions company, as it raised $65 million in a Series B round, with the help of other partners ALDI South Group, Żabka Group and REWE. With the pandemic accelerating the adoption of self-checkout lines and in-store pickup, entrepreneurs are creating the next generation of retail,” according...News
NRG Stadium adds second Zippin store ahead of Houston Rodeo
The deployment of walk-through concessions stands at sports stadiums continues to grow, with Houston's NRG Stadium announcing the opening of a second such outlet ahead of the just-started Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show. Powered by technology from Zippin and installed in a partnership with caterer Aramark, the "Ice House Express" shops at NRG Stadium will allow fans to simply scan...News