Pform Innovations, Llc., a provider of non-medical PPE, has teamed with Swyft, a provider of automated retail and retail automation, to provide PPE machines in 10 New York City subway stations, according to a press release. The pform reusable non-medical mask is constructed for extended wear and extends less than one-inch in front of the mouth to aid in easy … Read More
MTA Vending Machines Across NYC to Sell PPE to Battle COVID-19
Ten NYC stations, including one in Brooklyn, will be installed with vending machines allowing riders to buy masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. As New York pushes for Phase 3 reopening, the MTA has unveiled New PPE vending machines will give subway passengers more protection against COVID-19 spread, and fewer excuses to ride without a mask reports Patch. The plan was announced on … Read More
Check out the PPE vending machines that just arrived in NYC subway stations
As of yesterday, the MTA rolled out 12 PPE vending machines in 10 busy subway stations. The machines, which offer reusable face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes, were installed as part of the MTA’s larger effort to keep subways sanitized and safe during the current COVID-19 pandemic. “The national increase in Covid-19 cases shows how important it is for … Read More
MTA Rolls out PPE Vending Machines Across Select City Subway Stations
The MTA has rolled out vending machines across select city subway stations that dispense COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE). The new machines offers face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes. There are 10 machines in Manhattan and just one machine in both Queens and Brooklyn. The agency wants to keep subway riders safe by making it easy to access … Read More
MTA Pilots PPE Vending Machine In Atlantic Avenue Station
The MTA is piloting a dozen new vending machines at major transit hubs starting today, the agency announced. At 10 stations, including Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center in Brooklyn, credit card-carrying travelers will be able to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) that will enable them to comply with regulations in place regarding COVID-19 precautions – reusable face masks, gloves, hand … Read More
The Rise Of Biometrics
2020 began a new decade with the pivotal coronavirus epidemic, which experts have surmised will significantly impact the retail industry. One of these results may be a boost in the trend toward cashless payments. Biometric payment options are one facet of cashless payments that has trended, even before the coronavirus laid siege on the U.S. Biometrics technologies is expected to … Read More
NRF DAY 3: PARTING THOUGHTS FROM THE BIG SHOW
By Mike Troy and Abby Kleckler – 01/14/2020Originally posted on Progressive Grocer Toshiba is adding computer vision that was on display in its frictionless store and a small processor in its self-checkouts that can identify the items on the scale without a customer entering a code, helping with loss prevention. The National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show wound down on … Read More
Beyond Unattended Retail, There’s Unattended Payments
Beyond unattended retail, there is unattended payments.In this podcast, Bryne describes how Swyft uses unattended payments in in-store and self-service kiosk retail environments to compete with Amazon Go and revolutionize the retail industry. Originally posted on PMNTS featuring a podcast with Will Byrne Most have heard of the Amazon effect, and the Uber effect. It’s no secret that those tech behemoths are helping to … Read More
MTA Begins Vending Machine Test in Subway Stations
Originally posted on NY1 by Dan Rivoli NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is offering subway riders in a rush convenience underground. Vending machines from CVS have popped up at Union Square and in Chambers Street on the 1, 2, 3 lines for a trial run to see if riders will make a pit stop for some medicine or a … Read More
You Can Now Buy Beef Jerky And Deodorant At Subway Station Vending Machines
Originally published on Gothamist by Jen Carlson Subway newsstand operators have seen business decline in recent years, and the city’s empty storefront problem has crept underground—within MTA stations, 40% of 326 total properties are currently going unused. It seems possible that one day all of those adorable staircase newsstands will be extinct, and their offerings and their humans will be replaced by… corporate vending … Read More