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Self-Service Commerce Kiosks

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Cantaloupe Go Brings Buy-and-Go Expereinces to Customers

— May 9, 2023 — Business
Cantaloupe Go is a new product line of self-service commerce solutions and it was recently unveiled by Cantaloupe at The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) Show 2023. At the event, attendees got to experience Cantaloupe’s Smart Store technology including The Smart Market (a completely locked micro market,) The Smart Café (with dynamic vision and artificial intelligence) and The Cooler Café, which uses a payment terminal to link up to three connected coolers for buying food and beverage products.

These self-service kiosk solutions from Cantaloupe bring buy-and-go technology to consumers shopping in semi-public or public settings. These new self-service commerce solutions encompass products like the Go Mini, Go Plus100 and more, all powered by technology make it easy for consumers to complete their purchases with ease.
Trend Themes
1. Self-service Commerce - Cantaloupe Go is bringing the buy-and-go experiences to customers through its self-service kiosks, opening the door for more businesses to adopt similar solutions.
2. Smart Market Technology - Cantaloupe's Smart Market technology offers a completely locked micro market which can be integrated with smart kiosks, providing an opportunity for disruption in the retail industry.
3. AI-powered Kiosks - The self-service commerce solutions from Cantaloupe offers AI-powered kiosks like The Smart Cafe, representing a new trend in kiosk technology with great potential for the food and beverage industry.
Industry Implications
1. Retail Industry - Self-service kiosks like Cantaloupe Go's Smart Market are a disruptive innovation opportunity for the retail industry, offering new ways for customers to quickly and easily complete their purchases.
2. Food and Beverage Industry - The Cooler Cafe, which uses a payment terminal to link up to three connected coolers for buying food and beverage products, is a disruptive innovation for the food and beverage industry, making purchases easier for customers and vendors alike.
3. Technology Industry - Cantaloupe's Smart Store technology is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the tech industry, showcasing advances in AI and kiosk technology that can be built upon for future innovations.
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