Best Self Service Awards for 2024 – Digital Signage and Smart City

The kiosk industry and self-service generally is rarely legitimately recognized for excellence. Exceptional designs and deployments deserve recognition. Too often awards are effectively bought and purchased. Usually part of the “float a balloon” concept with no real world data or example. We have our own stable of judges and experts with over 200 years in group experience. We don’t pay judges and we don’t charge to be recognized.  There are no requirements and is open to all companies no matter where they are located.

• Kiosks must be deployed to be considered (though we can note revolutionary design prototypes).
• For every submission we/KMA will donate $100 to Retail ROI initiate for Orphans. Great cause. Great team behind it — https://www.retailroi.org/supersaturday
• Note that there is no entry fee required. It’s free, + it is an indirect donation to a worthy cause.
• If interested in submitting, please end info to [email protected] or you can text 7203241837  (messages, Whatsapp or Telegram)

Best Kiosk Design Awards Categories:

• Most widely deployed “accessible” kiosk
• Cutting edge applications for increasing sales and profit
• Best designs in kiosk enclosure technology
• New modular self-service technologies that resemble Legos. Mix and match what you need and want.
• Best new verticals (transportation, EV, restaurants, financial, and government)
• Lockers
• vending – hot and cold food is currently “hot”
• Notable new “biz opps” (think Bitcoin ATMs and vending)
• Coolest new design
• POS
• Lockers
• Smart City
• More to be added.

The Kiosk Industry Awards will be announced at NRF in NYC in January.

Entering is simple and free — send a brief on features along with photo to [email protected]

As we say on LinkedIn, “Competition is a good thing”

Kiosk Design Candidates

• KIOSK EK Series
• Olea Hotel Check-In
• Elo – Tap to Pay
• ACRELEC QSR K27
• LG MRI – Wayfinding
• Giada Juke Boxes
• Alpine – Shoe Kiosk
• Olea – Empire State Bldg
• ACRELEC DoubleBack
• RedyRef Smart Food
• Alpine Hotel Check-In
• Olea Bill Pay
• Toshiba MxP Vision
• EKAA Ultra Slim
• CIVI – Visitor Kiosks
• Szhali – Smart Lockers
• LG – CLOi Robot
• Pyramid Pixi
• Olea Chicago Healthcare
• LG — EV Charger
• LG – Transparent OLEDs

Best Self-Service Design Characteristics

The best kiosk designs meet a customer’s or employee’s need in a new and more efficient manner. They incorporate a very pleasing and attractive design, or they serve a dedicated purpose in the best way possible.  The best kiosk designs exemplify several key qualities that enhance both customer experience and business efficiency:

1. User-Friendly Interface: They are designed to be intuitive and easy to navigate, ensuring that customers can place orders quickly and without confusion.
2. Integration with POS Systems: The best kiosks seamlessly integrate with point-of-sale (POS) systems, allowing for smooth transactions and accurate order processing.
3. Customization and Flexibility: They offer customizable options to handle complex orders, such as food modifiers or special requests, making them suitable for various business types.
4. Marketing and Upselling: These kiosks often include features that suggest popular add-ons and collect customer information for marketing purposes, helping businesses increase sales.
5. Efficiency and Speed: By reducing wait times and allowing customers to order at their own pace, self-order kiosks help businesses manage high volumes more effectively.
6. Accessibility: They are designed to be accessible to all customers, including those with disabilities, ensuring an inclusive experience.

Resource Links

• Giada Case Study Jukeboxes (1000s in UK)
• Fresh Food Fridge Retail-compressed
• Touchscreen or Handshake?
• Alpine retail shoe kiosk for omni-channel
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  Toshiba MxP Self Checkout

  Toshiba MxP — Booth 3623 at NRF — This is Toshiba’s MxP Vision Kiosk, a new concept for the grab-n-go market e.g. convenience stores, hotels, airports and venues. MxP Vision Kiosk shrinks the footprint of traditional self-checkout systems while maintaining security, reducing touchpoints, and providing a modern checkout experience. No barcodes, no scanning – just seamless, automatic recognition powered by advanced sensor fusion and computer vision. This innovative solution transforms the checkout process into a fast, effortless experience, making it as simple as “place, pay and go. This year, we will put MxP Vision Kiosk on full display, and will use NRF as a platform to announce it as available to the general market.