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Stadium Tech Report

February 26th, 2025

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News

Nationwide Arena in Columbus opens Zippin checkout-free concession stand

The NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets have opened a Zippin-powered checkout-free concession stand at Nationwide Arena, the 50th stadium store for the San Mateo, Calif.-based startup. Judging from photos of the new stand sent to us by the company, the "Bread Financial Score & Go" store (operated by Delaware North) is of the newer Zippin Lane variety, a smaller-footprint stand that...

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Editorial

Can technology help venues solve staffing issues?

If staffing is the biggest concern facing stadiums and venues right now, how can technology help? So far, we're already seeing many stadiums using new technologies to help cope with the staffing shortages -- with changes we are guessing are here to stay. Self-pouring beer machines are one way to do concessions with fewer staff. Credit: Paul Kapustka, STR If...

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Feature

Self-serve concessions technology now part of Levi’s Stadium offerings

Self-service beer taps are the latest technology to appear at the San Francisco 49ers' Levi's Stadium, just another way the Niners use technology to improve the fan experience. Known for its cutting-edge use of all kinds of stadium technology since its opening in 2014, Levi's Stadium also now has walk-through security scanners, which vastly improve the entry times for fans...

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Feature

Facial authentication looking like a winner for stadium applications

Facial authentication technology may be the next new thing to start multiplying soon at stadiums, as initial deployments are drawing rave reviews from both fans and venues for their ability to speed up identification-based transactions. For uses including stadium entry, security checks and concessions-based age verification, facial authentication systems at stadiums like First Energy Stadium in Cleveland, Citi Field in...

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News

Zippin opens 3 checkout-free stores at St. Louis’ CityPark

The growth of checkout-free concessions stands at sports stadiums continues its rapid pace this fall, with market leader Zippin announcing three new stores using its technology at CityPark, the new Major League Soccer stadium in St. Louis. The first checkout-free stores (that we've heard of) for an MLS stadium bring Zippin's total of stadium deployments to 49, according to our...

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News

Amazon adds more stadium checkout-free concession stands

Continuing a trend we've witnessed all fall, two more stadiums have new checkout-free concession stands either already installed or on the way, according to company and team reports. Amazon saw two different stadiums either announce or expand locations of stands using the company's Just Walk Out technology, including Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and Seattle's Lumen Field. According to the Nashville Predators'...

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