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Stadium Tech Report

January 22nd, 2025

Just Walk Out

Editorial

Checkout-free stores are doing well — in stadiums, anyway

Contrary to what you might have read elsewhere on the internet this week, checkout-free shopping technology is alive and well and growing -- at least in the stadium concession-stand segment of the marketplace. Since we did our big checkout-free market count back in October, the number of stadium-specific stores has grown from 141 stores to 180 stores, a net gain...

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TapIn2, IDmission add facial authentication to self-checkout kiosks

Self-checkout kiosks using software from TapIn2 and IDmission will allow fans at the Kansas City Royals' Kauffman Stadium to use facial authentication for age and payment verification this baseball season, according to a press release from caterer Aramark. We haven't yet talked to anybody specifically about the coming technology deployment, but according to Aramark the combination of facial authentication verification...

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Inter Miami CF adds four new ‘outdoor’ Zippin stores at Chase Stadium

The start of Major League Soccer's 2024 season is also the time for unveiling new additions to stadium technology, and on the checkout-free concession stand front Inter Miami CF is in the early lead with the announcement of four new Zippin-powered stores now open at Chase Stadium. Update, 4/29/24: According to a Zippin LinkedIn post, the stadium has already added...

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Checkout-free stadium concession stands: Where they are

As the final data set for our charting the checkout-free concession stand revolution report here is our list of where all the stadium-specific checkout-free concession stands are located, with the number of stands at each venue and the technology provider for each location. As always, any corrections, additions or other field observations welcome! This list was updated on Oct. 26....

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Texas Rangers open team-merchandise store with Amazon’s RFID checkout technology at Globe Life Field

Hospitality-services provider Delaware North announced the opening of a team merchandise store at Globe Life Field that uses Amazon's RFID-based technology for cashier-free checkouts. Called "Easy Out," the newly opened stand at the Arlington, Texas-based home of MLB's Texas Rangers uses RFID tags on clothing and other team merchandise to speed up the checkout procedure. According to Amazon and Delaware...

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Charting the checkout-free concession stand revolution: Almost 100 new stores launched in the last year

Welcome to Stadium Tech Report's Fall 2023 market numbers report on checkout-free concession stands -- which we also call "the list that will be updated soon." Those of you who are longtime Stadium Tech Report readers may remember our old "unofficial" lists of the top single-day Wi-Fi events at stadiums. While we've put those numbers aside (for now!) Stadium Tech...

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