In our third annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, respondents pinpointed cashierless concession technology as their top initiative for the next 12 months, making it a tactical element in a broader strategy to increase revenues and decrease costs. Because the new types of cashierless stands often reduce the need for personnel to operate them, it’s possible […]| Stadium Tech Report
Checkout free concession stands are still the hottest topic in stadium technology these days. Our recent Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey said it was the no. 1 initiative for respondents for 2024. With more than 100 new stores open over the last year, it looks like the trend is not slowing down as we move into […]| Stadium Tech Report
When it comes to checkout-free concession stands, we like to look at the stadium with the most stands — Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas — when it comes to trying to assess trends. Thanks to the Las Vegas Raiders and to Zippin, we have some top-line statistics from the 2023 NFL regular season games at […]| Stadium Tech Report
Zippin, a San Francisco-based startup which is leading the sports stadium market for checkout-free concession stands, is now embracing another new technology – facial authentication systems for age and payment verification – to speed transactions up even more. “This is the holy grail for us,” said Alicia Woznicki, vice president of design and development at […]| Stadium Tech Report
The use of checkout-free technology in stadium concession stands will get a huge boost later this summer when the Intuit Dome opens with more than 40 checkout-free concession stands using technology from AiFi, according to AiFi execs. While not a formal announcement, the news was revealed by AiFi during a presentation at the SEAT conference […]| Stadium Tech Report
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 […]| Stadium Tech Report
