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Stadium Tech Report

November 17th, 2024

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STR Market Report: Venues, fans embrace checkout-free concession stores

When fans filter into T-Mobile Park in Seattle this year for Major League Baseball's midsummer classic, they will have a chance to see the newest concessions All-Star -- checkout-free stores -- in action. Three new Amazon Just Walk Out markets join one that was launched last season. The home of the Mariners has joined dozens of venues using checkout-free deployments...

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Stadiums embracing self-serve beverage technology

The decades-old stadium and arena refrain of “beer, here!” from exuberant hawkers, a sound almost as ingrained with the in-person sports experience as the roar of the crowd itself, is increasingly being joined by a transformative wave of self-serve beverage technology. Mirroring a rising trend of consumer-directed and automated experiences in many other areas of commerce, such as checkout-free stores,...

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Zippin adds five checkout-free stores at MLB stadiums

As expected, checkout-free technology supplier Zippin has added five stadium concession stands to its market-leading total, with new deployments at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Progressive Field in Cleveland and Rogers Centre in Toronto. Fans at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore will have the easiest opportunity to try a Zippin checkout-free location, with two "Zippin Lane"...

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MLB rule changes spark technology additions for ballparks

In part seeking to leverage the impacts of a trio of dramatic on-field rule changes for 2023, Major League Baseball is introducing a wide range of new ballpark-related technology. As the league this season is looking to introduce substantially more on-field action and athleticism and reduce dead-time and average game lengths, MLB is banning extreme defensive shifts, implementing larger bases,...

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Mets unveil new Samsung videoboard, biggest in baseball

The New York Mets have unveiled a new centerfield videoboard from Samsung Electronics that Samsung and the team claims is the largest in professional baseball. The new board at Citi Field, which according to Samsung has a 17,400-square feet LED screen on the front and a 6,900-square feet screen on the back, is scheduled to be operational for the Mets'...

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