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Houston Rockets open 2 ‘Zippin Lane’ checkout-free stores at Toyota Center

The Houston Rockets and their caterer Levy have opened two "Zippin Lane" checkout-free concessions stands at the Rockets' Toyota Center, according to a press release from Zippin. Announced earlier this fall, the Zippin Lane versions of its checkout-free stores -- which are a prefab model designed to fit into previously empty or otherwise unused concourse spaces -- are both quick...

October 12, 2022 by Paul Kapustka

Editorial

LAST DAY! Please take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey TODAY!

This is it! Today is the LAST DAY for you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey for 2022. We're closing the door to entries at midnight tonight, so please find a few minutes of your time today to complete the survey! Take the survey now! We've given you all kinds of good reasons to take the survey, the main...

September 1, 2022 by Paul Kapustka

News

Seattle’s Lumen Field getting an Amazon ‘Just Walk Out’ store

The Seattle Seahawks announced they will be opening a concessions stand using Amazon's "Just Walk Out" technology at Lumen Field this fall, the 15th such stand for Amazon in a stadium setting and the third venue in Seattle to embrace the hometown company's technology. Called "District Market," the concessions stand at Lumen Field will be a bigger version of the...

August 27, 2022 by Paul Kapustka

Editorial

Two weeks left: Time to take the Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!

I know it's a busy time for most sports teams, venues and IT staffs but we have a deadline request: There are only two weeks left for you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey for 2022, so please find a few minutes of your time to complete the survey! Take the survey now! We've given you all kinds of...

August 25, 2022 by Paul Kapustka

Feature

Islanders’ Paradise: UBS Arena brings tech-filled ‘stadium of the future’ to New York Islanders fans

If you're a New York Islanders fan, there is no need to revisit the pain you suffered in recent years when the team struggled to find a reliable, viable home. Not with the opening last year of UBS Arena, a comfortable, tech-filled home for hockey and events that should serve Long Island residents well into the future. Sitting snugly behind...

August 17, 2022 by Paul Kapustka

Feature

Checkout-free concessions stands ready to multiply at stadiums

Once a curiosity deployed mainly in trial situations, the concessions technology known as "checkout free" or "just walk out" is ready for its prime-time moment in stadiums, with a host of new deployments already announced or coming soon to a venue near you. Leading suppliers of the technology are currently busy announcing new stadium stores, with more announcements expected before...