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Stadium Tech Report

November 17th, 2024

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Zippin adds more walk-up stores to NFL stadiums, and will test facial authentication system in Denver

Checkout-free technology provider Zippin extended its lead in the sports stadium-specific market with the announcement of four new stores using its new walk-up store format, plus one new drink lane store and a trial of using facial authentication systems for age verification and payment at a store at Denver's Empower Field at Mile High. The entrance to the Zippin walk-up...

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News

Lumen Field adds more Amazon ‘Just Walk Out’ stores

(UPDATE: According to a new blog post from Amazon, the merchandise store uses RFID technology to provide information on clothing and other soft items. Details have been added below.) The Seattle Seahawks announced that they have added four more Amazon "Just Walk Out" checkout-free concession stands to Lumen Field, along with one temporary merchandise store that uses RFID technology to...

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Editorial

Local-provider concessions in St. Louis looks like a winner

After just 10 home games it's probably too early to call it a complete success, but our impression so far is that the 100 percent local-provider concessions operation at CityPark in St. Louis looks like a winner, with facets that other teams might want to duplicate at their own venues. To us, the all-in combination of great local food and...

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New Report! An in-depth look at the innovative concessions operation at St. Louis City SC’s CityPark

Welcome to the second issue of our TENTH year of STADIUM TECH REPORTS, the Summer 2023 issue! These long-form reports are designed to give stadium and large public venue owners and operators, and digital sports business executives a way to dig deep into the topic of stadium technology, via exclusive research and profiles of successful stadium technology deployments, as well...

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CityPark concessions, Part 7: How does it all work?

With still more than an hour and 15 minutes until kickoff, the main concourse at CityPark was already getting busy. Matt Sebek, chief experience officer for St. Louis City SC, confirmed the perception with a quick check of his phone. "It's 6:15 and there are already 5,000 people in the park," said Sebek, who was in the process of conducting...

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CityPark Concessions, Part 2: The technology powering the operation

Almost every sports team has some version of a stadium or team app, usually developed by one of the main third-party providers in the market. These vary in quality and functionality, with most teams trying hard to engage fans by supporting digital ticketing and payment and loyalty services inside the app, with varying degrees of success in getting fans to...

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