UPDATE, 8/31/22: While initial reports from fans who talked to concessions staffers blamed a Wi-Fi outage for the concessions issues at Aviva Stadium last weekend, a report in the Irish News outlet Indepentent.ie talked to the stadium’s caterers, Levy UK + Ireland, who pegged the problem as being with the payment-processing provider, not the stadium […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Welcome to the new Stadium Tech Report, better than the old Stadium Tech Report!
Networked restrooms? Podcasts? Concession technology? If you are a longtime Stadium Tech Report reader, you might be wondering what’s going on here. But to readers old and new we simply say welcome — welcome to our new coverage strategy, which is really hitting its stride with this current issue of the Stadium Tech Report. Once […]
