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Stadium Tech Report

February 24th, 2025

Paul Kapustka

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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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Editorial

Looking back at 10 years of covering stadium technology

We've come a long way, haven't we, from leaky coax to MatSing Lens antennas? As we start the 10th year of our quarterly Stadium Tech Report publications, permit me if you will a short look back to see where it all started and where we are now. The good news is, after a decade of writing about as many stadium...

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News

New Report! Self-serve drink machines, Super Bowl recap and more!

Welcome to the first issue of our TENTH year of STADIUM TECH REPORTS, the Spring 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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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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Amazon adds Just Walk Out stores at Coors Field, Australia’s Marvel Stadium

Checkout-free concession stands continue to proliferate at stadiums, with Amazon placing one of its Just Walk Out stores in Denver's Coors Field and another pair at Marvel Stadium in Australia. The trend of the fast-serve stands took off in 2022, and has not showed any signs of slowing down in 2023. For fans, the stores offer a way to get...

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