Kiosk+Businesses

Retail Kiosks
A **retail kiosk** (also referred to as **mall kiosk** or **Retail Merchandising Unit**) is a store operated out of a merchant-supplied kiosk of varying size and shape, which is typically enclosed with the operator located in the center and customers approaching the vendor across a counter. These units are best exemplified by jewelry-style cases forming a 10' × 10' perimeter footprint. These units are located in shopping malls, airports, sporting events, or larger stores (where they can be referred to as "concessions").

**The industry term for the smaller units is RMU (Retail Merchandising Unit)**. These smaller units were created to avoid lease conflicts with existing stores with "kiosk" language exclusions and local fire codes requiring greater distance between units by placing them on wheels.

Evolution of RMUs to kiosks
As proprietors and new shopping mall design space has become more sophisticated over time, the model of mall income generation has been adapted to suit, with RMUs evolving to accommodate this transition. Modern functionalities such as lighting, wireless payments and secure storage, as well as seamless aesthetics has developed the RMU model from a standard wooden cart into a sub-section of the mall commercialisation model, often referred to as "in-line retail".

Common usage
Most commonly, mall proprietors and operators of commercial real-estate make RMUs available for short term lease to mall retailers. This is the preferred method of generating mall income and commercialisation, due to the often low price point of the retailers in comparison to larger, unit-occupying retailers. In the UK, leases are largely available on three-month rolling contract, often through commercialisation specialists who broker the rental lease on behalf of the landlord of the space and/or the RMU.

Alternatively, kiosks can be operated under longer leases of up to ten years, which is considered more appropriate due to the expense of these units (which often start at $20,000 and are capable of exceeding $100,000) to manufacture to specific and customized needs.

Source for above: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_kiosk See also: Hidden in Plain Site Small Kiosks Make Big Impact

Visuals
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 * [[image:Heatherwick's Paperhouse Kiosk.jpg width="263" height="208" align="center"]] || [[image:Gourmet Hot Dogs.jpg width="281" height="195" align="center"]] || [[image:confections.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * ==More examples== ||  ||   ||
 * Hot Dog on a Stick now sells from mall kiosks - story || Coinstar is a dominant competitor in the kiosk business - story[[file:coinstar announcement.pdf]] || LeBron James' interactive retail kiosk for his Unknwn stores - press release
 * Hot Dog on a Stick now sells from mall kiosks - story || Coinstar is a dominant competitor in the kiosk business - story[[file:coinstar announcement.pdf]] || LeBron James' interactive retail kiosk for his Unknwn stores - press release
 * ==Related== ||  ||   ||
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