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  • June 2011

    • June 2011

    Richard Harvey of A&R Services LLC, Monument, Colo., left, and Jeff Rank, Sterling Services, Canton, Mich., discuss the Avanti Markets and Retail 365 self checkout markets, respectively, during an operator perspectives session at the OneShow trade show.
    Equipment

    Self checkout markets ride growing retail trend

    Allen Weintraub
    June 14, 2011
    In 1998, I came across the first self-checkout system I had ever seen at a National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) convention at McCormick Place in Chicago. It was...
    Michael Franceschino, second from the left, and Jim Finelli, fifth from the left, of The Promotion In Motion Companies, Inc. present the award for exceptional sales growth in 2010 on the East Coast to Michael Kelley, left, Lou Pace, Sr.; Jim Saunders and Bob Myers, Jr. of Quality Brokerage Inc. in Turnersville, N.J.
    Associations

    Strong turn out for National Automatic Merchandising Association 2011 OneShow

    Staff
    May 24, 2011
    At the end of April, operators from all over the country came to McCormick Place, in Chicago, Ill. for the National Automatic Merchandising Association OneShow. They saw lots ...
    Brothers Matthew, left, and Ryan Marsh recently completed one of the largest private solar energy installations in Southern California at their Bell Gardens, Calif. headquarters.
    Management

    First Class Vending pioneers solar energy in Southern California

    Elliot Maras
    May 23, 2011
    How did a pair of newcomers manage to build the biggest vending operation in the nation’s second largest city in their first 10 years of business?There is no simple answer. But...
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    Coffee Service

    Strong future for coffee likely as younger generation's consumption rebounds

    Staff
    May 23, 2011
    Coffee has been strong throughout the recession, but the latest research done by the National Coffee Association shows the future is even better. Consumption of coffee in consumers...
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    Management

    Quarterly Route Drive Winner: Steve Jenkins, Midlantic Vending, Moorestown, N.J.

    Emily Refermat
    May 19, 2011
    Anyone in business knows it's hard to find good employees. When one displays an above average work ethic, smart managers give recognition. And that's what happened for Steven ...