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Brown University Considers Moving To Online System For Managing Students’ Vending Accounts

Brown University in Providence, R.I. is considering moving its vending accounts online, whereby students would be able to allocate money online as opposed having to revalue their payment cards with cash or at revalue machines.

News • September 22nd, 2011

MEI Launches New Website To Consolidate Technology Resources For Vending Operators

MEI has launched a new Website specifically designed for the vending industry – the MEI SmartOps Center located at www.MEIVending.com.

News • September 22nd, 2011

VMW Podcast: Men’s Lifestyle Editor’s Take On Gratitude Tour: ‘Intersection Of Robots And Food’

Adam Rich, 31, founder and editor of Thrillist.com, a men’s lifestyle publication, described the machines on display a the NAMA Gratitude Tour as “the intersection of robots and food, which are both incredibly interesting, cool things.”

Podcast • September 22nd, 2011

Cantaloupe Systems Makes Vending Machines Compatible With Google Wallet

Vending machines equipped with Cantaloupe Systems are compatible with the Google Wallet mobile-payment service, Cantaloupe Systems announced.

News • September 21st, 2011

Pepsi Packaging Promotes ‘The X Factor’ With Mobile Photo Scanning Contest

Using mobile photo-sharing over QR code-scanning, Pepsi Cola Co. invites Pepsi drinkers to snap a photo of “The X Factor” and Pepsi logos together and send them to TheXFactor@Pepsi.com to be entered into a contest to win a trip to Los Angeles to see...

News • September 21st, 2011

VMW Blog: Gratitude Tour: Everyone’s Catching The Buzz; Are You?

VendingMarketWatch readers should listen to these podcasts to get a feel for where the industry is heading and what opportunities lay ahead and that were some interesting exchanges at the Gratitude Tour that could not have happened in any other venue.

News • September 21st, 2011

VMW Podcast: Female Starbucks Drinker Appreciates Robotic Delivery At NAMA Gratitude Tour

A 36-year-old female Starbucks drinker enjoyed the experience of selecting a Starbucks cappuccino drink from a machine that uses a robotic arm at the National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour in New York City. Interviewed by Elliot...

Podcast • September 21st, 2011

Google Launches Google Wallet

On Monday, Sept.19, 2011 Google launched its long-awaited and much-anticipated Google Wallet.

News • September 20th, 2011

VMW Podcast: Canadian Tourist Finds Video Displays And Machine Designs Intriguing At Gratitude Tour In New York City

A Canadian tourist who works for her country’s government was impressed by the displays at the National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour in New York City.

Podcast • September 20th, 2011

USA Today Profiles Vending Technology

USA Today carried a feature on new vending technology on Friday, Sept. 15, 2011, noting the National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour In New York City that day.

News • September 19th, 2011

Apriva To Exhibit At Western States Acquirers Association, Sept. 21 And 22, 2011 In San Francisco, Calif.

Apriva, a provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions, will exhibit many of its leading mobile point-of-sale (POS) technologies at the Western States Acquirers Association (WSAA) Annual Conference, Sept. 21 and 22...

News • September 19th, 2011

Tourist Finds New Vending Technology Interesting At National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour In New York City

A Dutch tourist who attended the National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour in New York City found the new technology interesting. Interviewed by Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser Magazine, the 55-year-old man was...

Podcast • September 19th, 2011

VendingMarketWatch Video Slideshow Captures The National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour In Boston, Mass.

VendingMarketWatch presents a slide show from the first National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour held at the Prudential Center in Boston, Mass. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011.

News • September 15th, 2011

Boston Globe Examines Evolution Of Vending Following National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour

The Boston Globe published a feature story on the evolution of vending machines after attending the National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour held on Monday.

News • September 15th, 2011

Foundation for success: customer relations

With change coming fast on so many fronts – customer needs, products, technologies, and new competitors – can vending operators adapt quickly enough to survive? Most operators recognize the business environment is changing. But with the...

Article • September 15th, 2011

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