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Vending’s interactive future will arrive, but when?

The show featured exciting video touchscreens that display nutrition information and promotional videos.

Article • June 15th, 2011

Self checkout markets ride growing retail trend

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 a company called Smart Vending Solutions Ltd. based in Israel. The system...

Article • June 14th, 2011

Google, Citi, MasterCard, First Data And Sprint Announce ‘Google Wallet’ To Support Mobile Commerce

Google, Citi, MasterCard, First Data and Sprint announced and demonstrated Google Wallet, an application that will make a phone a wallet so a user can tap, pay and save money and time while they shop. For businesses, Google Wallet is an opportunity to...

News • May 27th, 2011

The recovery begins as vending reinvents itself

It’s hard to believe we’re fast approaching the mid point of 2011. The months speed by fast when you’re trying to keep up with the pace of change in our industry. We began the year taking stock of the tools that are changing the way we do...

Article • April 12th, 2011

Foley Food & Vending strikes back hard in Boston with technology solutions

An ongoing focus on management software enables this family business to utilize new tools

Article • April 8th, 2011

Product recognition software strengthens item-level oversight

(Editor's Note: Following is an expanded version of a feature article that ran in the May 2011 edition of Automatic Merchandiser Magazine. The article below ran in Automatic Merchandiser up until the subhead, "Product Recognition Solutions: Vending...

Article • April 5th, 2011

Tools unlock merchandising strategies for vending

What is merchandising in vending? Jim English, CEO of Sprout Retail, a partnership designed to use technology to improve operational efficiency and develop interactive consumer programs, defines it as follows: “The art of balancing service frequency...

Article • April 5th, 2011

Single-cup innovation: de Jong Duke offers touchscreens, energy efficiency and more

With the Virtu and Siro Touch single-cup coffee brewers, Taylor, Mich.-based de Jong Duke introduces machines that stand out with quality drinks, touchscreen displays, dynamic advertising possibilities, sustainability and ease of use. The coffee...

Article • April 5th, 2011

Contactless payments are coming like a freight train

Contactless payments using “electronic wallets” and cell phones will in time dominate retail commerce, including the vending market. The latest research indicates that the self-serve marketplace will see the use of contactless activated...

Article • April 5th, 2011

Google Partners With MasterCard And Citigroup On Mobile Payments

News • March 28th, 2011

Beta test brings strong results for interactive Diji-Touch machine

Next Generation Vending plans to expand Diji-Touch following positive results from 20 Northeast locations

Article • March 16th, 2011

Washington State Leader’s 3-Pronged Battle Plan: Technology, Sustainability, Nutrition

Coca Cola Vending’s multi-faceted sustainability initiative proves a winner

Article • March 15th, 2011

Cloud Computing: What It Means To Vending

A lot of people are talking about cloud computing these days.

Article • March 13th, 2011

Technology based reports are vital to increasing profitability

DEX has revolutionized managing a vending business. It captures lots of data from the vending machine automatically, allowing vending management systems to present it in ways operators can readily understand and use to increase profitability. An...

Article • February 7th, 2011

The driver’s role changes, but remains critical

The need for human interaction is especially important for a service where the customer primarily interacts with machines and not people.

Article • December 17th, 2010

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