Automatic Merchandiser’s annual operator survey is back, with new emphasis on smart markets and evolving retail formats. Share your data to help benchmark 2025 performance and industry direction.
The 2026 NAMA Show was all about AI-driven smart markets. At every turn on the convention floor, there was another smart market to see, each promising better security, improved user experience and smarter data. For operators who are considering a sale soon or a few years down the road, there is an important lesson to be learned. Consider who the M&A players are before you choose a smart market.
Put your vending smarts to work: VENDL is live. Solve the May 8 edition of our weekly word game: The look may be familiar, but the strategy behind it might be new.
Technology took center stage at the 2026 NAMA Show as suppliers highlighted the AI, analytics, digital media and support solutions helping operators reduce theft, improve efficiency and grow micro market sales.
A new Chips Deluxe Brownie variety brings cocoa and fudge chunks to the brand’s soft-baked lineup. Ferrero brand leaders say the full Chips Deluxe refresh is driven by consumer demand for more chocolate and indulgence.
Bevi, a manufacturer of Smart Water Coolers and sparkling, enhanced and flavored water for commercial spaces, released the Countertop 1.5, its newest, smaller and more powerful smart water dispenser, in May 2025. The innovative new water cooler is designed based on customer and partner feedback. The...
