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Vol. 43, No. 8 August 2003
| Attention To Categories Can Build Volume, Profits In Snack Vending
Tim Sanford
PITTSBURGH - Vending operators, perhaps more than other retailers, have been engaged in "category management" for well over half a century. The first multiple-column candy machine created the opportunity to increase sales by appealing to a wider variety of tastes. To take advantage of that opportunity, vendors had to choose among chocolate and a range of non-chocolate candies, and soon had to deal with vertically packaged cookies, bagged nuts, crackers and snack cakes.
| | NAMA Board Takes Position On Countering Obesity
CHICAGO - The National Automatic Merchandising Association's Board of Directors has adopted a formal policy on the issue of food and health. The action was taken because the board believes that this issue is likely to have a substantial effect on the industry in the years ahead.
| | Motion Simulators: Good Things Come In Smaller Packages, Too
Marcus Webb
U.S.A. - The amusement simulation and attractions market is undergoing a bumpy, yet promising, ride these days. Despite departures from the industry by some high-profile manufacturers, the sector as a whole continues on a positive upward path. Ruthless competitive pressures are gradually eliminating the also-rans. Meanwhile, top manufacturers in this niche offer successively new levels of excellence, at relatively more affordable prices.
| | Music Industry, Operators Adapt To Dueling Formats, CD And Online
Marcus Webb
U.S.A. - The three most important numbers in the music industry right now may be 800 million , unit sales of CDs in America in 2002; $44 million , the estimated size of today's paid downloading music market; and one million , the number of songs sold by Apple's "iTunes" online store during its first week of business.
| | Q&A With Charles Riotto: Licensing Continues To Make Strides As New Trends Emerge
Hank Schlesinger
NEW YORK CITY - While licensed bulk vending products account for only a tiny fraction of these sales, it is worth noting that some of the best-selling products over the past few years have been licensed. VT's Hank Schlesinger catches up with Charles Riotto, president of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA).
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