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Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
| Industry Groups Sue New York Over Sugary Drink Ban
Emily Jed
Soda makers and sellers filed a lawsuit with the New York State Supreme Court seeking to block Bloomberg's ban on large-size sugary drinks. The suit asks the court to strike down the law before it can take effect next March...
| | Isis Launches Mobile Wallet In Austin And Salt Lake City
Emily Jed
Consumers in those markets can purchase a smartphone at AT&T, Verizon Wireless or T-Mobile stores equipped with NFC technology and a SIM card containing the Isis "secure element" to protect credit card information...
| | New York Vending Association Raises $49K In Final Push For Sales Tax Exemption
Emily Jed
Vending industry members turned out in record numbers for the New York State Automatic Vending Association's second annual Herb Luckower golf tournament and dinner. NYSAVA raised an unprecedented $49,000 to help in lobbying efforts to secure Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature on its sales tax exemption bill. NAMA chief Carla Balakgie keynoted...
| |  | Microtronic US Debuts 'Mini' Micromarket
Emily Jed
The low-profile self-checkout system is designed to meet the needs of smaller locations, and with a smaller price tag than most conventional micromarket models...
| | AMOA President Sees Industry Renewal In Progress
Marcus Webb
Seven months into his one-year term as president of the Amusement and Music Operators Association, Andy Shaffer said he has good reason to believe the music and games industry is enjoying a perceptible renewal. He believes that several years of route consolidation may be tapering off. He asserts that operators are finding ways to offset losses resulting from smoking bans...
| | Amusement Expo Shortens Third Day
Marcus Webb
The nation's largest coin-op music, games and bulk vending trade show will shorten exhibit hours on March 22 with a 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. run...
| | Apple Industries Debuts Online Advisor For Photobooth Audit Emails
Tim Sanford
Audit Report Emails sent to the operator by a wireless-enabled photobooth allows him to take control of service schedules, realize increases in efficiency of inventorying and reordering consumables, and track money with unprecedented precision and ease...
| | Arcade-Inspired 'Wreck-It Ralph' Opens This Weekend
Marcus Webb
New motion picture from Walt Disney Animation Studios spotlights a variety of historical (real) 1980s-era videogame characters from Nintendo, Sega, Sony and Namco, among other game developers...
| | Faulty Jukebox Linked To Bar Fire
Marcus Webb
An electrical malfunction in a wall-mounted jukebox (model and maker unknown) was identified as the cause of a fire at O'Leary's Grille in Hampton, NH...
| | IT Offers PowerPutt Live Kits
by Staff Reporter
Incredible Technologies' mini-golf simulator is now available in both the dedicated Showpiece cabinet and as a conversion kit...
| | PrimeTime Amusements Enhances Website
by Staff Reporter
Primetime.com currently offers more than 200 videos demonstrating new simulators and other arcade games, hosted by YouTube and providing information about them in English and Spanish...
| | Superstorm Hits Vending And Amusements Hard; The Jersey Shore's Arcades And Boardwalks Are Lost
by Nick Montano and Hank Schlesinger
Sandy has delivered a blow that will keep many businesses in the Northeast down for weeks, and will likely have a longer-lasting impact on the overall U.S economy. Cutting a wide swath affecting an estimated 20% of the U.S. population, Sandy impacted a possible larger percentage of vending and office coffee service operations serving business and industry, and coin machine routes providing music and games to public venues. Vending, OCS and coin-op industry revenue losses will be in the millions this week alone, and tens of millions in the months to come...
| | 10 Indicted In Bulk Vending Biz-Op Scam
Emily Jed
Indictment alleges that during telemarketing calls, managers, sales reps and operators of locating companies associated with Multivend LLC (dba Vendstar) misrepresented the profits customers would make and the locations they would receive for bulk candy vending machines...
| | | Old Times There Are Not Forgotten
Tim Sanford
The opening decade of the new millennium was not kind to trade shows, which seem to have attained their greatest popularity between the mid-1980s and '90s. We continue to believe that these periodic gatherings play a unique role in broadcasting new ideas, sharing information and showcasing the latest products and services... by Tim Sanford
| | | From L.A. To Orlando
Marcus Webb
Let me tell you a true story about the birth of a successful new product in another industry. This story has lessons for every thoughtful businessperson -- not about how to create new products, but about how to see things in a different light... by Marcus Webb
| | | New Retail Models Could Hold Hidden Profit For Operators
Hank Schlesinger
Putting aside all of the bad news we've endured over the past three or four years about failings of long-established store chains, it's not difficult to find so-called "trend" stories that feature retailing innovations. Competition is tough, and small locations are looking for an edge... by Hank Schlesinger
| | Lawsuit Alleges Nestlé Bottled Water Is Phony
by Staff Reporter
A putative class action lawsuit claims that Nestlé Waters North America Inc. has been selling bottles of municipal tap water and falsely marketing it to consumers as 100% spring-sourced natural water...
| | NAMA Honors OCS Pioneer Fred Steiner With Coffee Legend Award
Tim Sanford
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named Fred Steiner of Toronto's Imperial Coffee and Service its Coffee Legend for 2012. The honor will be conferred during NAMA's 2012 Coffee, Tea & Water show this month in New Orleans...
| | | Trading Ideas Can Enhance Profitability
Alicia Lavay
Developments in technology are calling new attention to the attractive value proposition offered to consumers (and suppliers) by our industry. But just because something is "trending" does not mean that everyone in the industry is taking full advantage of available tools... by Alicia Lavay
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PepsiCo is piloting its Pepsi Interactive Vending Machine in five malls across the country. The vender equipped with a touchscreen front is the next generation of its social vending prototype launched last year... 
