Features
COVID-19’s impact on convenience services by the numbers
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
An economic impact study, sponsored by the National Automatic Merchandising Association, puts some hard numbers to the challenges and successes in the…
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Cast your vote! Reader’s Choice Company and Person of the Year
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A judges panel reviewed the nominations for the Reader's Choice awards and narrowed them down to five company nominees and five person nominees. It is now up…
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Pandemic boosts consumer snacking, Mondelez survey finds
The second annual State of Snacking from Mondelez International found that nearly 90% of consumers are snacking more or the same during the pandemic than…
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Pandemic pushes convenience services operators to e-commerce
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
COVID-19 has given a new urgency to the need to serve customers when, where and how they want to be served. Those convenience services operators who offered an…
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The pandemic and cash use: What are the facts?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Data from the Federal Reserve indicates consumers have a lot of cash on their hands as a result of the pandemic. Most have used cash while paying in person…
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Starbucks boasting speedy recovery
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Despite reporting sales declines for Q4, Starbucks Corporation President and CEO Kevin Johnson said he was pleased with the chain's finish to the fiscal year…
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Beverage service in the pandemic era
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
As convenience services operators work to meet health and safety concerns during the pandemic, the solutions they are discovering will find a receptive…
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Hair care entrepreneurs build on e-commerce with vending
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Three years after launching their e-commerce business, this entrepreneurial couple began placing vending machines to make their products available to people in…
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Touchless solutions to the rescue for convenience services
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
365 Retail Markets, Newco Enterprises Inc. and Vendors Exchange International Inc. present touchless solutions for convenience services.
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Gaming a bad influence? Research says no
A perception exists that all forms of gaming negatively affect mental health, but the reality is gaming becomes an issue when used in an excessive manner.
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Surviving pandemic: What to add, what to keep and what to ditch
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A pair of far sighted convenience services operators who see beyond the present explain how they are using the downtime to be ready when prosperity returns.
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Krispy Kreme uses vending to provide 24/7 availability
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Krispy Kreme recently opened a pilot vending machine at its headquarters shop in Charlotte, North Carolina. If the test is successful, future machines will be…
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How touchless options help operators survive the pandemic
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Operators that have taken advantage of touchless solutions such as nanomarkets and mobile beacons are finding they are able to meet the current demand for…
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Why the pandemic doesn’t stifle entertainment industry leaders
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Listeners had a chance to learn how three industry leaders are making the best use of their time in light of restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic…
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Nutrimeals vends fresh food with app-based ordering
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Partners Sam Hale and Grace Clark started a fresh food delivery service to make fresh food convenient before expanding into vending. COVID-19 motivated the…
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Trump or Biden? Veteran AAMA lobbyist calls it a wash
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Which candidate will win the presidential election? The AAMA's lobbyist John Russell IV cites a number of factors that will influence a very tight race in a…
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Fast casual chain pins growth on robotic salad vending machine
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
When restaurants were closing in response to COVID-19, Saladworks went into overdrive targeting non-traditional locations. The Chowbotics robotic saladmaker…
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Oregon operator survives COVID-19 aided by technology
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Ryan and Michelle Harrington believe the pandemic underscored the importance of operating as efficiently as possible. To this end, they believe their ongoing…
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Game machine operators seek ways to survive pandemic; political action called imperative
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Options for improving revenue during the pandemic are limited for amusement machine operators, but some are discovering the importance of strong political…
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Intercard CEO Scott Sherrod finds FECs recovering
Scott Sherrod of Intercard has been touring family entertainment centers during the coronavirus pandemic to assess activity levels. Operations visited in St.
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