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NAMA Announces New Hotel Alternative For 2018 Fly-In Participants
by Tim Sanford
June 11, 2018
CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced the availability of a second hotel to participants in its annual legislative advocacy…
read nowNew Data Highlights Generational Differences In Use Of Peer-To-Peer Mobile Payment Apps
by Emily Jed
June 11, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC -- Use of peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile payment apps, such as PayPal and Venmo, vary significantly by generation, according to a new survey from the…
read nowOffice Depots CompuCom Controls Shrinkage With In-Aisle Digital Vending Solution
by Emily Jed
June 11, 2018
DALLAS -- CompuCom Systems Inc., a division of Office Depot Inc., has launched an in-aisle, self-service, loss-prevention solution. Called CompuCom…
read nowParlevel Video Highlights Benefits Of Trade Associations
by Emily Jed
June 11, 2018
SAN ANTONIO, TX Parlevel , a provider of vending route management technology, recently attended a Texas Merchandise Vending Association lobbying event in the…
read nowTelit Enables Nayax To Expand Cashless Payment Solutions To LTE Cat M1 Networks
by Emily Jed
June 11, 2018
LONDON -- Telit Communications PLC, a London-based global enabler of the Internet of Things, has equipped Nayax for its expansion into LTE Cat M1 networks with…
read nowVirtual Crypto Technologies Launches NetoBit ATM
by Emily Jed
June 11, 2018
ROSH HAA'YIN, Israel -- Virtual Crypto Technologies Ltd. is rolling out its bitcoin ATM. In contrast to most bitcoin ATM platforms, which only allow the…
read nowEmbed Player One Spotlight Revenue Management At HITEC Confab
by Tim Sanford
June 6, 2018
DALLAS -- Embed is partnering with Player One Amusement Group (Mississauga, ON, Canada) to display and demonstrate its revenue-management systems at the…
read nowJames Liess Jr Joins H Betti Industries As Senior Director Of Marketing
by Emily Jed
June 6, 2018
James Liess, Jr. CARLSTADT, NJ -- H. Betti Industries Inc. has hired James Liess Jr. as senior director of marketing. He brings more than 10 years of…
read nowJofemar Open24 Meets C-Store Demands On SUNY Cortland Campus
by Tim Sanford
June 6, 2018
CORTLAND, NY -- A flexible modular multiproduct merchandising system from Jofemar USA called Open24 is meeting the needs of students around the clock at the…
read nowNational Journal Editor Kyle Trygstad To Keynote NAMA Fly-In
by Emily Jed
June 6, 2018
Kyle Trygstad CHICAGO -- National Journal Hotline editor Kyle Trygstad, will be the featured speaker at the National Automatic Merchandising Association's…
read nowPepsiCo To Acquire Bare Snacks
by Emily Jed
June 6, 2018
PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo Inc. has agreed to acquire Bare Foods Co. (doing business as Bare Snacks ), a U.S.-based maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks.…
read nowH Lazar Son IT SpecialistTechnician Anthony Russano Dies At 42
by Tim Sanford
June 5, 2018
Anthony Russano PITTSBURGH, PA Anthony Russano, an 18-year veteran with H. Lazar & Son, Inc. died here on May 29. He was 42. Company principal Dale Lazar…
read nowIBWA Hails Ongoing Consumer Preference Swing To Bottled Water
by Tim Sanford
June 5, 2018
ALEXANDRIA, VA Bottled water is the leading beverage product in the United States, by volume, for a second year in a row, according to the International…
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Sweetheart Candy Co Acquires NECCO After Spangler Deal Falls Through
by Emily Jed
June 5, 2018
GREENWICH, CT -- New England Confectionery Co. (Boston, MA), the 171-year-old maker of the iconic NECCO wafer, has been acquired by Sweetheart Candy Co. LLC…
read nowAA Global Buys Assets Of Store On Wheels To Broaden Product Line
by Tim Sanford
June 4, 2018
COCKEYSVILLE, MD A&A Global has announced the execution of an asset purchase agreement with Store on Wheels (Pennsauken, NJ). SOW's employees, product…
read nowSacoa Will Exhibit Flexi-Reader At Asian Attractions Expo In Hong Kong
by Tim Sanford
June 4, 2018
HONG KONG, China -- Sacoa plans to display the new Flexi-Reader 3-in-One Color Shot HDT RF card reader at this year's Asian Attractions Expo. The event…
read nowIs Your Sales Team On A Route Too?
June 3, 2018
Ty Bello We all agree that everyone on our team sells. But let's also agree that selling carries a negative stigma and some people just think it is a…
read nowAMOA Sets On The Road Education Program For Oct 26-28 In Rosemont IL
by Tim Sanford
May 31, 2018
WEST DUNDEE, IL -- The Amusement and Music Operators Association has announced that its 2018 On the Road Continuing Education event will be held at the…
read nowNAMA Invites Applications For Executive Development Scholarships
by Tim Sanford
May 30, 2018
CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association will conduct its 2018 Executive Development Program from Oct. 21 through 25 at Michigan State…
read nowAtari Cofounder Ted Dabney Dies
by Tim Sanford
May 29, 2018
LOS ANGELES -- Samuel Frederick "Ted" Dabney Jr., a videogame pioneer who partnered with Nolan Bushnell in founding Atari, died here on May 26. He was 81.
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