Following COVID-19: How coronavirus pandemic is impacting convenience services

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Here's the latest news on how COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic, is impacting the retail industry from store closings to payment trends.

Vancouver caterer expands into vending, prospers during pandemic

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Expanding into vending allowed a Vancouver caterer to retain most of his employees after COVID-19 required many of his customer locations to close.

How convenience services operators recover lost sales

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of vending operators agreed on the need to explore growth opportunities in the face of the COVID-19 setback, limited as they are. These include…

Feds make forgivable PPP loans easier to navigate

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The federal government recently introduced simplified PPP loan application form is part of an effort to make the PPP loan easier for companies to use since the…

Pandemic safety question: Vending machines versus micro markets?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Are vending machines more sanitary than micro markets because the latter system presents products in open containers, allowing more customers to touch them?

SBA runs out of COVID-19 relief money; lawmakers fight over refunding

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Two Small Business Administration programs designed to help businesses weather the pandemic — the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster…

Pork shortage in offing after major US processor closes due to COVID-19 cases

The closure of one of the nation's largest pork processing plant after approximately 300 positive COVID-19 cases among workers could soon have a powerful…

New York amusement operators get update on federal business loans

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Amusement machine operators got an update last week on government loans designed to help businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic during a conference call…

Federal CARES Act provides relief to businesses hurt by COVID-19

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act offers major financial support for companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Business and…

ATM industry looks to federal lifeline amid COVID-19

by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia

As relief and funding packages are being debated in Washington, the National ATM Council looks to how these new laws will affect business.

Coronavirus outbreak raises questions about digital payments and cash

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

The coronavirus pandemic has raised a number of concerns about whether consumers would shift towards digital payments amid concerns about cash handling and…

US restaurants vs coronavirus: The very real things US brands can do now

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

No, the coronavirus is not a major health threat in the U.S. at this time. But the fact is, that could quickly change, and there are some very real…