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Xavier combines self-service with attendants to ensure a safe foodservice operation
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The university is betting that self-service in combination with manual staffing will provide a sanitary meal experience for students.
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Aramark opens automated c-store in Southern California
July 10, 2020
Aramark has opened an autonomous convenience store called QuickEats Close Convenience in an apartment community called Nineteen01 in Santa Ana, California…
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AiFi on track to deploy 330 automated stores by 2021
July 6, 2020
AiFi, a provider of an automated, self-service store, is on track to deploy 330 new and retrofitted autonomous stores by the end of 2021, according to a press…
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NAMA names Craig Kushner Operator of the Year for second time
July 2, 2020
Craig Kushner The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named Craig Kushner, owner of Monumental Markets in Beltsville, Maryland, as its…
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UK operation introduces COVID-19 compliant micro markets
June 30, 2020
Express Vending, a Hertfordshire, U.K. based convenience services operator, has adapted its HUB MicroMarkets to ensure it is COVID-19 compliant, as businesses…
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Mobile micro markets bring self-service machines on wheels
June 30, 2020
Carts Blanche LLC has introduced VendaMarts, mobile robotic micro markets that offer fully automated inventories of pre-packaged fresh foods, according to a…
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365 Retail Markets adds touchless checkout kiosk
June 24, 2020
365 Retail Markets has added its v5 kiosk as its latest touchless checkout solution, according to the company's website.
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Mastercard survey shows global surge in digital payments
June 18, 2020
Mastercard Inc. released a study showing consumers worldwide are using contactless and other digital payments at record levels and moving away from cash due to…
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Micro markets’ sanitation case over vending
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
In response to concerns over COVID-19, micro market providers argue that micro markets are actually more sanitary than vending machines.
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Impulsify designs unattended retail markets for apartment buildings
June 12, 2020
Impulsify Inc., a retail technology provider, has been contracted to design self-service Grab-and-Go markets for six apartment communities on the East Coast…
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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?
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How to answer difficult questions reopening an amusement center
Reopening an amusement center following COVID-19 is challenging on many levels. Customers and employees want to return, but they naturally have some…
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Qualifying sales prospects more important post COVID-19; how to prepare
by Amanda Puppo — CEO, MarketReach Inc.
Companies that do their homework about their prospective customers before calling them usually have better results, but in an environment where businesses are…
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The imminent kiosk boom in quick-service restaurants
Pre-coronavirus, kiosks were springing up in countries across the world, in the main to provide a faster and more efficient service for customers who wanted…
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NAMA clarifies New York law on reopening essential services
June 3, 2020
A New York state law for reopening non-essential businesses only applies to offices, auto dealers and commercial building management, according to Wes Fisher…
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Why the post COVID-19 era will drive intelligent vending, micro markets and beyond
by Udi Wiesner
With post COVID-19 market trends emerging, including the desire for more healthy food, sanitary and public safety, we can expect major growth in the demand for…
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NAMA calls on New York State to clarify guidance for reopening breakrooms
June 1, 2020
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has asked the State of New York to revise its interim guidance on safe breakroom reopening and has asked its…
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Are touchscreens worth it during COVID-19?
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
As the world continues to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, customers are starting to change their habits, especially when it comes to germs and touching surfaces.
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Alabama CS operator weathers COVID-19 focusing on safety, secures PPP loan
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Gulf Coast Canteen has so far weathered the setback reasonably well under the direction of company president Greg Breland, a longtime industry veteran who.took…
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NAMA webinar today to address coping with COVID-19
May 14, 2020
Convenience services industry leaders take the virtual stage today in a free, 20-minute 2 p.m. EST webinar designed to share straight talk on what they're…
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