Parlevel Systems releases e-commerce tool for convenience service operators

April 21, 2020

Parlevel Systems has released Parlevel Run, a service that enables convenience services businesses to deliver products directly to consumers, according to a…

NAMA’s Carla Balakgie to address virtual health summit

April 21, 2020

Carla Balakgie Carla Balakgie, CEO of the National Automatic Merchandising Association, will be a featured speaker at PHA 10:  Accelerating a…

COVID-19 pushes grocery shoppers to self-checkout

April 7, 2020

Nearly two-thirds of consumers are changing their grocery shopping habits in response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent consumer survey…

Koelnmesse names Kolsch director of euvend & coffeena

March 23, 2020

Koelnmesse has named Julia Kölsch director of euvend & coffeena, the international trade fair for the vending and coffee sector held in Cologne, Germany…

Avanti Markets’ updated app simplifies user registrations

March 12, 2020

Avanti Markets, a micro market provider, has announced the release of its new mobile app which includes an improved user interface experience and…

CoolBreakrooms partners with Goomi for workplace wellness

March 11, 2020

CoolBreakrooms, a provider of breakroom design services, has partnered with Goomi, a provider of on-site wellness and fitness workshops.     "The partnership…

365 Retail Markets introduces PicoMarket for convenience service operators

March 10, 2020

365 Retail Markets, a provider of micro market and point-of-sale technology, has introduced the 365 PicoMarket that can be used on a vending machine (PicoVend…

LightSpeed Automation tabs vending industry veteran Lindsay Klintworth

March 9, 2020

Lindsay Klintworth LightSpeed Automation, a warehouse automation provider, has named industry veteran Lindsay Klintworth as senior national account…

NAMA seeks to exempt micro markets from DC cashless ban

February 17, 2020

 Wes Fisher Wes Fisher, manager of government affairs at the National Automatic Merchandising Association, asked the Washington, D.C. city council to…

New York micro market services provider eyes nationwide expansion

February 17, 2020

Marché, a micro market services provider launched this past November, is currently seeking worksite locations in New York City with plans to expand nationally…

Selecta introduces micro market concept in Spain

February 7, 2020

Selecta, one of Europe's leading route-based unattended self-service providers, has introduced its micro market workplace solution, Foodie's, in Spain. The…

Yoke Payments Facilitates Micromarket Operations For Wisconsin Blind Vendors

by Emily Jed

May 14, 2019

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Yoke Payments said it has teamed up with the Randolph Sheppard Vendors of Wisconsin to enable visually impaired individuals operate their own…

Fixturelite Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary And 2500 Markets Placed

by Emily Jed

April 21, 2019

PHOENIX, AZ -- Fixturelite , a supplier of micromarket retail displays, seating and design features is celebrating its five-year anniversary and 2,500 markets…

Garden State Governor Signs Cashless Store Ban Into Law

by Emily Jed

March 19, 2019

TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation on March 19 barring cashless stores throughout the Garden State. The bill, A-591, was…

Micromarket Pioneer Avanti Markets Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

by Emily Jed

February 4, 2019

RENTON, WA -- Avanti Markets has reached its 10-year milestone as a pioneering provider of micromarkets. Launched by a few industry veterans led by Avanti…

Castles Technology And Suzohapp Pact To Co-Develop Next-Gen Cashless Payment Solutions

by Emily Jed

January 20, 2019

ATLANTA -- Castles Technology International Corp. and Suzohapp have entered into a multi-year partnership agreement that includes the co-development and…

Square Payments SDK Enables Developers To Process Payments In Their Mobile Apps

by Emily Jed

January 20, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO -- Square has launched the Square In-App Payments Software Development Kit (SDK), which enables developers and sellers to process payments with…

Customers Face Payment Predicament As Retailers Snub Cash

by Emily Jed

January 3, 2019

A recent Wall Street Journal article underscored the value for vending operators to continue to accommodate all forms of payment customers have in their…

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Legislation To Ban Cashless Stores

by Emily Jed

December 12, 2018

TRENTON -- New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require all brick-and-mortar retailers to accept cash, according to The Inquirer Daily News .

Holiday Shopping Season Prompts More Retailers To Nix Cash

by Emily Jed

December 3, 2018

A growing number of retailers are no longer accepting cash in an effort to cut costs, theft and headaches as throngs of holiday shoppers line up to check out…