The Retail Nomad explores the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Show

Nick Harbaugh (aka "The Retail Nomad") takes viewers inside the recent Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Show in Tampa.

Mississippi Children's Museum unveils book vending machine

December 9, 2025

The Mississippi Children's Museum in Jackson has unveiled an Inchy's Bookwork Vending Machine through a partnership with Atmos Energy. The machine contains…

Transforming high-traffic operations: The power of strategic self-service

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

A panel of experts at the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Show Dec. 10-12 will discuss how strategically deploying smart self-service solutions can elevate…

North Carolina elementary students earn free books from vending machine

November 7, 2025

Students at Arthur W. Edwards Elementary School in Havelock, North Carolina, are earning books instead of snacks thanks to a vending machine unveiled Friday…

Lindbergh Elementary rewards strong attendance with book vending machine

November 5, 2025

Students at Lindbergh Elementary School in St. Joseph, Missouri, are earning books instead of snacks from a special vending machine as part of a program to…

Shaquille O’Neal celebrates Shaq-A-Licious ride, candy launch in Hershey

October 8, 2025

Shaquille O'Neal brought his Shaq-A-Licious brand to Hershey this week, surprising students at Milton Hershey School and visiting Hersheypark to celebrate the…

NeoPollard interactive extends partnership with NC Education Lottery to boost education funding

September 16, 2025

The North Carolina Education Lottery has extended its contract with NeoPollard Interactive for the continued management of its online lottery and player…

Genyouth, PepsiCo partner on Super Schools initiative to boost student health in Bay Area

September 11, 2025

Genyouth, a nonprofit organization focused on student wellness, has launched the "Super Schools" initiative in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a press…

Oakland High School installs hygiene vending machine for students

September 10, 2025

An Oakland High School in Tennessee has partnered with a local non-profit to install a hygiene vending machine for students, according to a Rutherford Source…

Greenwood schools use vending machines to promote reading

September 4, 2025

Greenwood Community Schools in Indiana have installed book vending machines at all four of its elementary schools to encourage reading and improve literacy…

College entrepreneur expands beauty supply vending machine to New York campuses

August 29, 2025

Chantel Francis, a recent graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport, has expanded her company, Hello Beauty, which provides beauty supply…

NASCAR's Erik Jones brings free books to Florida school with vending machine

August 25, 2025

The Erik Jones Foundation, in partnership with AdventHealth, has installed Flagler County's first Bookworm vending machine at Rymfire Elementary School…

Indiana elementary schools receive book vending machines

August 14, 2025

The Greenwood Community School Corporation's four elementary schools, in Indiana, have received a donation of book vending machines from local companies…

URI wellness vending machine offers 24/7 access to health products

May 20, 2025

The University of Rhode Island is providing students with around-the-clock access to low-cost health products through a wellness vending machine in its Robert…

Drummonds Elementary launches book vending machine to encourage reading

May 13, 2025

Drummonds Elementary School in Drummonds, Tennessee, has introduced a book vending machine to promote literacy among its students in grades Pre-K through 5.

Birmingham middle-schoolers combat hygiene insecurity with vending machine

May 9, 2025

Middle school students at South Hampton K-8 School have developed a vending machine project aimed at addressing hygiene insecurity in the Ensley, Alabama…

University of Arkansas installs free Narcan, fentanyl prevention vending machine

April 21, 2025

The University of Arkansas has installed a vending machine on its Fayetteville campus that dispenses free Narcan and fentanyl overdose prevention kits, along…

Vending machine offering diverse beauty products installed at Colorado State University

April 9, 2025

Colorado State University in Fort Collins has installed a B.O.V.I. (Black Owned Vending International) vending machine on the third floor of its Lory Student…

Lansing school introduces book vending machine to promote reading

April 2, 2025

A Lansing-area school has installed a vending machine that dispenses books instead of snacks, aiming to increase student access to reading materials, according…

Connecticut considers funding emergency contraceptive vending machines on college campuses

April 1, 2025

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide state grants to colleges and universities for the installation of vending machines dispensing…