Face mask vending machines expand worldwide, including US

May 22, 2020

Rapid Mask2Go, a New York City based startup, recently introduced its first face mask vending machine to New York City, selling KN95 machines for $4 apiece…

Navigating COVID-19: COVID-19 continues to shake up the convenience services industry

The fourth episode of the Navigating COVID-19 podcast will break down the following topics, and more: How a convenience service operator weathered COVID-19 and…

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…

TNS launches cloud version of its payment solution

May 20, 2020

Transaction Network Services recently launched a new secure cloud service, TNSConnect Cloud, that gives merchant acquirers, processors and payment terminal…

Coronavirus pandemic drives orange juice sales, reversing a decades long trend

May 20, 2020

Orange juice sales continue to soar as consumers seek to improve their immunity to COVID-19, according to a Bloomberg report.

Agora Brands Group Announces New Marketing Initiative with Networld Media Group

The campaign gives Networld Media Group’s highly targeted audience access to Agora Brands Group’s artificial intelligence interactive avatar technology that is…

Building the Customer Experience of the Future

Brick-and-mortar stores still hold supremacy, but it is important that they make an effort to keep up with market trends. One of the fastest growing trends in…

Artificial Intelligence may take your job, but it won’t leave you unemployed

The coronavirus pandemic beginning in early 2020 became a severe drag on the US economy. There are new challenges and a “new normal” in the business sector…

An Introduction to Agora Brands Group

This blog post is part of a series of posts covering the technologies that Agora Brands Group uses to create avatars. To find all the articles in this blog…

USA Technologies hosts 1,000+ for first virtual educational summit

May 19, 2020

USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, held…

French pizza vending machine comes to the US

May 18, 2020

A French technology company that makes pizza vending machines has begun selling the machines in the U.S., according to a report in The Spoon. The company, API…

Hair care vending machine installed at Baltimore/Washington airport

May 18, 2020

Diva By Cindy hair care products has opened its first natural hair care kiosk in the Baltimore/Washington International airport, according to a press release. 

Navigating COVID-19: How self-service manufacturers are tackling COVID-19

The third episode of the Navigating COVID-19 podcast will break down the following topics, and more: How self-service manufacturers are tackling COVID-19, NAMA…

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…

How self-service equipment helps define the 'new normal' against COVID-19

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Self-service equipment manufacturers have introduced machines that dispense packaged safety equipment and liquid sanitizers. Some have introduced touchless…

Flowers Foods reports 6.8% Q1 sales gain driven by COVID-19

May 14, 2020

Flowers Foods Inc., which owns Mrs. Freshley’s, Tastykake and other baked brands, reported sales increased 6.8% to $1.3 billion for the fiscal first quarter…

USA Technologies cuts executive salaries 20% due to COVID-19

May 14, 2020

USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market…

Selecta rolls out safety stations to help Europeans return to work

May 14, 2020

Selecta, Europe's largest route-based unattended self-service provider, has launched a range of convenient hygiene and safety solutions for public and private…

Digital Media Vending teams with Eco Gloves to dispense biodegradable gloves in PPE machines

May 14, 2020

Digital Media Vending has partnered with Eco Gloves to supply biodegradable gloves through personal protective equipment vending machines, according to a press…

Self service coffee pioneer Luckin Coffee dismisses top officials over accounting scandal

May 13, 2020

China's Luckin Coffee, a self service pioneer considered to be China’s top rival to Starbucks, has dismissed two of its top executives over an accounting…