Vending Machines

A vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes and lottery tickets to consumers after money, a credit card, or a specially designed card is inserted into the machine.
How Unattended Kiosks Are Connecting Consumers With Cosmetics
How Unattended Kiosks Are Connecting Consumers With Cosmetics
April 20, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

From cosmetics to cars, seemingly almost anything is available through self-serve these days. The April Unattended Retail Tracker™ looks at how companies, from banks to...

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Mastercard And PayRange Partner To Make Vending Cashless
Mastercard And PayRange Partner To Make Vending Cashless
April 19, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

“Who wants to shop at vending machines?” When PYMNTS first encountered PayRange CEO Paresh Patel at Innovation Project 2013, he was leading a tiny startup...

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NEW REPORT: Clear Complexions, Full Kiosks, Can’t Miss?
NEW REPORT: Clear Complexions, Full Kiosks, Can’t Miss?
April 19, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

Look, Ma! No storefronts (or cashiers) Just a few years ago the hottest commodities inside a vending machine was hard-to-find candy and, arguably, Fanta. But today,...

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Car Marketplace Carvana Files Its IPO
Car Marketplace Carvana Files Its IPO
April 03, 2017  |  IPO

The mark of success for most any new business is whether or not it makes the leap to “go public.” One of the latest companies...

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Does The Future Of Unattended Retail Revolve Around Patterns?
Does The Future Of Unattended Retail Revolve Around Patterns?
February 24, 2017  |  Vending Machines

Unattended retail is becoming a fixture of the modern-day retail experience, from grocery stores to gas stations to vending machines, and it’s attracting plenty of...

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NEW REPORT: The Secret To Self-Service Success?
NEW REPORT: The Secret To Self-Service Success?
February 23, 2017  |  Vending Machines

If you’ve ever watched a sci-fi movie set in the future, then you may know that pop culture has long fantasized of an automated future. ...

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USA Technologies Inks Deal With Several Pepsi Bottlers
USA Technologies Inks Deal With Several Pepsi Bottlers
February 09, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

USA Technologies (USAT), the payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, announced Wednesday (Feb. 8) agreements with several Pepsi Cola bottling...

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Byte Raises $5.5 Million For Healthy Food Vending Machine Expansion
Byte Raises $5.5 Million For Healthy Food Vending Machine Expansion
December 29, 2016  |  News

Vending machines may get a makeover now that Byte Foods, a startup that makes so-called smart vending machines, raised $5.5 million in seed funding, According...

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An Appetite For Unattended Restaurant Solutions?
An Appetite For Unattended Restaurant Solutions?
December 21, 2016  |  Vending Machines

Call it savory technology. American consumers, especially millennials, have an appetite for new payment technology from restaurants. For the latest Unattended Retail Tracker, PYMNTS spoke...

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