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.
TRENDING: Vending Machines Come To The Dessert Aisle
TRENDING: Vending Machines Come To The Dessert Aisle
April 17, 2018  |  Vending Machines

No one likes to be kept waiting — especially hungry consumers. And should a restaurant fail to meet their expectations, patrons are likely to head...

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Walmart Chooses Towers Over Lockers For Pickup
Walmart Chooses Towers Over Lockers For Pickup
April 06, 2018  |  Retail

After receiving positive feedback on its Pickup Towers, Walmart is rolling out 500 additional machines – with some new added features. The towers will also...

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How Car Vending Machines Evolved From 1880s England
How Car Vending Machines Evolved From 1880s England
April 06, 2018  |  Retail

Years before consumers could buy a Ford from a vending machine, Percival Everitt had a rather novel idea for the early 1880s: He invented the...

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Unattended Retail Works Out At The Gym
Unattended Retail Works Out At The Gym
March 21, 2018  |  Unattended Retail

Fitness centers are all about working out. However, when it comes to retail in those spaces, it doesn’t always work out. Everybody knows time is...

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An Unattended Solution To The DMV’s Friction-Filled Reputation
An Unattended Solution To The DMV’s Friction-Filled Reputation
February 20, 2018  |  Vending Machines

Bread? Check. Milk? Check. Vehicle registration renewal … check! Californians can now add DMV transactions to their grocery lists, thanks to an initiative that puts...

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Today In Data: Unattended Retail, Cross-Border Exposure And Russian Indictments
Today In Data: Unattended Retail, Cross-Border Exposure And Russian Indictments
February 19, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, the business-to-business (B2B) payments market is growing in valuation, self-service vending machines are easing customer complaints at the Sacramento Department of...

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The DMV Goes To The Grocery Store
The DMV Goes To The Grocery Store
February 19, 2018  |  Unattended Retail

The next stop on the road to technological evolution in the transportation industry may just be unattended. Across the industry, from carmakers and road regulators...

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Urban Remedy Kiosk Expansion Plans Land $17M In VC Funding
Urban Remedy Kiosk Expansion Plans Land $17M In VC Funding
January 22, 2018  |  Retail

It’s not uncommon for food producers at Whole Foods to promote their products through in-store demos or catchy product designs. But one California company has...

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Fixing Footwear Blues, The Unattended Way
Fixing Footwear Blues, The Unattended Way
January 17, 2018  |  Vending Machines

With growth rates that look more like tech companies and less like vending operators, the interactive retail kiosk market is poised to reach $1B just three years...

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