A vending machine can be seen as a self-service dispenser of products or services. It is widely known that the retailing revolution which continues to challenge traditional outlets, especially smaller ones, was the result of linking scanners on checkout lines with a central computer database. Those reports, structured to - Vol. Operators who have been in the coffee service business for more than a decade will recall the periodic rounds of belt-tightening among their clientele. Office beverages usually were among the first - Vol.
Next month begins a new year, a new century and a new millennium.
The approach of this event caught the public's attention a couple of years ago, and so much has been written and said about it that one might be forgiven for regarding the day itself as an anticlimax. As we've remarked before, the world - Vol. Back in February, we called attention to the ongoing problem that this industry faces in describing just what it sells. Everyone who has spoken with any of the analysts working to assemble vending sales databases, or who has conducted any research in vending, knows the frustration of trying - Vol. This year's National Automatic Merchandising Association National Convention and Expo brought the century to an end on a high note.