How can vendors and operators work together successfully?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Vendors and operators need to rethink their relationship to be successful with automated retail.

Fastenal makes vending part of its industrial supply strategy

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Fastenal combines industrial vending, monitored inventory bins and replenishment services to help businesses control supply use and keep operations running. Sales through its FASTBin and FASTVend systems reached $827.2 million in the third quarter, showing the scale of its digitally managed supply business.

The kiosk shift, part 4: The real cost starts after deployment

by Ben Wheeler — Dir. of Business Dev. - Automated Retail, T-ROC

Operating a kiosk fleet takes more than low-cost hardware. Remote management, security updates, diagnostics, standardization and long-term support shape total ownership costs. This installment explores how Android and ARM platforms can help operators keep machines reliable, serviceable and economical at national scale.

Toshiba VP shares insight on the retail tech deployment strategy

In this episode of the CX Innovators Podcast the topic is retail innovation. Naresh Keswani, VP of software and AI at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, shares insight on how to get the most of a retail technology deployment.

Certified reverse vending machine list released ahead of deposit return launch

Exchange for Change has published its first list of certified reverse vending machines ahead of the deposit return scheme's scheduled launch Oct. 1, 2027…

Vending

Vending machines service is the primary service for most convenience services operators. Vending usually refers to food and refreshment service machines, including candy/snack machines, cold beverage machines, hot beverage machines, refrigerated food machines and frozen food machines.