Category Archives: Vending machine

Vending CBD Kiosk Deal Is Smart – Simon Property Group

Vending kiosks for malls Vending CBD kiosksโ€™ novelty might serve as an added attraction for shoppers, while short-term kiosk leases are low risk. Article published March 7, 2019 on National Real Estate Investor.ย ย Excerpt follows.ย  — https://www.nreionline.com/retail/simon-property-group-s-cbd-kiosk-deal-smart-way-benefit-emerging-trend-experts-say Liz Wolfย |ย Mar 07, 2019 Simon Property Group is introducing a new line-up of mall kiosks, which many might agree is not yourโ€ฆ Read More »

Vending – 365 Retail Markets Buys Cantaloupe

365 Retail Markets Buys Cantaloupe From RetailSystems June 2025 —ย Cantaloupe, Inc., a prominent player in the vending and payment solutions industry, has announced its acquisition byย 365 Retail Marketsย in an all-cash transaction valued at approximatelyย $848 million. This strategic move is expected to enhance growth opportunities for both companies. Key Details Terms: Cantaloupe shareholders will receiveย $11.20 per share, representing aย 34%โ€ฆ Read More »

Vending Machine — When Will AI Manage?

Vending Kiosks and AI Anthropicโ€™s AI vending test draws boos, but tech evolution will bring change. Wonderful article and insight by Elliot Maras on Retail Automation — Will AI replace traditional vending businesses? A recent blogย on this topic by Anthropic, a San Francisco based AI systems provider and researcher, has sparked a harsh riposte from the business andโ€ฆ Read More »

NAMA Show 2025: The future has arrived for automated retail

Vending Automation at NAMA The future of unattended retail was on full display last week at the Las Vegas Convention Center. And the take-home for the approximately 5,200 attendees at the three-day NAMA Show was that the future has already arrived, thanks to the rapid pace of self-service technology and the consumerโ€™s rising acceptance of self-service. We wereโ€ฆ Read More »

NAMA Vending Preview

Donโ€™t miss NAMA 2025 May 7-9: Convenience Service Delivered Editor’s Note: Be sure and visit Crane CPI in #2331, DPL Wireless in #1874, Actineon in 2067, and Pyramid in 2249 while at the show. Zhilai is in 2640 (pizza vending machine). 365 Markets has a HUGE booth. By Elliot Maras Keeping up with todayโ€™s technology-savvy consumer is notโ€ฆ Read More »

Smart Vending Machine Automation Market

Smart Vending Machines Getting Smarter Guest Columnist on Vending and the new Smart Vending.ย  Carl Goodwin is a technical expert in multiple areas: Smart vending, health, oil/gas, retail, gov, biotech, telecoms, R&D, AI, ML. Based in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Supporting Member:ย  Intel — nice whitepaper on Smart Vending What happens when a traditional vending machine is equippedโ€ฆ Read More »