Prior to the global shutdown, we were seeing the rise of social commerce, cashless payments, BOPIS (by online pick up in-store), loss prevention and contactless, automated merchandising. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated…
The NAMA (North American Automatic Merchandising Association) show in Las Vegas this past April was incredible. Last year’s show really opened my eyes in terms of the potential for smart vending. It…
SMRT1 Technologies is pleased to feature guest blogger Josh Wardini. Josh is a digital journalist and community manager. Josh can be found at www.digitaldealer.com With the amazing advances being made in technology…
The BrainSTEM Toolbox increases ROI If you’re thinking about upgrading your traditional vending machines to become smart vending machines, do you see it as spending money or investing money? Operators sometimes hesitate…