12/16/18 From Vending Market Watch Lawmakers In New Jersey Want To Ban Cashless Stores A bill that would require all brick-and-mortar retailers to accept cash will go before the full New Jersey Senate, according to The Inquirer Daily News. The bill would eliminate stores that only accept cashless payments, such as Amazon Go and […]
Category: 2018
Social Security announces 2.8% COLA for 2019
12/16/18 Social Security announces 2.8% COLA for 2019 The following information is being forwarded by the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired as a courtesy, in accordance with our continued efforts to share information that may be of interest or of benefit to individuals who are blind and vision-impaired. Social Security Announces […]
Operators Plan to Add Smaller Micro Markets in 2019
12/10/18 Operators Plan to Add Smaller Micro Markets in 2019 In the next year, micro markets will downsize – not in quantity, but in design in order to meet lower employee counts. Two women purchasing coffee with a smartphone app Joe Hessling, CEO of 365 Retail Market said in a recent Automatic Merchandiser article […]
Why Commercialization of Rest Stops Affects Everyone
11/28/18 From Vending Market Watch Why Commercialization of Rest Stops Affects Everyone Emily Refermat Oct 24th, 2018 At first glance, any legislation that opens up new business opportunities looks positive. Proposed bill H.R. 1990 in the 115th Congress by Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana, is one such bill. It would lift the ban on what […]
5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Business Plan
9/29/18 From Business.com 5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Business Plan BY THOMAS GRIFFIN Business.com / Technology / Last Modified: September 18, 2018 A business plan will either help you or hurt you. With a few simple tips, instead of writing a dull, lifeless document, you can create a business plan that will win […]
Mark Manney Debuts Micromarket Loss Prevention Manual
9/29/18 From Vending Times Mark Manney Debuts Micromarket Loss Prevention Manual by Emily Jed Posted On: 9/19/2018 CREEDMOOR, NC — Mark Manney of Loss Prevention Results Inc. is debuting his 50- plus page Micromarket Loss Prevention Manual, now available for purchase through the Vending Times Book Store. Manney spent three decades in retail […]
5 LESSONS IN GROWING YOUR MICRO MARKET BUSINESS
9/10/18 From Vending Market Watch AUGUST 10, 2018 5 LESSONS IN GROWING YOUR MICRO MARKET BUSINESS When running a business, it can be difficult to know just how to grow. Especially in the vending, micro market and office coffee service industry, it is easy to get stuck in day-to-day operations — handling service issues, scheduling […]
Vending Machine Promotes Medical Cannabis As Pain-Treating Alternative To Opioids
9/6/18 From Vending Times Vending Machine Promotes Medical Cannabis As Pain-Treating Alternative To Opioids by Emily Jed Posted On: 9/6/2018 CHICAGO — Vending machines are at the center of Cresco Labs’ anti-opioid campaign highlighting real-life stories of the positive impact cannabis has combating the national epidemic. Last week, when the Alternative to Opioids Act, a […]
Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you
8/21/18 From AppleVis Unlimited: What’s New and Noteworthy for July 2018 Seeing AI (iOS, Free) Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world and describe nearby people, text […]
More Than A Smart Cane
8/21/18 Shared by Be my Eyes More Than A Smart Cane For any white cane users out there, can you imagine getting turn-by-turn directions from your cane? Or having the ability to detect objects with it? Imagine no more, it’s here! Young Guru Academy (YGA), a non-profit organization founded in Turkey, cultivates leaders to realize […]