Contents
FEBRUARY 2013
VOLUME 55, NUMBER 1
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DEPARTMENTS
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Editor's Note
Embrace change for better
business
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SUCCESS
STORY:
OPERATION
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Trolley House Refreshments general manager Dan Houston runs the vending management software.
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PROFILE
12 Technology spells success for
Virginia operators
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Publisher's Note
Make 2013 your year of growth
by being SMART
Vending
MarketWatch News
CoffeeTea&Water;
The 2012 National Automatic
Merchandising Association
CoffeeTea&Water; event in New
Orleans Nov. 13 to 15 centered
around coffee service specific
education.
How two vending operators who believed in the value of
technology partnered to beat the recession and become the largest
independent vending operation in Richmond, Va.
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5 key growth trends in 2013
Product News
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Marketplace
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FEATURES
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Route Driver
Quarterly Winner
Vending, micro markets and office coffee service thought leaders speak out
about what will drive the industry's growth in the coming year.
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How to maintain inventory and pricing controls
Focusing on asset management is a must, even if the small vending operation
isn't yet ready to invest in vending management software.
BONUS CONTENT on VendingMarketWatch.com
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Jim Milton, Fox Vending,
Inc., Bridgeview, Ill.
He's now working for the
second generation, but is as
thorough and adaptive as ever.
VENDINGMARKETWATCH NEWS reports
the pending acquisition of MEI Conlux
by Crane Merchandising Systems.
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