Automatic Merchandiser

FEB 2013

Automatic Merchandiser serves the business management, marketing, technology and product information needs of its readers including vending operators, coffee service operators, product brokers, and product and equipment distributors in print.

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Contents FEBRUARY 2013 VOLUME 55, NUMBER 1 8 DEPARTMENTS 2 ▶ Editor's Note Embrace change for better business 4 ▶ 12 SUCCESS STORY: OPERATION 6 ▶ 20 Trolley House Refreshments general manager Dan Houston runs the vending management software. ▶ PROFILE 12 Technology spells success for Virginia operators ▶ 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. 22 ▶ 5 key growth trends in 2013 Product News ▶ Marketplace 24 8 ▶ 22 FEATURES ▶ 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. 18 ▶ 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 ▶ 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. www.VendingMarketWatch.com/10858753 Facebook/VendingMarket @VendingMagazine http://linkd.in/VendingMarketWatch February 2013 VendingMarketWatch.com Automatic Merchandiser 1

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