vending machine

Examples of vending machine in the following topics:

• Vending Machines

  • A vending machine can dispense a wide variety of merchandise when the consumer inserts money into it.
  • The most common form of vending machine, the snack machine, often uses a metal coil which rotates to release an ordered product.
  • The main example of a vending machine giving access to all merchandise after paying for one item is a newspaper vending machine (also called vending box) found mainly in the U.S. and Canada.
  • A wide variety of goods can be dispensed by vending machines, and in some places, even burgers and steaks!
  • This is a Best Buy Express vending machine at an airport terminal, stocked with electronics.

• Making the most of office furnishings, computers and equipment

  • An Energy Star rated medium-sized copying machine, for example, can cut $50 or more off annual energy bills.
  • Buy remanufactured, energy-efficient computers, copiers, fax machines, etc. instead of new models whenever possible.
  • Especially ensure that equipment is unplugged during weekends (vending machines are a prime target).

• Changes in Placement

  • For example, not all cultures use or have access to vending machines.

• Analyzing every stage of production

  • The company now only orders snacks from vending machine suppliers that take back their packaging – a move that has greatly reduced the amount of rubbish in office bins.

• Nonstore Retailers

  • Distance selling includes mail order, catalogue sales, telephone solicitations, and automated vending.
  • You can go to CustomMade.com to purchase a good made specifically for you by one of those same machines.
  • Vending machines are another type of non-store retailing.

• Global Considerations in Branding and Packaging

  • Using Coca-Cola as an example, not all cultures use vending machines.

• Shopping Products

  • Vending machines typically dispense convenience goods.

• Classifying Consumer Products

  • Vending machines typically dispense convenience goods, as do automatic teller machines.

• Value of Retailing

  • There are many different types of retailers; department and discount stores, warehouse stores, variety, demographic retailers aimed at a specific buyer, "Mom & Pop" stores owned and operated by individuals specialty stores, general and convenience stores, mail-order, hypermarkets, supermarkets, malls, category specialists, vending machines, no-frills, self-service or automated retail (robotic kiosks seen in airports and at supermarkets), big box stores and of course on-line e-tailers.

• Product Line Depth