A successful vending route driver is an integral part of any vending business. They are the lifeblood of your company; a successful route driver keeps your machines serviced and your customers happy. Without a proper route driver, vending operators could experience potential theft, under-serviced machines, and under-served customers. But...
Note: Parlevel does not sell non-traditional vending machines like flower vending machines. Successful Non-Traditional Vendors In a recent article by Emily Refermat of Vending Market Watch, she talks about non-traditional vending as a potential side business or a new business model for vendors. However, the response she...
VMS & You A vending machine can last from 20 to 30 years or more if maintained properly. This makes it difficult for vendors to accept new innovations in vending machine technology into their businesses without incurring large upfront costs. This is why having a vending...
Playing the Vending Repair Guessing Game Alan is a vending machine owner with over 300 machines in two cities. He has a number of different routes that he takes each week to service those machines. Almost every time he goes out to service his machines, there is...
The Importance of Monitoring Your Vending Machine Products A vendor’s inventory is the core of their business. Every snack, drink, DVD, toy, etc. are all potential revenue or inventory loss. Maintaining vending machine products efficiently and knowing when to purchase and how much are very difficult. Also,...
What is a Par Level Approach? Merchandising is the idea of showcasing product to stimulate customers into making a purchase. For the vending industry, this means to keep machines stocked with the optimal amounts, or a par level, of products. However, how much of one product...
The Problem with Archaic Vending Machine Service If vendors were able to service vending machines more often, they would be able to earn more money for their business. Do more; earn more. It is a simple formula, but it is not easy to execute, especially for...
Happy Customers = Happy Vending Machine Sales There are many things that make the vending industry unique from other industries, and when it comes to customers, vending is the most unique that I have ever encountered. When I worked for the retail industry, for example, there...
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The Catastrophic Implications of Vending Machine Theft Vending Machine Theft. It’s a real problem in vending. Vending machines are considered by insurance companies as liabilities because they are like little “safes” all over town. They hold a lot of money and product, and it makes it easy...