For the rest of the summer, Starry is giving away free soda if any part of the U.S. experiences 100-degree weather. The PepsiCo-owned lemon-lime soda brand is offering a limited digital rebate through Labor Day when temps reach 100 degrees anywhere nationwide. Additionally, consumers in select cities have access to special vending machines through the… Read more »
Category: Automated Retail in the Media
“Trend of the Week: Claw Machines” by Juanita Chavarro Arias, Event Marketer
There are some activities that stand the test of time, but are often reimagined and emerge in unexpected spaces. And if there’s one experience most audiences can relate to, at any age, and in any space, it’s the claw machine. This year, brands are thinking outside the (glass) box to incorporate this arcade staple into… Read more »
“Lululemon Celebrating Frances Tiafoe With Oversized Vending Machines” by Tim Newcomb, Forbes
After Frances Tiafoe played his first match in Lululemon apparel at the Australian Open in January, he told me it “felt like a new beginning.” That new beginning has an oversized presence in Indian Wells, one Tiafoe calls “dope,” with a range of larger-than-life activations the Vancouver-based brand is putting behind the new partnership. As… Read more »
“Narcan vending machines available at 3 Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office locations” by Matt Rawlings and Joelle Jones, KOIN 6
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Vending machines stocked with Narcan have been installed by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office at three separate locations, officials announced Wednesday. Funded by a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), the vending machines serve as a tool for the sheriff’s office to… Read more »
“New vending machine at Cleveland Hopkins stocked with Script Cleveland merch” by Susan Glaser, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Headed out of town and forgot your Cleveland swag? A new vending machine at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has you covered. The machine, located near gate C9 in Concourse C, is stocked with Cleveland Script merchandise, including adult and youth T-shirts and trucker hats. The initiative is part of a three-month pilot… Read more »
“City of Las Vegas, JetBlue vending machines providing free books for children” by Jarah Wright, KTNV Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The City of Las Vegas and JetBlue are partnering up to install a set of vending machines that will provide books for free at several community centers. It’s part of JetBlue’s “Soar With Reading” program. The airline launched the program in 2011 to help promote reading and the company installed the… Read more »
“In partnership with JetBlue, Newark rolls out book vending machines at libraries and rec centers” by Natalie Duddridge, CBS New York
NEWARK, N.J. — New vending machines have popped up in Newark, but they’re not what you’d expect. They have swapped candy for books. As CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported Tuesday, it’s designed to encourage a summer of reading for students. Instead of buying soda or snacks, the digital vending machine at Van Buren Library offers food… Read more »
“TD Solar Powered Vending Machine Enables Company To Lower Carbon Footprint” from Vending Connection
Vending machines are in use around the world, and they’ve been a part of everyday life for over 100 years now, but most vending machines are still not solar–powered, that is, at least until now. Companies like Canada’s Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) are using solar–powered vending machines to sell product and build brand awareness… Read more »