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OCS Operator
5 things will happen in New Orleans: Aug. 17
Bob Tullio
A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL,
titled " The Pay Is High and Jobs Are Plentiful, but Few Want to Go
into Sales, " caught my attention. I have been thinking about it because
I am presenting a preconference program at The NAMA Show: " Selling
Convenience Services: A Playbook for Sales Professionals " on
Aug. 17. If you attend, I can promise that five things will happen.
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vīv | Back to school
Florida operator Manuel Barrios of CVM
Services Inc. took advantage pandemic
downtime to upgrade some accounts with
Vagabond's hi-tech
touchless payment
platform. Notably, he
installed vīv on every
vending machine he
operates at Bethune-Cookman University
in Daytona Beach.
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Tip sheet | How to keep
refrigeration units running
Refrigeration
maintenance for micro
market coolers, or the
lack of it, impacts food
safety. Neglecting
routine care reduces
energy efficiency, making
equipment work harder and eventually
break down. Minus Forty's Michael
Robichaud offers some essential
upkeep tips in this guest column.
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Special Report
Micro Market
Touchless payment options for your customers
Throughout the pandemic, 365 Retail
Markets saw a big uptick in the usage
of its 365Pay app at kiosks and the
new PicoCooler. 365Pay also enables
touchless transactions at vending
machines and OCS equipment.
365 Retail Markets
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