august2024 - 23

NAVIGATING THE
LANDSCAPE
Tom Vogt, vice president of sales at
AVS Companies, said his company
is well-positioned to help operators
navigate the changing landscape
and the multiple smart choices
that are now available. " Most
of our sales team have been on
the operator side at one point or
another in their life, " said Vogt.
" Our team can absolutely help an
operator understand which market
solution is the right choice. Our
sweet spot is the complete solution.
When a customer needs to put
together a market, they have to
source their cooler, their fixtures,
their glides, everything that goes
into a micro market, including the
right technology choice. "
A PACKAGED SMART-STORE
APPROACH
Yang Yu, CEO and co-founder
of Atlanta-based Micromart, is a
software engineer, a technology
entrepreneur and a successful
Toronto-based operator. His team
developed a smart market solution
that is now in its fourth generation,
and he projects it will be in 200 U.S.
locations by year-end in addition
to the systems he is operating in
Toronto.
Yu said his company offers a
plug-and-play AI-driven smart
market solution that uses what he
called " hybrid digital sensors " within
a modular design that offers refrigerated,
frozen, ambient and hot food
products, digital price tags, a payment
solution and digital ad displays.
" Most operators just want
something plug-and-play. They want
something that makes money and
just works. Technology is great, but
it needs to be transparent. It needs
to be invisible to the consumer. So,
we want it to bring something that
is invisible to the consumer but very
easy to use for the operator, " Yu
said. " The Micromart solution to an
operator is literally a smart store that
someone can purchase, plug it in,
upload their product list, and they
can get up and running the next day.
Everything is included, including the
smart coolers. "
Yu added that Micromart is especially
focused on offering quality hot
food selections by providing heating
towers as part of the system, and
induction heaters that heat up and
Our AVS Cooler Markets
provide a complete bundled
market solution that is both
expandable and flexible to
help grow your business!
Includes POS
Terminal Device
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of august2024

Editor's Note – Leaning into the convenience services industry
Industry News
OCS Update – Beyond pantry service: Is it time to jump on the next big thing?
Success Story – A focus on micro markets, fresh food and strong customer service help Buffalo Strive thrive
An operator's guide to smart market options
Technology boom adds smart tools for operators
Product Focus
Social Hubs
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august2024 - Editor's Note – Leaning into the convenience services industry
august2024 - Industry News
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august2024 - OCS Update – Beyond pantry service: Is it time to jump on the next big thing?
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august2024 - Success Story – A focus on micro markets, fresh food and strong customer service help Buffalo Strive thrive
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august2024 - An operator's guide to smart market options
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august2024 - Technology boom adds smart tools for operators
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