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How Age Verification Vending Machines Work: Every Option Compared

How Age Verification Vending Machines Work: Every Option Compared

You put your first vape vending machine in a bar. The owner asks you one question before signing anything: how does it stop a 19-year-old from buying a vape? You say it has built-in age verification. He asks how that actually...

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ZYN Vending Machines Are the New ATM: Why Smart Operators Are Adding Nicotine Pouches to Their Routes

ZYN Vending Machines Are the New ATM: Why Smart Operators Are Adding Nicotine Pouches to Their Routes

A few weeks ago, Palantir Technologies made headlines for putting free ZYN nicotine pouches in their office vending machines. Not snacks. Not coffee. ZYN. The data analytics firm known for billion-dollar government contracts was handing out oral nicotine pouches to...

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How AI Vending Machines Use Real-Time Data to Pick Their Best Locations

How AI Vending Machines Use Real-Time Data to Pick Their Best Locations

Marcus had done everything right. He scouted the location for two weeks, counted foot traffic during lunch hour, and shook hands with the property manager. His new machine went in on a Tuesday. By Friday it had made eleven sales....

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