According to Crockett, there are about 15 million vending machines in the world by 2020, and it is estimated that one-third of them are in the United States. In addition, of the approximately 5 ...

The "one-coin theory" is a hallowed principle of retailing in Japan, the idea being that if your product can be purchased with one coin, people are more willing to buy it. This principle was ...

What if you could turn $650 into a business generating over $240,000 annually? That’s exactly what Crystal Warren did. From her early days as a schoolteacher to becoming a vending machine mogul, her ...

Japan has a lot of different types of vending machines, but the one thing they have in common, of course, is that they all vend. But while the idea of selling something is right there in the name, ...

David Robinson stands in his Simple Vending warehouse in Tiffin. Since starting the business, he has placed 15 ATMs and seven vending machines in Corridor and other Iowa locations. He hopes to add ...

From top left clockwise, dried Black wagyu beef, Black wagyu organ meat and Tsuyama wagyu beef ribs that are sold in a vending machine in the city of Okayama are seen. (Mainichi/Rie Kondo) OKAYAMA -- ...