Minimarket chain AM:PM is to float on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Sources inform ‘’Globes’’ that the chain is preparing a draft prospectus and intends to make an offering at a value of NIS 150 million.AM:PM aims to raise NIS 25 million through the issue of share options and a possible bonds issue. The […]
A recent report from BCC Research shows a growth spurt in self-service, which BCC analyst Francis Duffy predicts will more than double from $11.3 billion in 2005 to more than $24 billion in 2010, according to Self Service World magazine. The report details growth in three self-service industries: kiosks, ATMs and vending machines.
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October 2005 - Vodafone, forever trying to boost mobile phone sales in the UK is offering the folk of Manchester the chance to get one from a vending machine.
Called “Quickphone” kiosks, the aim is to have an army of vending machines across the UK, for now however the first two kiosks have been installed […]
With the average juice consumption in India amounting to one glass per person per year Mr Orange Juicing Systems Pvt Ltd launched its orange juice kiosks across the country at the end of 2004, to tap this segment.
The company has now launched 20 new outlets with an investment of Rs 20 crore and has charted […]
Lucknow, June 23: The Jal Sansthan today installed ‘Pyaus’ or drinking water kiosks at 39 different places in the city. The move has been a result of the direction by the Urban Development department, Sansthan officials said. The Sansthan has also started a drive to recover dues of water-tax and water-charges from defaulting customers.
‘‘We have […]
Jyoti Koul - New Delhi
In a bid to transform itself into an Indian multinational company, Coffee Day Xpress has charted out an ambitious expansion plan. The company is targeting the opening of 700 kiosks in the country by end of fiscal year 2007. To achieve this target the company is planning to take the franchise […]
Feb 03 2005 : In 2004, about 37.5 million US consumers opted to use credit or debit cards for purchases below USD 5, according to Ipsos-Reid, while over 354 billion cash transactions of less than USD 5 were initiated. Cash payments at the physical POS in 2004 totaled USD 1.32 trillion in aggregate revenue, Ipsos-Reid […]
Jan 11 2005 : Vending machines that offer higher-value goods at unattended locations such as malls, offices, hotels and sports grounds are a target for criminals, who realize the value of the cash the machine must contain. Typical vending machines cost in the region of USD 3,000 to USD 4,000 and industry reports point to […]
You’re off for a business meeting. You already traveled several kilometers from home and you have to be in the meeting place in 10 minutes. Then, you would find out that you left something very important – your business documents. Oh, this is really a big problem! — Not anymore, we have lots of self-service […]
Dec 08 2004 : In 2003, e-payments exceeded paper checks for the first time in the US, at 44.5 billion e-payments, versus 36.7 billion check payments, according to a new Federal Reserve study. Credit cards endure as the most popular electronic payment method, with 19 billion transactions in 2003, at a total value of USD […]