Welcome to ‘Breakroom Market Microscope Two’, the second installment of our five-part unattended retail feature, sponsored by Three Square Market.
SEPTEMBER…From August through December, we’ll focus on the opportunities for vending operators that are incumbent in the growing micro-markets sector. In each monthly installment, we’ll introduce an industry figure who will share thoughts with you on his or her particular area of expertise. In addition, we’ll give you opportunities to investigate the subject in greater depth, by providing links to further online reading.
We hope you enjoy Breakroom Market Microscope and find it useful.
In Breakroom Market Microscope Two, US vending guru Kurk Johnson, VP of Three Square Market, discusses the rise and rise of breakroom markets in the USA, celebrating the operators who bought into the trend, and mourning those who did not. He’s a legend at NAMA and he’s writing exclusively for Planet Vending, HERE.
From the Internet
The Key To Increasing Productivity? Employee Breaks (Business News Daily)
Break rooms have come a long way from the simple water cooler and old coffee maker. New technology and appliances can make the break room a much more desirable environment to hang out in.Hang out HERE
Breakroom markets an alternative to vending machines. (Twin Cities PP)
Police officers dropping off detainees at the Dakota County Jail in the wee hours used to face a daunting challenge: getting something good, and fresh, to eat. Vending machines wouldn’t cut it. Pizza and sandwich shops didn’t deliver at that late hour. Queuing up at fast-food joints was unappealing and a huge waste of working time. And then came breakroom markets… Full story HERE.
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Micro markets in Canada (Canadian Vending and OCS Magazine)
‘Many of the most lucrative opportunities are treated first as fairy dust before the trailblazers start making bricks of gold.’ That’s how Laura Aiken opens her Canadian micro market success story… HERE
5 Ways Micro Markets Serve the MillennialDriven Workplace (Automatic Vending)
‘MicroMarkets add to a company’s ability to retain Millennials because of their advanced technology, unique breakroom experience, and ability to offer diverse products.’ Reasons to be cheerful, HERE
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Four Compellng Reasons Why Micro Markets Should Be In Every Business Break Room (Bevco)
Vending machines are evolving with the times. Today, a consumer wants access to a plethora of traditional and nontraditional vending items, and they want to get what they need faster so that they can return to what needs to be done. This theory is what fueled the invention of micro market vending machines… A case well made, HERE
Is A Micro Market Right For Your Workplace Breakroom? (Exec Coffee Service)
With the growing desire to help support the diverse needs of our employees and offer them convenient options similar to what they may find at a local store, micro-markets are a solution many employers are considering. What do you think? HERE
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