havending Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A3HKR7iqWRU Winn-Dixie and Publix have both been pulling machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BouncyBalls Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Either you are infatuated with Frank or you still owe for the Chickens you have been putting in auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformaVending Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I know that the "new" buzzword in retail (or at least the sector of retail I'm in) is "Sight Lines". The notion is that you keep things organized and "simplified" to keep customers focused on buying more stuff. Whatever firm cooked it up I'm sure made a fortune. The store I work for took the hand sanitizer stand and trash cans out of the entryway to improve our "sight lines", so I'm sure if we'd had bulk machines I'm sure they'd have gotten the boot too. I noticed that the Shopko retail chain around here got rid of their machines in the last few months too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titandist Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I wonder who runs these companies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo Duck Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 That means there will be tons of used machines cheap like when WalMart shut down bulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Yes lots of machines with no place to put them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w2wUJ44y Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 That means there will be tons of used machines cheap like when WalMart shut down bulk.My walmarts still have bulk in them. NEN services them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Big Lots in my area has had all bulk pulled. Dollar General has no more bulk either.(at least in my region) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yes dollar general eliminated vending. Since they are now selling cigarettes and liquor ( where they can) they didn't want the bulk. They were a pain anyway. There were some really good ones but they always moved the machines to corners or the back, so even the good ones did poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Snacks Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yea the trend is disturbing. More chains are cutting back or eliminating bulk around here. Newly built businesses have fewer vending machines of any kind. Many new restaurants that traditionally had electronic and bulk vending are no longer placing any type of machines in their establishment. Just went to a new Ale House recently built here (under new ownership) and there was ZERO vending in the new restaurant - no bulk, no cranes, no jukebox, no pool tables, no video, no chickens - ZIPPO vending! Many of the older restaurants have significantly cut back on all vending as well. I guess the new owners figure that the floor space is better utilized (and profitable) for more tables or bar seats for paying customers! Plus mom-and-pop places around here continue to dwindle only to be replaced by more corporate chains. No more trickle down for the little guy in this town I guess. Seems like charity vending with singles and doubles is a better option now going forward. Easier to just place a single head gumball machine in "under the radar" and hope the corporate types don't notice it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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