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Thursday, May 28, 2009

New Technology In Planet Antares Vending Machines

Planet Antares vending machines have incorporated the latest technology. This allows the vending machines to operate more efficiently. Of course, this has made the vending business more efficient and more profitable as well. Apart from machine features, technology is also used in the operation of vending business. With the rise of competition from other operators, you will have to look for new ways of staying ahead of them.

As a vending business owner, you have a limited space to merchandise your products. Within that space, you will need to maximize sales. In spite of the profitability of vending business, vending operators face difficulty in achieving maximum profitability from time to time. Some of technological innovations can be adapted by you to improve the profitability of your vending business.

The vending operations of many vending business owners have undergone changes with the use of technology. The sales from vending operations have increased after implementation of technology. The operators are also able to keep track of the sales that were made from the vending machine.

Category management has helped vending operators to select the right products for vending machines and restock vending machines in time. All forms of technological advancements are available for improving your Planet Antares vending business. To determine the most appropriate form of technology for your business, you must consider the size of your vending business.

By using technology in your Planet Antares vending business, you will be able to sell more and spend less in your vending operations. The vending machines are already equipped with the latest technology, so all you need to do is implement other forms of technology in your vending operations. This can help you save up to two hours per day per route by employing technology. Moreover, you will have higher percentage of sales increases from the same machines through a better understanding of location preferences. Through cash audit functionality, shrinkage will be virtually eliminated. To implement technology, you just need to have enough funds to finance the innovation.

Technology will ensure smoother operation and efficiency in productivity. It is important to be aware of all the latest technologies coming in the vending marketplace if you want to survive and thrive in the vending industry.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Planet Antares Vending Machines Planogram

Category management is a structure that enables you to take benefit of market research in selecting products for your Planet Antares vending machines. In designing a planogram, three steps are involved:

a. selecting product categories
b. allotting appropriate space to each category
c. Finalising products for each category

Categories can be further be grouped into smaller categories.. It is easier to make a planogram if there are lesser number of categories. If the categories are more, more will be the variety.
Next, you must allocate space in the Planet Antares vending machine. Each category should get as least one facing. The number of facings is based on the category sales and how the products will physically fit the shelf.

The third step of finalizing the product is the toughest. You will have to consider:

• Core products which sell consistently in all machines. They can represent 20% of the products in your Planet Antares vending machine.
• Rotate products that go in every machine during the menu cycle, but change in between menu cycles. This includes the majority of the products.
• Choose products that can be provided for a specific location to meet specific requests. These should contain no more than 20% of the facings.

Separate planograms can be recognized by operators for different types of accounts such as white collar, blue collar, educational, etc. For example, cracker sandwiches fare better in caged sites; pretzels do better in offices than factories.

The planogram helps you to be in charge of what products are placed in the Planet Antares vending machines. Without this tool, drivers are free to keep products based on personal preferences, or use whatever products are available in order to save time.

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