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automatic vending

Definition:
The sale and delivery of products through automatic vending machines. The machine is operated by coin (or occasionally by currency note) and has been used in the sale of confectionery. beverages, cigarettes, petrol, snacks and a few non-food products. Servicing costs are high compared to the product unit value.

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© Westburn Publishers Ltd 2002, The Westburn Dictionary of Marketing edited by Michael J Baker, ISBN 978-0-946433-01-8. www.themarketingdictionary.com. Entry: [A. J. Brown and Michael J. Baker], [1998].