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Nothing is more constant in life, and business, than change.

Joe Hessling
365 Retail Markets

Josh Rosenberg
Accent Food Services

have always enjoyed quotes. I love how
a few brief words can convey profound
truths. For me, none is more appropriate at this time than a quote attributed to
Alexander Graham Bell that states, "When
one door closes, another door opens..." It
speaks to me because I am leaving Automatic Merchandiser
and VendingMarketWatch.com. Personal matters have
made it the right
choice, but I still
have a heavy heart.
I have developed
friendships in this
industry as well as
a deep understanding and passion
for the business.
AUTOMATIC
There are so
MERCHANDISER many people that
have helped me
over the years. It
would take pages
to wish them all
well, but I do
want to give each and all of you a thankyou for helping to guide and shape my
career and this publication to be the best
it could be. It is no accident that we have
a daily email open rate that beats business-to-business benchmarks and continue to have a strong print presence that
readers love. Keep letting us know your
thoughts about the publication and how

we can continue to push the envelope to
provide the quality articles and relevant
news items that interest you and make
advertisers happy to support the publication in all forms so it continues to be free
for industry members.

Looking ahead
I am so glad to be able to introduce the
new editor to you, someone with enthusiasm and publishing experience who is
sure to take the reins and do great things:
Abby White. With her abilities and the
dedication to excellence of the team here,
I have full confidence this publication
will continue to outperform all others
both online and in print with quality and
quantity. I know, too, that all of you who
so graciously answered my questions or
corrected my initial impressions will also
aid the new editor in understanding this
terrific industry.

continues
to lead the
industry.

Facebook/VendingMarket

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ADVISORY BOARD

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Avanti Markets

Anant Agrawal
Cantaloupe Systems
USA Technologies

Elyssa Steiner
Cantaloupe Systems
USA Technologies

Carl Moser
Canteen Corporate

Chuck Reed
Crane Payment
Innovations (CPI)

Jeff Whitacre
Food Express

Michael Miller
Mondelez International

Paresh Patel
PayRange

Jeff Deitchler

Seeing opportunities
There is a second half to Bell's quote that
isn't often recounted. He says, "...but we
so often look so long and so regretfully
upon the closed door, that we do not see
the ones which open for us." For me, this
means you must always look forward to
see the opportunities. Therefore, while I do
hear the snick of the door latch on Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch.com, there is a sweet breeze coming
from somewhere...perhaps it will lead us
all to meet once again down the road.

@VendingMagazine

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John Reilly

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June/July 2019

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Tradecraft

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VendEdge

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