Candy, ice and lottery tickets have long been impulse items sold at checkouts in American grocery stores. Now bullets are joining the list of merchandise peddled to consumers as they exit at a growing ...

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More Americans are picking up side hustles, and vending machines are being touted on social media as a simple way to generate “passive” income. With roughly 3 million vending machines across the U.S., ...

You can find almost anything in vending machines these days—gourmet coffee, fresh salads, tech gadgets, and even medicines. These machines have clearly evolved beyond offering just convenience items.

A Canyon Lake, Texas, supermarket has a new vending machine, but rather than selling candy, drinks or potato chips, it dispenses ammunition. Lowe’s Market on Sattler Road in Canyon Lake was the recent ...

Four Canton City School students launched a vending machine business at McKinley High School. The students participated in the Stark County Minority Business Association's Youth Entrepreneur Program.

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Dallas-based American Rounds says it makes selling ammo safer and more convenient, but some public officials and health experts worry about impulse bullet buying. Candy, ice and lottery tickets have ...