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The Wittern Group and the Problem of the Open Cupboard
A peanut dispenser that rewarded every ninth customer grew into a business that tracks tools, medical supplies and snacks. The Wittern Group’s useful trick is knowing what happens when someone opens the cupboard.
Signifi Put the IT Desk in a Box - Now 2.64 Million People Use Its Machines Every Day
The Mississauga company spent two decades turning vending hardware into enterprise infrastructure. Its useful trick is not the locker - it is owning the hardware, workflow software and support around it.
JumpStart Indonesia
JumpStart Indonesia is a Jakarta-based automated retail company that operates the country's largest network of smart, AI-enabled vending machines. Founded in 2018 by CEO Brian Imawan as a single self-serve coffee machine, it has grown into a broad smart-retail platform - coffee bars, snack and merchandise vending, beverage-capsule dispensers, ice cream and gamified machines - with more than 6,500 units across Indonesia. The machines run on cashless, contactless payments and use software to track sales and manage stock, positioning JumpStart as a distribution channel connecting global brands, especially from Japan, with Indonesian consumers.