Sandy has delivered a blow that will keep many businesses in the Northeast down for weeks, and will likely have a longer-lasting impact on the overall U.S economy. Cutting a wide swath affecting an estimated 20% of the U.S. population, Sandy impacted a possible larger percentage of vending and office coffee service operations serving business and industry, and coin machine routes providing music and games to public venues. Vending, OCS and coin-op industry revenue losses will be in the millions this week alone, and tens of millions in the months to come…

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Superstorm Hits Vending And Amusements Hard; The Jersey Shore’s Arcades And Boardwalks Are Lost