Business View Magazine | March 2019

88 cession of 2008, when his clients began re- questing superior service for less money. “The idea was to be able to provide service and snacks and sell products when people, such as a cashier, weren’t there,” he explains. “We started to contact companies, introducing the idea of the MicroMarket, which is basically a small, unattended store where delivery drivers drop off products and pick up the cash from the actual machines. It seemed to fit in nicely with vending machine companies, because it was very similar to what they already did. As we started to dive deeper into MicroMarkets, vending operators became our initial custom- ers and we eventually started to sell to all vending route operators. So, our typical cus- tomers are companies that operate in the busi- ness and industry space of providing services. Then there are vending and routing companies that go out and place these MicroMarkets in businesses, and then service and restock the food and beverages that are sold on a weekly or daily basis.” AT A GLANCE 365 RETAIL MARKETS, LLC WHAT: A provider of point-of-sale solutions for the workplace WHERE: Troy, Michigan WEBSITE: www.365retailmarkets.com 365 RETAIL MARKETS LLC