Remember when vending machines were for snacks and soda? COVID-19 home test kits will soon be sold via vending machines in cities including New York. But they won’t be as cheap as a bag of chips. Health company Wellness 4 Humanity is rolling out vending machines stocked with COVID-19 at-home test kits. The tests cost up to $139 a pop, according … Read More
COVID Tests Now Available in Vending Machines
A digital health company and a retail automation platform are providing COVID-19 tests via vending machines so people who need a test can get one quickly. Wellness 4 Humanity is planning to deploy the first machine mid-January at Oakland International Airport. The company is planning to place additional machines in locations throughout New York, Texas, and Ohio. Test kits will … Read More
Wellness 4 Humanity to deploy COVID-19 test kit vending machines
Wellness 4 Humanity, a social enterprise organized to provide easier access to COVID-19 infection and antibody testing, plans to roll out vending machines to offer COVID-19 home test kits, according to a press release. The vending machines — which will dispense EUA-authorized rapid antigen and RT-PCR saliva tests — will soon be available in major cities across the U.S., including … Read More
Wellness 4 Humanity Announces Plans to Roll Out First COVID-19 Home Test Kit Vending Machines in the U.S.
HOUSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Wellness 4 Humanity, a social enterprise whose mission is to provide easier access to highly accurate COVID-19 infection and antibody testing, announced today that it plans to roll out the country’s first vending machines to offer COVID-19 home test kits. The vending machines – which will dispense EUA-authorized rapid antigen and RT-PCR saliva tests – will soon … Read More
Swyft & Wellness 4 Humanity are gearing up to roll out automated COVID-19 testing kiosks across the U.S.
HOUSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Wellness 4 Humanity, a social enterprise whose mission is to provide easier access to highly accurate COVID-19 infection and antibody testing, announced today that it plans to roll out the country’s first vending machines to offer COVID-19 home test kits. The vending machines – which will dispense EUA-authorized rapid antigen and RT-PCR saliva tests – will soon … Read More
Travel Weekly Spotlights Swyft and Popularity of Vending Machines During COVID-19 Pandemic
Travel Weekly recently highlighted how vending machines are being placed in prominent locations — such as a hotel lobby — to capitalize on consumer preference for contactless, unattended retail. The article mentions Swyft, a company that has partnered with brands including Best Buy and Benefit Cosmetics, currently placed in airports across the U.S. Swyft’s partnership with CVS Pharmacy has resulted in placement … Read More
Next-gen vending machines gain traction in pandemic
Thanks to the pandemic-era push toward contactless services, vending machines are no longer relegated to second-class status, tucked away in small, nondescript chambers next to an ice machine. Instead, they’re nabbing prime real estate in a property’s lobby. Spearheading this shift in guest experience is automated retail specialist Swyft, which has partnered with retailer CVS Pharmacy to introduce its branded … Read More
Swyft, Inc. closes additional funding with Defiance Ventures to continue growth in US market
Swyft closes additional funding to execute on its strong backlog of Fortune 100 company contracts. Swyft Inc., the global leader in unattended retail, today announced the close of additional funding led by Defiance Ventures. Swyft intends to use the funds as working capital to continue to rapidly grow in the US market. “We’re excited to announce our partnership with Defiance … Read More
Swyft, Inc. Announces Personal Protective Equipment Automated Retail Stores: Simply PPE; Launches in Ten Metropolitan Transportation Authority Subway Stations in NYC
The new unattended automated retail PPE stores provide MTA commuters on-the-go products to protect against harmful spread of coronavirus. Swyft, Inc., a global leader in unattended retail, in partnership with the largest public transit authority in the United States, the MTA, has announced the launch of Simply PPE unattended automated retail stores, in ten select subway stations including 42nd & … Read More
Swyft to deploy PPE kiosks in NYC subway stations
Swyft Inc., a provider of unattended retail, in partnership with Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City, has announced the launch of Simply PPE unattended automated retail stores in 10 subway stations, including 42nd & 8th St. Port Authority Station, 34th and Herald Square Station, Atlantic Ave Barclays Center and Roosevelt Ave & 74th St. Station, according to a press … Read More