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Firms are selling items ranging from cannoli kits to grab-and-go frogs.
In some countries, people can pick up a COVID-19 testing kit and dinner at the same time.
New technologies and social distancing measures have spawned a revolution in the retail industry as a response to changing consumer demands.
As The Washington Post and others reported, vending machines, computerized kiosks, and other take-out technologies, otherwise known as unattended retail are supplying consumers with gourmet pizza, cannoli kits, and vacuum-packed meat.
Carla Balakgie, the chief executive of the National Automatic Merchandising Association, was quoted in the Post report, explaining the increased popularity of vending machines.
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