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"The Majors are Lining Up for Automated Retailing" CORONA, Calif., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com), a technology leader in developing automated retailing systems, customized kiosks and micro-stores, announced that they have been recommended in a story on the automated retailing industry in Seeking Alpha. The article discussed the new Rug Doctor Automated Centers in Walmart stores, which allow customers to rent, checkout and return a...

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) announced that its Chief Executive Officer J. Scott Di Valerio plans will participate in the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in Boston on Thursday, May 16, 2013. The informal fireside chat with Coinstar is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. EDT. The event will be webcast live and archived on the Investor Relations section of Coinstar's corporate website at www.coinstarinc.com....

SEATTLE, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Change Making Change Fund, (CMC) a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children around the world through the collection of pocket change, today announced that First Book will be the recipient of non-designated donations in May 2013. All non-designated money donated this month to Change Making Change through convenient Coinstar® kiosks will support First Book's efforts to end knowledge poverty by providing new books to children...

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) will report financial results for the 2013 first quarter on Thursday, April 25, 2013, after the market close. Coinstar's earnings press release and prepared remarks reviewing the company's financial results and guidance will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.coinstarinc.com. At 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT) on April 25, Coinstar's Chief Executive Officer J....

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) today announced that it has consummated its private offering to sell $350 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2019 (the "Notes"). The Notes were sold to investors at a price of 100.000% of the principal amount thereof and will have an interest rate of 6.000% per annum with semi-annual cash interest payments. Coinstar intends to use the proceeds from the offering for general...

Wall Street Journal: "an $800 million market for automated out-of-home coffee" CORONA, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com), Coinstar (Redbox) and Starbucks are setting their sights on the exploding automated out-of-home coffee market. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the automated coffee kiosk market is worth over $800 million a year, and has space for as many as 70,000 units. "By comparison, there are about...

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) today announced that it has priced its previously announced private offering and will sell $350 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2019 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be sold to investors at a price of 100.000% of the principal amount thereof and will have an interest rate of 6.000% per annum with semi-annual cash interest payments. The closing is expected to occur on March 12,...

CORONA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com) is creating systems that are redefining the retailing industry. Their new Micro-Stores allow customers to make an immediate purchase from a vast array of products, and also use the unit's interactive screens to order products online. While many automated retailing machines are now dispensing what were once considered unusual items for a self-service environment, such as caviar,...

BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinstar, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: CSTR) board of directors today announced that it has appointed Nora M. Denzel to the Coinstar board. Denzel will also serve on the board's Compensation Committee. Denzel is an experienced board member and executive advisor with more than 25 years of experience growing and scaling global businesses. Denzel most recently served as senior vice president of big data, marketing and social at Intuit Inc., where she...

BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), a leading provider of automated retail solutions, today announced that James S. Pinckney joined the company's executive leadership team this month as the corporate leader, strategy and operations, a newly-created position. Pinckney has more than 25 years of international general management, strategy and sales experience from Lenovo, Microsoft Corp., The Sabre Group and Hitachi Data Systems Corp. (Photo:...