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The Wall Street Journal reports that Coinstar “may try to do for makeup what its Redbox unit has done for movie DVDs. The DVD-vending and coin-counting machine maker is recruiting a vice-president-level manager to oversee a new venture in the beauty or cosmetics space.” It is believed, the Journal reports, that “ Coinstar is trying to develop partnerships in the beauty and cosmetics industry and to develop vending machines that eventually might be rolled out across the U.S.”
KC's View:
nteresting..especially in view of this piece that I filed after the Consumer Good Forum (CGF) Global Summit:

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