Shop24 Opens New Fully Automated Convenience Store At University Of Illinois - Springfield

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Shop24 Global, LLC has installed its first store in Illinois on the U-IL – Springfield (UIS) campus. This brings the number of states with a Shop24 store to eleven including Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Utah. The UIS Shop24 store is operated by UIS foodservices personnel. Located on the path between the on-campus dorm cluster and the student union, the Shop24 store complements other UIS amenities by increasing the variety of packaged goods available on campus and providing 24/7 shopping convenience.

"Sales for the first seven days of operation exceeded forecast by nearly forty percent," said Dave Brotherton, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development of Shop24 Global. "The results we saw are a testament to optimum site location and product assortment, the hard work of the UIS operations team, and their close collaboration with Shop24 client services to maximize uptime."

Dave continues: "2015 and beyond will see a greater number of on-campus new store locations like the UIS store as we deepen our relationships within the higher education sales channel and with the national convenience, foodservice, and vending operators that also serve it."