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Smarte Carte

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Type
  
Subsidiary

Area served
  
Worldwide

Founded
  
1967

Industry
  
Concessionaire

Services
  
Vending

Parent organization
  
Macquarie Group

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Key people
  
Edward Rudis (President & CEO)

Products
  
Luggage carts Electronic lockers Massage chairs Long-term baggage storage Interactive kiosk Strollers

Headquarters
  
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Subsidiaries
  
Smarte Carte Europe, Inc., EFA Acquisition Corp., Bagport Holding Company LLC, Euro-Locker Ltd.

Smarte Carte, Inc. is an American-based corporation that provides passenger and guest services such as self-serve vended luggage carts, electronic lockers, commercial strollers and massage chairs, and more.

Their products include supplying and maintaining luggage carts, rented with provisions for a small rebate on return of the cart at some airports. The company's products can be found globally at over one thousand transportation centers, shopping centers and entertainment venues worldwide.

The company's headquarters are located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. In 2005, the company emerged from bankruptcy. In 2006, they were purchased for $370 million by Macquarie Bank of Australia.

Trivia

  • Smarte Carte is featured in the movie The Terminal with Tom Hanks. Hanks' character Viktor uses the change left in Smarte Carte machines to purchase food.
  • References

    Smarte Carte Wikipedia