An aging society is struck, vending machine cross-dressing rises again

With the advent of an aging society, the shortage of labor crisis in Japan’s retail industry may replicate to Taiwan, making Taiwan’s most traditional unmanned store vending machines reappear in disguise, selling fresh food, sweets, and even hot lunches and other smart sales. The type of freighter returns. According to statistics, Taiwan's current working age population of 15 to 64 is about 17.27 million, accounting for about 73% of the population. By 2060, it will fall to 49%, which is equivalent to an average annual shortfall of nearly 160,000 laborers, making major retail channels have to take precautions to cope with the crisis of lack of labor. OK Convenience Store currently has 902 stores across Taiwan. In June last year, it was the first to install the 'OK mini' smart vending machine. The machine can simultaneously sell 60 items of refrigerated and room temperature products, including refrigerated drinks, fresh food, 3C products and Cultural and creative goods, etc. Currently, 450 units have been installed in Taiwan, and 500 units will be reached by the end of the year. The OK Convenience Store stated that the top 3 best-selling products in the 'OK mini' school business district were sugar cakes, instant noodles and beverages; commercial products were afternoon tea products, including lo-mei and salty snacks, which sold particularly well. 'OK mini' supports more than 20 kinds of non-cash payments, and the store manager has a real-time replenishment APP, and can use the big data of the cloud management system to understand consumer needs and adjust the products sold, compared to traditional vending machines for replenishment The number of people dropped by 70%. In June last year, 7-ELEVEN also launched the 'Smart Fun Machine' with AI technology combined with convenience stores. Compared with traditional vending machines, most of them only sell drinks. It can sell 30-40 kinds of goods, including ice, fresh food and cooked food. Sell, and import the IOT (Internet of Things) system. When the goods are out of stock, temperature, accounting and equipment failures, the store manager will be notified in real time by SMS and APP push, and the daily sales situation can be analyzed and assisted through the store computer. Use APP to adjust product structure, etc. Uni-President said that 'Smart FUN Machine' has cooperated with major companies and brands, and the number of shop machines in the whole Taiwan has reached 140. The top 3 hot-selling products are beverages, breakfast meals, and snacks. FamilyMart’s No. 2 Technology Concept Store unveiled at the end of October also introduced a new generation of smart vending machine tests. Since its launch, it has been observed that the frequency of use by consumers has been mainly during the peak hours of breakfast and lunch, while the sales categories are beverages, snacks, and fresh breakfast. The above information is shared by the unmanned vending machine. Please mark the reprint. Previous post: Egg vending machine appeared in Japan direct sale of fresh produce