Analysis of unmanned vending machines will burst into new light

The data shows that the vending machine business, as one of the emerging business forms, has grown rapidly against the trend for six consecutive years despite the poor performance of the traditional retail industry.　　 However, behind the rapid growth, the industry is also facing many challenges, especially in terms of industry standardization management, the domestic vending machine industry has many inherent deficiencies.　　 In the world, neighboring Japan has the largest coverage of vending machines. Vending machines have become an indispensable part of Japanese life, whether it is subways, shopping malls or campuses.　　 Compared with China, Japan's vending machines started earlier and have accumulated considerable market and experience. As of the end of 2014, Japan has operated more than 5 million vending machines with an annual output value of 495.27 million yen, while China lacks authoritative data in this regard.　　 The Japanese movie 'In front of the vending machine in deep winter in Akita' shows this vending machine culture vividly: in a corner of Akita Port, a vending machine stands quietly. This vending machine selling udon and soba noodles has a history of 40 years and has sold more than 400,000 bowls. The machine has been in disrepair for a long time, and the taste of the noodles is getting weaker and weaker, but it still attracts all kinds of people to come here. This machine brings them not only bowls of hot noodles, but also warm memories.　　 In Europe, where vending machines are mature, you will find that 60% of the sales are hot drinks, 19% are traditional cold drinks, and 21% are drinks and snacks. Among them, coffee beverages accounted for half of hot beverages. Some people even predict that in the future, coffee vending machines will become the three main ways of coffee business together with traditional cafes and Starbucks. From the perspective of the development history of vending machines, it should be said that vending machines all over the world have achieved rapid development after 1970, from the initial sale of chewing gum, cigarettes or canned soft drinks and alcoholic beverages to a variety of food and daily life. It uses general merchandise, and extends to service areas, such as jukeboxes, automatic washing machines, and automatic teller machines.　　Profits and Tucao　　At present, 90% of domestic vending machine operators have less than 20 vending machines, which is difficult to achieve large-scale.　　Industry insiders said that working in the vending machine industry does not simply put the machine on the street and everything will be fine. It requires a complete industrial chain operation behind it. 'First of all, quality and after-sales are the prerequisites; secondly, choose the appropriate vending machine based on the conditions and marketing needs of your own position, and judge the type of goods sold; third, you must also consider the brand's cooperation policy; in addition to the profit of product sales Can it bring in other value-added income, such as advertising profits. '　　 In addition, how to achieve timely distribution and how to get the lowest price from suppliers? For example, Wal-Mart can purchase in large quantities, and the price will naturally come down. How many dozens of vending machines can you purchase? This is similar to shared bicycles. Only large-scale investment and real facilitation will be welcomed.　　'Why haven't vending machines become popular in China these years? The degree of economic development is the most fundamental reason. Other things such as payment methods, operation management, and consumption habits are all dependent on this big background. 'The insider told the author. 'Now is the time. '　　 Suppose that a vending machine sells 200 yuan of goods a day, which is equivalent to 60-70 bottles of beverages. After the various costs are settled, a vending machine can make a profit of about 1,000 yuan per month, but most vending machines currently cannot achieve this. Profitability.　　 The author understands that in Kunming, vending machines that can sell vegetables are beginning to enter. Eggplants, peppers, potatoes, and various fruits, the vending machines spit out no longer traditional drinks.　　'At present, in many places in China, smart vending machines have not been popularized. It takes a long way to go. This may be a great opportunity or it may be a bottomless pit. '　　 This article is organized by the unmanned vending machine. This article does not represent the views of this site. Previous post: Introduction to the development trend of unmanned vending machines