Comparison of differences in the unmanned vending machine industry between China and Japan

Japan’s vending machine industry developed about 20 years earlier than China’s vending machine industry. There are now more than 5 million vending machines in Japan. They are not only used to sell beverages (including beer, etc.), food, cigarettes, but also game cards. , Books, umbrellas, toys, magic fortunes, etc. This time, we will analyze the development of Japan's vending machines, hoping to give some enlightenment to China, a later chaser. The outbreak of the vending machine industry in Japan is mainly due to expensive labor, expensive rent, and small government influence on the distribution of locations. In 2011, Japan operated 5.2 million vending machines with an annual turnover of 5.4 trillion yen (equivalent to 347.3 billion yuan), of which the average annual sales of beverage machines reached 910,000 yen/unit (equivalent to 58,000 yuan) Yuan/unit). Among all kinds of vending machines, beverage machines are still the largest in the market, with the number of machines accounting for about 50%, and sales accounting for about 45%. This shows that the beverage vending machine is one of the most popular products. Comparing the vending machine market in Japan and China, we found that the differences mainly exist in three aspects: 1. Chinese vending machines are still at a simple level of vending, and some of the vending machines in Japan are still providing services. Function. For example, some vending machines not only sell drinks, but also provide Wifi signals within 50 meters for citizens to use. In addition, after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan's vending machines have been newly added for disaster relief purposes. When an earthquake occurs, automatic vending machines can replace humans who are always in service, and special disaster relief machines not only provide disaster conditions and evacuation information on the screen, but also allow citizens to take out goods without having to insert coins. Two: There are many types of self-service vending machines in Japan, and there are different types of vending machines according to different occasions. From the perspective of the types of self-service vending machines in Japan, beverage machines (refreshing drinks, beer, etc.) accounted for 50.1%, followed by automatic service machines (such as change machines, etc.), accounting for 26.2%; and the third was daily necessities. Grocery vending machines (newspapers, dry batteries, toys, etc.) accounted for 17.4%, while cigarette machines accounted for 3.9%. Food vending machines (bread, ice cream, etc.) accounted for 1.4%. Voucher vending machines (tickets, meal coupons, etc.) Admission tickets, etc.) accounted for 1.0%. Three: As the unmanned retail field is booming, more and more companies will join the self-service vending industry in the future. In addition to third-party operators like Jixia, there are also local distributors and brand companies involved, and convenience stores will also Feel the crisis and begin to lay out. So now no one sells so hot, what are you waiting for? Vending machines sell a variety of beverage vending machines, comprehensive vending machines, adult products vending machines, customized vending machines, etc., which can meet all your needs.