Convenience stores push cashless automation, and the vending machine boom is heating up again

Convenience stores are focusing on the trend of automated services and speeding up the deployment of smart vending machines. OK mart convenience stores have installed 'OK mini' vending machines throughout Taiwan. It is expected to complete the installation of 1,000 machines before the end of the year; Uni-President convenience stores are currently cooperating with enterprises, first Measure the water temperature at a closed base. OK mart launched the OK mini vending machine in June this year, claiming to reduce the physical convenience store to a vending machine about 183 cm high. Currently, about 300 vending machines are installed across Taiwan, and the vending machines are now moved into Taipei City. The government's 'cashless payment experience hall'. The OK mart convenience store stated that OK mini will be open to consumers to experience cashless consumption from June to December 31. It is estimated that approximately 150,000 cashless consumption experiences can be accumulated during the five-month experience period. Wei Guozhi, general manager of OK mart convenience store, said that before OK mini vending machines are installed, they will first evaluate the consumption attributes and population size of the field. At present, it seems that the benefits of installing vending machines are in line with expectations. For example, if there is no public promotion, it can attract more than 500 people to consume OK mini in one day. The OK mart convenience store stated that the OK mini is mainly located in closed factories, and the biggest feature of the vending machine is that the machine can support more than 20 types of induction payments. In addition to the three major international PAYs, even mainland China The most popular Alipay and WeChat Pay are also supported. The OK mart convenience store said that there are currently about 300 machines in Taiwan, and the goal is to complete the installation of 1,000 vending machines by the end of this year. The 'smart vending machine stores' of Uni-President are currently mainly closed business districts or working areas requiring 24-hour shifts. Currently, they are located in Uni-President Convenience Store Headquarters, Sanchong Hope Building of Yushan Bank, and AU Optronics Longke Factory There is a smart vending machine with the head office of Cathay United Bank, and consumers can use iCash2.0 or iCash co-branded card to pay by induction. According to the observation of Uni-President, the two stores of Yushan Bank and Cathay Pacific use smart vending machines to consume more than 100 people every day. The hot-selling products mainly include beverages, snack foods and sweets. The above information is shared by vending machine manufacturers. Please mark the reprint