Introduction to the differences between the vending machine market in Japan and China

The outbreak of the vending machine industry in Japan was mainly caused by high labor costs, sharp rise in land rent, and weak government influence. In 2011, Japan operated 5.2 million vending machines, with an annual turnover of 54 trillion yen (equivalent to RMB 347.3 billion), of which the average annual sales of beverage machines reached 910,000 yen per set (equivalent to RMB 58,000 per set) . Among various vending machines, beverage machines are still the market leader, with the number of machines accounting for about 50% and sales accounting for about 45%. Comparing the vending machine market in Japan and China, we found that the differences mainly exist in three aspects: 　　 (1) Operator: Japan’s vending machine industry is mainly monopolized by upstream suppliers, such as Coca-Cola, Suntory, etc.; China’s vending machine industry Third-party operators in the mobile phone market intervened earlier, and the future pattern may be a mode led by third-party operators and upstream suppliers. 1) The vast majority of vending machines in Japan are used by beverage vendors themselves. Japan’s top seven beverage companies (with a total beverage market share of 87.6%) operate 2.52 million beverage machines, accounting for 97.3% of all beverage machines; 2) The unicorn in the domestic vending machine market is Youbao Online, beverages The machine market share exceeds 40%. 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 Youbao, there are also local distributors and brand companies involved, and convenience stores also feel The crisis began to lay out, in addition to the layout of bus companies and logistics companies.　　 (2) Types of products sold: There are many types of self-service vending machines in Japan, and there are different types of vending machines according to different occasions. Judging from the types of self-service vending machines in Japan, beverage machines (soft drinks, beer, etc.) accounted for 50.1% of the total; 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%; cigarette machines accounted for 3.9%, food vending machines (bread, ice cream, etc.) accounted for 1.4%, coupon vending machines (tickets, Meal coupons, admission tickets, etc.) accounted for 1.0%.　　 (3) Other service functions: China's vending machines are still at a simple level of vending, while some Japanese vending machines also serve the function of providing services. For example, Japan's Chaoyang Beverage Company, its vending machine not only sells drinks, but also provides 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.　　 This article is organized by the vending machine, this article does not represent the point of view of this site Previous post: What should I do if the vending machine has no network signal?