Learn about the development of vending machines

From the perspective of the development trend of vending machines, its appearance is due to the transformation of labor-intensive industrial structure to a technology-intensive society. Mass production, mass consumption, and changes in consumption patterns and sales environments require the emergence of new distribution channels; while the production of new distribution channels such as supermarkets, department stores and shopping centers, labor costs are also rising; coupled with the limitations of venues As well as the convenience of shopping and other factors, unmanned vending machines have emerged as a necessary machine.　　In a broad sense, a machine that sells goods after inserting coins, banknotes, credit cards, etc., is a machine that automatically sells goods in a narrow sense. From the perspective of supply conditions, vending machines can fully supplement the shortage of human resources and adapt to changes in the consumption environment and consumption patterns. The 24-hour unmanned vending system can be more labor-saving, and requires less capital and area for operation, which is attractive People buy curiosity's own performance, which can well solve the problems of rising labor costs and other advantages.　　 It is said that the earliest vending machine in the world appeared in the 3rd century BC. It was a coin-operated holy water vending machine in an Egyptian temple. In the 17th century, a vending machine for cigarettes was installed in a small British bar. In the long history of vending machines, Japan developed practical vending machines after entering this century. Japan's first vending machine was the 'postage and postcard vending machine' that came out in 1904. It is a machine that integrates the sale of postage stamps and postcards and the post-mailing of letters. The real popularity of vending machines was after World War II. In the 1950s, the'water spray type juice vending machine' became very popular, and the juice was poured into paper cups for sale. Later, as major beverage companies in the United States entered the Japanese market, in 1962, there was a revolution in the circulation field with vending machines as the mainstay. In 1967, all currencies below 100 yen were changed to coins, which promoted the development of the vending machine industry.　　 Now, the vending machine industry is moving towards informatization and further rationalization. For example, the online mode is implemented, and the inventory information in the vending machine is transmitted to the computers of each business point in a timely manner through the telephone line, thereby ensuring the smooth progress of the delivery, replenishment and selection of the goods. In addition, in order to prevent global warming, the development of vending machines is devoted to energy saving, and energy-saving refreshing drink vending machines have become the mainstream of the industry. At the peak of power consumption in summer, this type of vending machine can keep the temperature low even when the cooler is turned off. Compared with the previous vending machine, it can save 10-15% of electricity. When entering the 21st century, vending machines will also further develop in the direction of saving resources and energy, as well as high functionality.　　 This article is organized by a vending machine, and the views in this article do not represent the views of this site. Previous article: How about analyzing the market for vending machines?