The commercial value of vending machines highlights the future prospects

The concept of 'unmanned retail' has been popular in the past two years, and the vending machine can be regarded as the originator of the industry. According to Guangdong (), China introduced the first vending machine as early as 1994. The Japanese Suntory Company took the lead in China. Introduce. In the early stage, the forms of vending machines were mostly beverage vending machines and adult vending machines, which restricted large-scale popularization and slow development. With the outbreak of mobile payment, the payment terminal of unmanned vending machines has made great progress. Operators also adjust the types of goods sold according to market demand, and vending machine manufacturers carry out corresponding technological innovations. Many factors have caused the unmanned vending machine market to grow rapidly, and it has now become an important position in the unmanned retail industry. Current status of unmanned retail development. Vending machines have become the best carrier. Unmanned retail is mainly divided into three types of businesses: vending machines, unmanned shelves and unmanned convenience stores. In the second half of 2017, unmanned convenience stores and unmanned shelves were promoted in a high-profile manner, and Xianli, Xiaoewei, Bingo Box, and Guo Xiaomei appeared one after another. However, the country is still in the trial stage, and large-scale popularization is unrealistic. Problems such as poor experience, the risk of theft, and difficulty in operation and maintenance have repeatedly appeared in field operations. Compared with these new species that have just entered the market, the unmanned vending machine obviously has some natural advantages. It can effectively avoid theft problems, more flexible distribution, mature technology and industrial chain development, and high user acceptance. It is currently regarded as the best carrier to realize unmanned retail. A large number of blank fast-moving giants in the market are stepping up their layout and the gradual hot trend is relative to the market share of unmanned vending machines. The domestic occupancy is only about 200,000 units, most of which are beverage vending machines. , The market is huge. After the traditional channels have almost been divided up, self-service vending machines have become the main new retail channels for traditional enterprises such as food and beverages. Since 2016, FMCG groups such as Nongfu Spring and Want Want have begun to deploy the vending machine market. According to Guangdong, in 2017, the scale of vending machines owned by Nongfu Spring has exceeded the 10,000 mark, and a special business department has been established to be responsible for maintenance and operation. Want Want entered the game in 2017, established a vending machine operation center, launched Want Want smart vending machines, and plans to expand thousands of machines across the country in 2017! In addition to the large-scale actions of the above-mentioned companies, other beverage and food companies such as Master Kong, Wahhaha and other beverage and food companies are not idle, and are beginning to build large-scale shops. From a certain level, this is a dialogue between users and the market. The massive operation of vending machines can effectively shorten the distance between users and the market. This is an opportunity brought about by the development of the times. The future of retail is bound to focus on efficiency, supplemented by humanity, and the ultimate goal is to enhance customer service experience. As a manufacturer of vending machines, Guangdong is committed to providing customers with high-quality products, insists on independent research and development and innovation, strictly controls the quality links, and promptly solves customer after-sales operational problems.