The 'danger' and 'opportunity' behind the aging population, vending machines may become the key 'key'!

Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, my country has developed into the world's second largest economy, and one of the important growth drivers is the demographic dividend. However, since 1990, the birth rate of our country has been at a low level, and since 2000, our country has entered an aging society. And with the passage of time, the degree of aging in our country is deepening. According to the forecast of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, by 2020, my country's elderly population aged 60 and above will reach about 255 million, accounting for about 17.8% of the total population. By then, one out of every six Chinese will be an elderly person. The rapid changes in population structure have had a major impact on the current domestic commercial development, especially labor-intensive formats such as 24-hour convenience stores. The shortage of labor force and the rapid rise of labor costs are becoming the new normal and new problems of enterprise development. Facing the adverse effects brought about by changes in population structure, the domestic retail industry is also actively innovating to meet challenges while maintaining its existing service quality. In 2016, Mr. Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba, proposed“After the new retail, the retail industry has stirred up a thousand waves. Concepts and terms such as technology economy, scenario revolution, big data, and artificial intelligence have jumped to the foreground.“No one is completely out into the public eye. Among the many innovative services and products, vending machines are among the businesses that perform relatively brightly and are closely related to convenience stores. 24-hour operation, easy deployment, low labor cost, high SKU support, efficient supply chain extension... Vending machines are known as one of the best solutions for convenience store 24-hour service. Some people have a taste, while others are deeply cultivating and brewing a new wave of revolution! Compared with 5 years ago, it is not new for chain convenience store companies to try to use vending machines to replace part-time services. Although the scale and scope of most enterprise deployments are not large, it still lays the foundation for future development, especially some of them. At the beginning of April 2019, the convenience store giant Lawson (Shanghai) released a newly developed vending machine model for convenience stores in Shanghai, and officially applied for related patents! From simple introduction to in-depth design and customization, behind the combination of convenience store and vending machine business, it is no longer a question of simply continuing 24-hour service, but an organic integration of manned retail and unmanned retail. In addition to cost efficiency, convenience store operators are also thinking about new solutions for temperature and service. Zhang Sheng, director and vice president of Lawson Convenience China, said in an interview with vending machine industry information,“someone and“The combination of unmanned and full development of the store market may be the future direction. Convenience store operations must also consider temperature and service while considering cost and efficiency. the“disappearing may be rising“start! Against the background that unmanned retailing is becoming a trend, everyone seems to have their own opinions. Shen Zheming, a senior unmanned retail industry expert, believes that,“The combination of convenience stores + vending machines may create a new retail service revolution in the field of small business retail. While the 24-hour service of convenience stores is being redefined, it is bound to give birth to a new business ecology. Therefore it can be said that the current“disappearing may be rising“At the beginning, vending may be promising.

It is beyond doubt that benefits commercial vending machine. Market sentiments are strong, especially in the light of growing vending machine manufacturers observed globally.

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