The trend of unmanned vending stores

This year, unattended convenience stores have become mainstream, igniting the entire market, but the actual landing process of many stores is somewhat different from their bold assertions that they will be launched on a large scale, which may be mixed with technology, hardware, and location. problem. In contrast, the well-known unattended '24-hour micro-supermarket' vending machine has gradually highlighted its advantages. It is not restricted by time and location, but also saves manpower, facilitates transactions, and accesses consumption. User data, except as an advertisement for the machine itself. Sell u200bu200bspace.　　 At present, there are at least 18 million vending machines in operation in the world. Sales across the industry, including the manufacture and operation of vending machines, continue to soar and become one of the fastest-growing retail formats. In Japan, the annual sales volume of vending machines has reached 5 trillion yen (approximately 46.2 billion U.S. dollars). According to the APVA 2016 China Self-Service Market Report, by the end of 2016, the number of self-service vending machines in Japan and the United States had reached 5 million, while China only had 190,000. In the international market, most vending machines are operated by beverage companies such as Suntory and Coca-Cola, while in China, most suppliers are third-party manufacturers. Food and beverage manufacturers cooperate through franchising or leasing, such as vending machines, doll airplanes, etc.　　 The immaturity of China's unmanned self-service vending machine market also justifies its bright prospects. There are many kinds of unmanned vending machines, which can be roughly divided into: 　　 1. Clothes selling place: airport, shopping mall 2. Selling adult products place: residential area, supermarket, train station, bus station, hotel, hotel, nightclub , Karaoke, Internet cafes, small streets and alleys (this is the thing that is not bought all the time, but is often out of stock) In order to make people not embarrassed, the adult product self-service vending machine does not know when to rise, and the coverage seems to be quite wide. The author often finds such a '24-hour unmanned shop' in the corners of some remote elderly communities. Some people in the adult products industry once stated that in their questionnaire survey of 200 people in each of the five major cities across the country, a total of 1,000 people, the peak period for buying adult products is 6-12 at night, while in middle-aged men. Among the people, 83% have the experience of buying adult products. 3. Places for entertainment claw machines: supermarkets, KTVs, cinemas, squares, neighborhoods 4. Places for value-for-money lucky bag machines: supermarkets, KTVs, cinemas, squares, blocks, hotel lobbies, train stations, bus stations : Which one is more optimistic about the unmanned vending supermarket or the unmanned vending machine?