Under the background of unmanned retail, Guangdong's vending machine industry has a bright future

Under the background of unmanned retail, Guangdong's vending machine industry has a bright future. With the maturity of unmanned technologies such as the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, the concept of unmanned retail has set off a wave of enthusiasm, and a large amount of capital and enterprises have swarmed. Vending machines, as one of the important formats, are expected to usher in a new round of outbreaks. According to statistics, by 2022, the total number of large vending machines will be close to 1.5 million, an increase of nearly 8 times over 2016, and the development potential cannot be underestimated. Development status of vending machines In 1925, a vending machine for selling cigarettes was developed. Since then, various modern vending machines for selling stamps and tickets have appeared. The types, structures and functions of modern vending machines vary according to the items sold, mainly food, cigarettes, beauty and other vending machines. However, vending machines, a common consumer mode and carrier in foreign cities, have not only failed to get the expected market effect and widespread consumer recognition after entering the Chinese market a few years ago, but also because of serious damage to some equipment, investors have not been dissatisfied. Small economic loss. The vending machines on the Chinese market are not only small in number, but also very single in variety. They are mainly bottled beverage vending machines. The technical quality has not yet passed the customs, the production and operation costs are high, and the profits are not high. At present, China has about 190,000 vending machines, which is insignificant compared to a country with a population of 1.3 billion. In Japan, on average, there is one vending machine for every 25 people, one for every 50 to 60 people, and one for every 50 to 120 people in Europe. Many large and medium-sized cities in my country have become emerging markets for vending machines. The future potential and development direction will surely attract the attention of relevant manufacturers. If every 500 people own one vending machine, there will be a market gap of millions of units in China. Bottlenecks in the development of vending machines The development of China's self-service vending industry has been relatively slow for many reasons. Among them, the big obstacle is that Chinese consumers have doubts about the reliability and ease of operation of vending machines. In addition, the products sold by vending machines are relatively single, and the prices are generally higher than similar products in supermarkets and convenience stores. The machines can only accept coins and small notes, which also affects consumers' choices. In addition, the standardized management of the vending machine industry is facing big challenges. It is understood that consumer complaints in September 2017 showed that there were 91,181 registered consumer complaints, saving consumers 5.642 million yuan in economic losses. The normalization of complaints about vending machine consumption means that the development of the vending machine industry urgently needs to be regulated. Prospects for the development of vending machines With the increase in income levels, people's pursuit of flexibility, convenience, speed and self-service is the main reason for the rapid development of vending machines. With the continuous expansion of opening up, the traditional retail industry has developed into a situation where department stores, supermarket chains, TV direct sales, factory direct sales and other methods coexist, greatly facilitating people's lives. At the same time, the automatic vending machine has the advantages of high technical content, new sales methods, great market potential, and genuine goods at a reasonable price, which determines its broad development prospects. Moreover, it is connected with new consumption methods such as e-shopping, which can create huge business opportunities. According to foreign development experience, during the start-up period of the vending machine application market in China, at least 100,000 units should be deployed, with an annual output value of 1 billion yuan, and at least 500,000 units should be deployed during the development period, and the annual output value should reach 10 billion yuan. At the maturity stage, it will reach 3 million units, and the annual gross production value will reach 60 billion yuan. By then, China’s vending machine will develop into a huge industry, and China’s vending machine industry will achieve rapid growth. It is preliminarily estimated that the annual output of vending machines will reach 100,000 to 200,000 units, and the annual output value will increase by RMB 2 to 4 billion. It is estimated that by 2022, the number of self-service vending machines in China will exceed 1.5 million. The above content is organized and released by Dongguan Trading Co., Ltd. If you have any questions, you can contact our company, and we will provide you with a reasonable and detailed answer, so that more people can understand Dongguan vending machines and Guangdong unmanned vending machines are our responsibility. Previous: A brief introduction to the vending machine products and the main points of the self-service vending system Next: The new retail era is coming, vending machine channels are ready to go