Tag: vending

Retail Asia16/01/2020
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AI-run fruit-vending machines are offering Chinese consumers a new way of buying fruit and vegetables. The machines, developed two years ago by Beijing Kuo’an Science and Technology, are providing an alternative channel for residents of China’s tier-one and tier-two cities, who traditionally rely on relatively distant large-scale supermarkets and community stores for fruit purchases. “Every […]

Retail Asia10/01/2020
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China’s largest coffee chain Luckin Coffee is moving into the vending machines market. “It allows us to get closer to consumers and we are not restricted by the license approvals,” said Luckin founder and CEO Qian Zhiya of the new strategy. Luckin’s machines will serve freshly brewed drinks as well as food. The firm also […]

Retail Asia07/08/2017
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Uniqlo has deployed its first apparel vending machines at key locations across the USA, as the Japanese retailer looks to enter new markets. Dubbed ‘Uniqlo to Go’, the fashion vending machines are popping up in select American airport terminals during August. According to the Fast Retailing-owned brand, the first ten are scheduled for Oakland Airport, where […]

Retail Asia31/07/2017
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Chinese supermarket chain New Hua Du Supercenter has acquired a vending-machine company just weeks after Alibaba and Auchan launched self-service convenience stores. Based in Fujian, the chain says it has signed an equity-swap agreement with Beijing Ubox Online Technology Corporation. Under the deal, Ubox, which runs more than 57,000 vending machines – more than any […]

Retail Asia12/12/2016
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ABI Research estimates that there will be more than 10 million network connections to vending machines by the end of this year, ABI Research estimates. The install base is expected to reach nearly 24 million connections in 2021 for a compound annual growth rate of 17%. The research firm said the vending machine ecosystem is […]


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