From the conventional Automated Cash machines we move into the big trend of the Automated Product Vendors where you can purchase everything you can imagine, from fruit and ready meals, to cosmetics and electronic devices.
Great response was observed in Toronto, where automated hich-tech vendors have settled in busy city points and facilitate shopping around the clock.
These new distribution networks are an innovative solution for the sale of goods and help relieve bottlenecks and reduce operating costs from the opening a conventional store.
Vendors contribute to the “control” of consumer traffic through instant feedback and evaluation following the introduction of new products, as well as for the on-line service that is integrated with vendors.
Companies that choose such distribution networks have the opportunity to expand into new markets quickly and at a reduced cost. The benefits of this choice include communicating the brand, testing the popularity of products, as well as opening a retail store once the business succeeds.
Although Automated Product Vendors of all types are a very cost effective and innovative solution, retail outlets can hardly be replaced from those machines, since the need for communication and service between the consumer and the seller is of utmost importance for the organisations.