Vending

Vending was particularly impacted by the emergence of the pandemic in 2020, as the local government introduced various restrictions, including social distancing and lockdowns, to prevent the spread of the virus. Therefore, limited mobility outside of…

Vending saw a current value decline in 2020, suffering from the lack of mobility in Norway due to COVID-19. In addition, despite the option of contactless payments, consumers need to push buttons or touch the screen to select the product they want to…

At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, vending was amongst the biggest losers in retailing in Finland. Already marginal in size (vending is the smallest retail channel in the country) vending heavily depends on people being active, moving around…

In line with greater mobility outside of the home, vending continued to gain growth momentum in 2022. During the pandemic, an increasing number of grocery retailers launched vending machines located outside their storefronts selling all kinds of…

Urban retail real estate investment saw an increase in 2021. This presents an opportunity for developers and landlords to repurpose urban offices, particularly since foot traffic may not return to pre-pandemic levels. Possible options include…

The vending channel fully recovered in value terms in 2022 and surpassed pre-pandemic sales levels. The double-digit rate of inflation in 2022 was a significant factor contributing to the channel’s value growth, while volume growth was more moderate.…

Vending machines have a large presence in Japan and have been part of local culture for decades. The pandemic resulted in a strong sales decline for vending in 2020 followed by a low decline in 2021 due to restrictions and lower footfall in…

The lack of mobility due to COVID-19 restrictions negatively impacted sales in the vending channel in 2020. While the threat of the pandemic remained relevant in South Korea in 2021, a gradual relaxing of restrictions meant that many educational…

The vending channel saw minimal growth in 2022, after sales largely recovered in 2021 due to the significant reduction in restrictions on the mobility of people, and the entry of the public to different types of establishments, both private and…

Vending in Greece saw a major development in 2022 with the opening of the first fully robotic physi-digital micro-retail store, i-mall Micro Market, in Athens. The mall is described as the first-ever "micro-market" in Greece, featuring over 40 small…

Value sales through vending remained low in 2022, with growth limited by the decline in impulse purchases. With local consumers spending greater time at home, vending machines which primarily target impulse purchases in shopping centres, attraction…

The circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, namely movement restrictions, strongly hurt vending sales in 2020 as there was significantly lower foot traffic in vending locations, such as those in travel and retail. The progressive lifting of…

Vending was significantly impacted by the emergence of the pandemic, as local consumers observed social distancing and resorted to remote working, which drastically reduced attendance in offices, and footfall in busy transport hubs. Limited inbound…

After experiencing months of trading restrictions since the pandemic, which translated into an extensive ban on the sale of tobacco products in 2020, as well as curfews and the temporary closure of semi-captive environments such as schools, gyms and…

2022 was another good year for the vending channel, with the resumption of pre-pandemic lifestyles, including the return of Mexicans to schools, offices and leisure activities, prompting impulse purchases of soft drinks and snacks. In general,…

Experiencing a decline in sales in 2020 due to the pandemic and subsequent restrictions, which resulted in limited mobility outside of the home, vending’s performance has improved since 2021, with the channel recording a stronger performance in 2022…

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on vending in China in 2022. After the challenging year of 2020, when the pandemic first hit the country, vending showed signs of recovery in 2021, as work and social lives in China returned to normal…

Vending showed another solid performance in current value sales terms in 2022, with all channels registering positive results in this respect. The easing of the pandemic continued to buoy trade, in that the use of vending machines increased as people…

Life in Saudi Arabia returned to relative normality in 2022 after the government removed all the remaining COVID-19 restrictions. Consumers returned to shopping malls, schools and the workplace with this positively impacting sales through vending…

Thanks to the market reopening seen in 2022, there was further recovery seen in the vending channel in this year. More workers returning to the office led to an increase in mobility in public and transport locations, thereby giving rise to more…