Vending

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Grocery retailing recorded a sales decline in Latin America in 2020, with most countries seeing worsening performances, including particularly steep declines in Argentina and Peru. Local economies, and therefore many households’ financial…

The hospitality industry was one of the hardest hit industries by the COVID-19 crisis as strict lockdown measures, social distancing rules and stay-at-home guidelines, which were implemented by the Australian government in early April 2020, reduced…

Vending saw a marked fall in sales in 2020, largely as a result of the fact that people had to stay at home during the lockdown period of March-May, thereby dramatically reducing footfall in key locations for vending machines. Moreover, even once…

Vending was already a declining channel in the years before the pandemic, largely due to declining sales of tobacco vending, which constitutes the bulk of vending revenues. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumption patterns in 2020 reversed…

Vending experienced declining sales in 2020 as a direct result of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown due to reduced consumer footfall in public spaces including shopping centres where many vending machines tend to be located. However, this trend…

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, vending posted a significant decline in retail current value sales in 2020. This was due to national lockdown restrictions implemented by Swiss authorities with the aim of reducing the spread of the COVID-19…

The retail sector has been one of the hardest-hit industries during the time of COVID-19. Pre-pandemic, the retail sector was struggling already with lower foot traffic and revenue than seen in previous years. In 2020, the nationwide lockdown…

Vending has been one of the channels most affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Chile. The closure of offices and other workplaces, schools and retail locations in 2020 meant significant reductions in foot traffic. This heavily affected many of the…

Most vending operators run activity in captive locations such as schools, workplaces or hospitals, as well as in public and semi captive environments. Vending retailers operating in captive environments were strongly affected with COVID-19 outbreak,…

Impulse purchases of non-essential items drive much of the vending industry’s revenue. As the Israeli government introduced three lockdowns in 2020 to stem the spread of COVID-19, these purchases weakened, leading to losses for the industry. Most…

Vending machine sales have been hit hard by the government’s response to COVID-19. In Peru, machines are mostly located in high traffic areas such as public transport hubs, or in the workplace or in educational institutions. The sporadic lockdowns…

With people out and about less, due to COVID-19, vending suffered current value decline in 2020. However, operators were quick to react to the new reality and there were new vending machines installed selling face masks, hand sanitisers and gloves.

Vending posted a decline in value sales in 2020 due to home seclusion and restrictions on movement. There was less foot traffic in public places such as gyms, train stations and offices. Consumer lifestyles did not fully return to normal after the…

In 2020, vending value sales slightly increased compared to the end of the review period. This is primarily due to the rise in demand for soft drinks vending. Consumers, mainly expats, turned to vending machines to provide their daily tea and coffee,…

The retail current value sales of vending in Morocco declined sharply during 2020 as a result of COVID-19. Lockdown measures undermined demand by leading to the closure of such venues as hotels, business centres and recreational centres for an…

Vending posted a decline in 2020 due to reduced movement within public places. As a result of the mandatory closure of non-essential business, there was far less footfall in vending locations such as gyms, train stations and offices for much of 2020,…

Vending relies heavily on busy consumers looking for quick and convenient food and drinks options on the go. As such, with many people switching to work-from-home arrangements, and with people looking to take fewer trips, this took a heavy toll on…

In 2020, vending suffered from the slowing pace of life in Norway due to COVID-19. Reduced usage of public transportation led to less footfall in front of vending machines limiting sales. Furthermore, the home office adaptation in 2020 further…

During 2019, packaged drinks vending accounted for the highest proportion of the vending channel although packaged food vending machines were also becoming increasingly popular in urban areas as busy lifestyles were driving consumer demand for…