In EU countries the vending industry has been present for several decades so coffee, snack and ticket machines are already something that we take for granted. Vendmarket, however, is offering high quality, modern-designed, wall- mounted vending machines that open the way to new niche markets for distribution of non-food products via vending machines.
The smoking ban has had a negative impact on tobacco vending and affected vending operators that operated in this field of the vending market. That is, of course, just one of the reasons why operators started to search for new niche markets. New markets also give way to new opportunities, exposure of brands that belong to the non-food industry. Vendmarket says that from its experience operators have discovered personal care and dental vending as well as sex vending markets.
This alternative distribution channel for sexual accessories and ‘toys’ is a novelty now available in pubs throughout UK that is being used by Tabooboo, Naughty Vend, Durex and recently also Ann Summers. Sexual accessories are finding their way into bars as well as chains of night clubs, including the well-known Luminar Leisure. Vendmarket has also prepared a range of sounds that can be played on its vending machines to attract the interest of passers-by, helping to trigger purchases.
The dental industry is another discovering alternative distribution through vending. Dental vending can be increasingly seen offering tooth brushes, tooth pastes, and similar products for dental care, at the dental surgeries and elsewhere.
To help vending operators remotely monitor their whole businesses, Vendmarket has developed a web-based software application for remote management of vending operations, called Vendmarket Remote Management System (VRMS). This help operators optimize the purchase and distribution of goods and increase the efficiency of the whole business, including the work of people on field, saving time and money.
Vendmarket insists that remote system management is no longer a luxury, but a necessity for all businesses wishing to remain competitive. With a VRMS platform and a simple web browser, the user can monitor and manage local and networked resources (machine models, stock, locations, sales, etc), ranging from stand-alone to multi-site configurations.
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