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CHART 4A:
Percentage of each type that makes
up placed vending machines
● Cold beverage
● Glassfront
2.5%
● Refrigerated
food
● Hot beverage
● Frozen only
2021
39.5%
3.5%
12.5%
42.0%
Estimated total
vending machines
3,504,566
in 2016
2,103,473
in 2017
2,084,500
in 2018
2,175,756
in 2019
1,740,604
in 2020
1,971,600
in 2021
CHART 4B:
Active micro market locations
23,681
17,806
12,761
8,616
5,123
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
CHART 4C:
Smallest location where a micro market is currently placed
● 2017
● 2018 ● 2019 ● 2020 ● 2021
The number of micro markets placed in
locations with 50 or fewer employees
declined in 2021.
Several operators noted that more
manufacturing clients and prospective
clients preferred vending over micro markets
because the latter presented temptation
of theft among employees.
25,339 26,094
25,750
23,746
CHART 4D:
Average shrinkage rate in micro markets, as a %
2018
0.0%
0.0
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
>7%
I don't
know
35.0
5.0
6.7
20.0
14.0
19.3
0.0
2019
3.4%
6.9
13.8
13.8
10.3
13.8
13.8
20.7
3.5
2020
5.2% 0.5%
0.5
5.3
6.5%
8.5%
37.0
21.0
10.4
5.2
10.5
4.9
15.0%
31.0%
15.0%
15.0%
7.5%
1.0%
CHART 4E:
Most common loss prevention techniques, as a %
2019 2020 2021
62% 63% 69%
Hired loss prevention
employee
Working with a lossprevention
consultant
Screens showing
canceled orders
Signage about theft in
micro market area
Camera feed displayed
above kiosk
17
-
69
66
76
5
16
58
69
63
23
7
84
62
61
2021
Regular market
inventory
Less than 50
employees
50-100
100-150
employees
employees
150-200
employees
200-250
employees
250 or more
employees
16 Automatic Merchandiser * June/July 2022
26.7%
40%
26.5%
52%
33.5%
33.3%
33.3%
41.2%
16%
31%
13.3%
15%
20.6%
10.5%
20.5%
6.7%
5%
2.9%
10.5%
9%
13.3%
6.7%
2.9%
5.2%
3.5%
6.7%
0%
5.9%
5.3%
2.0%

June-July 2022

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of June-July 2022

Editor’s Note
Industry News
OCS Update
2021: A year of rapid recovery
The Most Influential Women in Convenience Services Awards
Beverage trends for vending, OCS and micro markets
Unattended retail systems
Old school meets new school
Classifieds
Social Hubs
June-July 2022 - PCOV1
June-July 2022 - PCOV2
June-July 2022 - 1
June-July 2022 - 2
June-July 2022 - 3
June-July 2022 - 4
June-July 2022 - 5
June-July 2022 - Editor’s Note
June-July 2022 - 7
June-July 2022 - Industry News
June-July 2022 - 9
June-July 2022 - 10
June-July 2022 - 11
June-July 2022 - OCS Update
June-July 2022 - 13
June-July 2022 - 2021: A year of rapid recovery
June-July 2022 - 15
June-July 2022 - 16
June-July 2022 - 17
June-July 2022 - 18
June-July 2022 - 19
June-July 2022 - 20
June-July 2022 - 21
June-July 2022 - 22
June-July 2022 - 23
June-July 2022 - The Most Influential Women in Convenience Services Awards
June-July 2022 - 25
June-July 2022 - 26
June-July 2022 - 27
June-July 2022 - 28
June-July 2022 - 29
June-July 2022 - 30
June-July 2022 - 31
June-July 2022 - Beverage trends for vending, OCS and micro markets
June-July 2022 - 33
June-July 2022 - 34
June-July 2022 - 35
June-July 2022 - 36
June-July 2022 - 37
June-July 2022 - Unattended retail systems
June-July 2022 - 39
June-July 2022 - Old school meets new school
June-July 2022 - 41
June-July 2022 - 42
June-July 2022 - 43
June-July 2022 - 44
June-July 2022 - 45
June-July 2022 - 46
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June-July 2022 - Classifieds
June-July 2022 - Social Hubs
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