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15.6%
15.6%
15.6%
15.3%
15.6%
STATE
OF
THE
INDUSTRY
16%
15.6%
15.3%
17.8%
16%
19.1%
17.8%
19.1%
19.1%
19.1%
CHART 6B: VENDING DATA
COLLECTION TRENDS
CHART 7A: VENDED SHARE OF SALES
BY PRODUCT CATEGORY
● Telemeter or cashless device remotely/using the cloud
● Manual process (such as paper and pencil) on location
● Handheld device on location
● Smartphone or Tablet (Apple or Android) on location
● Cold beverages
● Snacks
● Candy
● Confections
● Healthy
● Food
● Hot beverages
● Ice cream/frozen
● Other*
31.9%
36.3%
31.9%
2017
22.9%
36.3%
38.4%
41%
2017
22.9%
2018
15%
15%
14.7%
38.4%
9.1%
2018
7.6%
31.2%
7.3%
7.7%
2.5%
13.6%
41%
1.7%
9.1%
14.7%
13.6%
CHART 6C:
CHART 7B: MICRO MARKET SHARE
OF SALES BY PRODUCT CATEGORY
● Use a VMS
● Don't use a VMS
● Cold beverages
● Snacks
● Candy
● Confections
● Healthy
● Food
● Hot beverages
● Ice cream/frozen
● Other*
VENDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
65.9%
65.9%
34.8%
11.5%
* Includes non-edible items
2018
12.6%
18.2%
72.7%
2017
34.1%
72.7%
2017
34.1%
24.5 percent doing so compared to
25.3 percent in 2017 (chart 6A). This
slight dip was likely due to many in
the industry already using cashless
and looking at other technologies to
decrease costs and increase revenues,
because cashless was still the highest
ranked technology investment.
Vending management systems
picked up a few percentage points in
2018 as well in its ranking. Now more
than 70 percent of operators use a system to analyze product sales data and
better create profitable planograms.
Connected vending machines using
telemeters to collect data are now used
by 41 percent of respondents, which
is an increase over the last two years.
2018
2018
27.4%
27.4%
However, more than a third of operators still recorded product sales manually in 2018, which shows additional
room for technology growth.
Interestingly, the ranking of LED
lighting as a "Great Investment"
continues to increase, reaching 17.8
percent in 2018. It was the next highest-ranking technology after cashless
payment acceptance.
6.6%
8.4%
2018
18.4%
29.8%
3.5%
4.1%
* Includes cooperative service vending, condoms,
toll passes, repair services, rental equipment like
RedBox, chips and crackers
Percentage of operators
who reported having no
cashless devices on any
Cold shows growth
Cold drinks still reign in the convenience services industry. In 2018,
cold drinks represented 31.2 percent
of the revenue operators report annually (chart 7A) for the industry as a
whole. The next nearest category
June/July 2019
11.3%
18.2%
machines
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