Consolidation into full-line vending machines and expansion of smart stores

「To meet consumers' demand for convenience, the company is also actively switching equipment to support the new banknotes and expanding its cashless payment capabilities.」

「The vending-machine industry is undergoing structural reform from beverage-manufacturer-led product-out models to retailer-led market-in models. The Group will take the lead in shifting to a market-in model, pursue capital and business alliances with industry operators, and aim to become No. 1 in the industry in sales, profitability, employee satisfaction and every other respect.」

「Specifically, in addition to consolidating operations around full-line vending machines, strengthening our own-brand products, and rolling out full-service office coffee cafés and bars, we will strengthen our Smart Store model, which combines full-line vending machines with vending machines offering cup coffee, food and other merchandise.」

「Specifically, in addition to consolidating operations around full-line vending machines, strengthening our own-brand products, and rolling out full-service office coffee cafés and bars, we will strengthen our Smart Store model, which combines full-line vending machines with vending machines offering cup coffee, food and other merchandise.」

「Against this backdrop, we promoted Smart Stores combining can and PET-bottle beverage vending machines with cup-coffee and food vending machines. We have worked to provide many people with the convenience and comfort of vending machines by evolving the model in line with lifestyles and the social environment and focusing on installations in factory and office break rooms.」

「The group promoted smart stores combining canned and PET-bottled beverage vending machines with cup coffee and food vending machines. Through repeated demonstration trials, it will evolve smart stores into social infrastructure that can respond flexibly to changes in lifestyles. In particular, it promoted consolidating excessively installed vending machines into a single Aseed vending machine capable of serving multiple functions on a one-stop basis. It is also installing vending machines that support electronic money to improve user convenience and promote cashless payments.」

「The company will evolve smart stores into a business model aligned with changes in lifestyles and the social environment through repeated demonstration trials. It also increased the number of vending machines supporting electronic money, improving user convenience and promoting cashless payments.」

「Against this backdrop, the group promoted smart stores combining canned and PET-bottled beverage vending machines with cup coffee and food vending machines. Convenience-store operators are entering the vending-machine convenience-store business one after another, combining beverage vending machines with food and other vending machines, in an attempt to secure new customers. The group will evolve smart stores into a business model aligned with changes in lifestyles and the social environment. It is also installing vending machines that accept electronic money issued by financial institutions and retailers to improve convenience.」

「The group will evolve smart stores into a business model better aligned with consumer needs. It is also installing vending machines that accept electronic money issued by local financial institutions and retailers to improve user convenience.」

「Against this backdrop, the group promoted smart stores, deploying Aseed beverage vending machines together with cup coffee and food vending machines.」

「In the product strategy for vending machines and Smart Stores, we will strengthen the development of proprietary brands for high-value-added products such as wellness products, pursue profit across manufacturing and sales, and shift from excessive dependence on beverage sales to a balanced select-shop model offering beverages, food and merchandise.」

「By focusing on smart stores consisting of 3 vending machines—a beverage vending machine, a full-scale cup coffee vending machine, and a food and snack vending machine—the company will address diverse needs while working to improve margins. Electronic money is also rapidly gaining popularity, and the company will continue to equip smart stores to accept electronic money.」

「The Group will differentiate itself from competitors by providing a range of high-value-added products tailored to consumer needs on a one-stop basis.」

「Against this backdrop, we promoted Smart Stores consisting of three machines—an ASEED beverage vending machine, a cup-coffee vending machine and a food vending machine—as essential social infrastructure for consumers' daily lives.」

「Against this backdrop, we are promoting ASEED beverage vending machines, which consolidate and offer a range of high-value-added products tailored to consumer needs in a single machine, while focusing on Smart Stores, a new business model consisting of three machines: an ASEED beverage vending machine, a full-service cup-coffee vending machine, and a food and snack vending machine.」

「Against this backdrop, we will strengthen indoor locations by adding full-line vending machines and small coffee machines, or cafés and bars, through our own investment, while strengthening our M&A strategy to promote industry consolidation.」

「Against this backdrop, we are promoting ASEED beverage vending machines, which consolidate and offer a range of high-value-added products tailored to consumer needs in a single machine, while focusing on Smart Stores, a new business model consisting of three machines: an ASEED beverage vending machine, a full-service cup-coffee vending machine, and a food and snack vending machine.」

「A central pillar of the group's management strategy is to differentiate itself by developing its own unique business model. Specifically, in addition to consolidating operations into full-line vending machines, strengthening own-brand products and rolling out full-scale office coffee café bars, the group will strengthen smart stores as a new business model, combining full-line vending machines with vending machines for cup coffee, food and other merchandise.」