THE VENDIES
1. Changing consumer preferences: Today’s consumers are increasingly becoming more tech-savvy and preferring more convenience. They demand contactless, cashless, and fast purchasing experiences. Therefore, new elements are being incorporated into traditional vending machines. Technologies such as RFID, cloud computing, advanced analytics, AI, and sensors are increasingly used in vending machines, making them smarter than ever. Such smart machines will push our imagination and provide the high-tech and frictionless experiences that consumers desire.
2. Data-driven business operation: Businesses are increasingly data- driven. From sales to operation and marketing – data are used to increase understanding of customer behaviors, their preferences, location-based performance, and inventory effectiveness. The more data is collected and the more accurate they are, the better for businesses to proactively and timely plan their sales & marketing strategies as well as operational tasks. We are seeing a variety of intelligent vending machines that thrive to bring invaluable real-time, item-level data available. Such machines will tremendously be highly in demand.
3. Changing work structure: As more people will continue choosing flexible working hours instead of the traditional 9 to 5 structure and as the hybrid working model continues far into the future, the fundamental elements of food services need to be transformed to match the changing reality. We are seeing many catering companies have been seeking new distribution models for their food to adapt to the flexible customer base and extend service hours and service footprints. This is when intelligent vending systems are here to provide the needed infrastructure to enable such service models at new locations and during off-hours.
4. Fresh food trend: As our living conditions are improved, consumers start to increasingly care about what they eat. Consuming healthy, fresh food has become a trend globally. Therefore, capturing opportunities presented with healthy, fresh food makes sense for vending companies. To support the management of fresh food products and minimize the financial impacts caused by food waste, companies need to develop smarter systems to manage expiry dates and fresh food business effectively. RFID-enabled intelligent vending systems are extremely powerful for expiry date management and therefore, the adoption rate of this technology will keep rising.
…..AND WHAT ROLE DOES SELFLY STORE PLAY IN THIS EVOLUTION? Selfly Store is a forerunner in the intelligent vending industry with a mission to bring premium, award-winning intelligent cabinets to the market. We also work constantly to increase the adoption of intelligent cabinets across multiple industries. Firstly, our mission is to bring world-class intelligent cabinets to the
market. We want to set a high standard and a great brand perception for the new-gen intelligent vending systems by developing excellent products. With a rigorous engineering process and continuous R&D investments, we constantly push the boundaries to bring the highest product quality to the market. Our intelligent cabinets are designed and developed in Finland with an RFID. With our product, we aim to bring contactless and convenient
purchasing experiences to consumers while ensuring accurate real- time, item-level data & analytical reports available to businesses. To help businesses efficiently monitor food waste and optimize food
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sales prior to expiry dates, we leverage RFID technology to develop a world-class expiry date management system that can automatically track & promote sales on expiring food packages. Secondly, we constantly push the industry’s imaginations on where and how intelligent vending systems can be used. Some of the work we have done, for example, is to empower an unmanned grocery chain in Finland to set up unmanned grocery stores in under-served areas. We have worked with international catering brands to help them extend their fresh food service footprints in industrial sites, workplaces, universities, and airports. Hotels and hospitals are also using our intelligent cabinets to bring new-gen experiences of unattended, around-the-clock experiences to their customers.
WHAT DOES SELFLY STORE HAVE TO OFFER ITS VENDING CUSTOMERS AND WHAT IS TO COME FROM THE COMPANY? Selfly Store offers the vending industry the best automated intelligent vending experience on the market and a world class customer success service. We have a strong commitment to our product quality. To us, making the most reliable products is not a destination. It is a journey. We want to constantly thrive for excellence and go the extra mile to bring additional value to our customers. Therefore, we invest up to 60% of our turnover each year in research and development to continuously bring new features and models to the vending market. We invest heavily in our customers’ success. We have a dedicated customer success team that onboards and coaches our customers from day 1 to maximise their commercial and technical success with our solution. Working with us, you will benefit from an extensive onboarding experience and a rich resource on ways you can optimize your sales, inventory, and food waste. In May 2022 we launched the new model series consisting of
three intelligent cabinets suitable for different end uses. Selfly Fresh is made for goods stored at room temperature; Selfly Cool for refrigerated meals and snacks and Selfly Frozen for frozen items. For the future to come, we are working to push the boundaries to develop more high-end intelligent vending systems and constantly enhance our existing solutions. But in the end, it is all about providing a smooth and enjoyable
purchasing experience for the consumer. Should it be at a hotel, office, or a hospital, we want the consumer to leave with their meal in their hand and a smile on their lips.
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