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- 🍊 IJooz's orange juice vending machines have more than doubled in number since 2020 and are now in 32 countries. - 📊 Despite a drop in gross margin, IJooz's revenue and net profits have surged, fueled by global expansion and smart retail solutions. - 🌍 The company is diversifying its orange sources to manage supply challenges caused by reduced global yields. - Want full insights? Subscribe to Tech in Asia to read the entire article.

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In late 2022, when Emart24 announced its entrance into the Singapore market, it sparked a curious intrigue within me. Why Singapore, I pondered, especially considering their swift expansion in Malaysia? Could the geographical proximity have influenced their decision to venture into the Singaporean landscape as well? However, what truly piqued my interest was their strategic choice of location. Opting to nestle their stores within malls rather than standalone venues seemed unconventional. This approach, coupled with their attempt to redefine the convenience store concept, presents a fascinating case study. The positioning, straddling somewhere between traditional convenience and a more elevated retail experience, raises questions about its reception in Singapore's retail sector. Singapore's retail environment is notoriously challenging, characterized by steep rental and operational costs. For newcomers, the barrier to success is formidable. The convenience store segment, in particular, has long been dominated by giants such as 7-Eleven, Cheers, and various petrol station operators. Moreover, with supermarkets like NTUC FairPrice and Sheng Siong Group extending their operations to 24-hour models, the market seems more saturated than ever. This landscape leaves us pondering the viability of new entrants like emart24. Their differentiated store concept could indeed fill a niche in the market, offering a unique value proposition to Singaporean consumers. Yet, the question remains: Can this novel approach withstand the pressures of a saturated market and the high cost of operations? As the retail landscape continues to evolve, emart24's foray into Singapore could either pave the way for innovation or serve as a cautionary tale of the challenges facing new entrants in a highly competitive market. #fmcg #conveniencestores #retailindustry

A perfectly rainy day in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 today… I couldn’t have picked a better day to prepare our bus tours for the 2025 NACS Convenience Summit Asia. Staying dry all day and hopping on and off my taxi to see the best and latest in convenience retail. Getting a glimpse of Tokyo Tower, hiding behind thick fog… Big thank you to FamilyMart Co.,Ltd. Lawson, Inc and 7-Eleven for hosting me at your sites. And thanks to The Coca-Cola Company , our store tour partner, as well as to NielsenIQ for the store suggestions. What I learned today, and we’ll be sharing with our delegates next February: ⛽️ - The post-Fuel future of service stations: how to operate a motorway station as a destination without fuel… through coffee, foodservice, delicatessen, leisure and experience (lucky me, catching a live performance of the famous „the shiragas“ 😉) 🛒- The future of Convenience-Plus - When impulse purchase isn’t enough anymore: how to move to broaden your assortment without losing the convenience benefits and without getting a supermarket-image 🤖- The future of tech: from cleaning-robots to serving-robots to coffee-robots to bike-parking-robots to police-robots to … 🧑⚕️- The future of Labour: How to operate efficiently in times of scarce labour. From avatar driven robots, remotely operated by disabled people to ai operated sales assistants with call center real-Life -person backup to vending, vending, vending… To not miss out on these developments, register for the NACS CSA at www.convenience.org/csa #nacsglobal

Vingroup's decision to sell its controlling stake in Vincom Retail JSC has once again spotlighted the Vietnamese retail space. Vincom Retail, as a company, is actually doing quite well. The company saw net profits rise 59% y-o-y to USD178.4mn in 2023 and currently operates 83 shopping centres in Vietnam with plans for six more to begin operation by YE24. This highlights the continuous demand for retail expansion across Vietnam. At BMI Country Risk & Industry Analysis, we highlight communications and hospitality (hotels and restaurants) spending as the two retail outperformers across our forecast period (through to 2028). These two segments have natural synergies with the shopping centre business and we expect them to feature prominently in not just Vincom Retail's network but also all shopping centres across the country.

Great article by Mandy Detwiler and QSR Web on "The other piece of the puzzle for us that we've been trying to solve is that as we get into these extremely high-wage environments (with) extremely low manpower availability environments, we needed to have tools ready for our franchise partners that were going to be opening up in these newer markets." - Richard Del Valle | Chief Information Officer Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. If you're looking for game-changing tech to address labor issues and rising costs, let us show you how we can revolutionize your business. Learn more at grubbrr.com

🔴We bring you exciting news in the world of vending! Wipay joins forces with Arbitrade (Alliance Vending) and V2V Factory, leading the way towards a revolution in #payments within the sector. This #collaboration aims primarily to boost the use of credit cards in an area traditionally dominated by cash. 💳The integration of Wipay's payment solutions into the #vending sector for V2V and Arbitrade (Alliance Vending) marks a significant milestone in the evolution of this industry. With the implementation of unmanned #Android terminals and acquiring solutions, a new world of possibilities is opening up for consumers and operators alike. 👉🏻This agreement not only represents technological innovation but also a cultural shift in the way transactions are conducted in vending. By prioritizing card payments, these companies are responding to the demands of an increasingly digitized and connected world. 🚀We are witnessing the beginning of a new era where cash will no longer reign supreme in vending machines. The future of vending is digital and is here to stay! More information: https://lnkd.in/dSv8SsMu

Jim Roberts introduced the first coffee drive-thru in 1990 Starbucks introduced its drive-thru in 1994 and only served tea & drinks These concepts were revolutionary for coffee & tea at the time and Many were skeptical because they were worried about losing the feel of a coffee shop Fast forward 20 years later and now organizations like hospitals, universities, airports, stadiums, casinos, travel centers, malls, and corporate offices are Looking to evolve past just brick and mortar offerings The team at RoboJo Coffee has been pushing automation for years and the adoption rate has increased year over year We predict 2025 will be the best year for fully automated kiosks and automation in general One- the business model is better Two- businesses can't find cheap labor to do repetitive tasks Three- the customer experience is deteriorating because of lack of labor #automation #kiosks #2025

Bojangles leverages kiosks to navigate labor shortages, boost sales. Bojangles has rolled out kiosks in about 25 of its units. The brand will retrofit existing restaurants with the kiosks in the near future, and they have become standard in new Bojangles build outs. http://ow.ly/l4BL105PV6r