Uniqlo Vending Machines Will Make the World More Convenient and Convenient
Uniqlo plans to install vending machines at 10 airports and malls this summer, selling T-shirts for $ 15 and jackets for $ 70. For a global brand, it’s a smart way to expand with low overhead, and a convenient way to get forgotten essentials without waiting in line.
Airports are the best place for automatic kiosks serving a busy and busy audience. Chains such as Best Buy, Sephora, and Benefits Cosmetics have vending machines at airports across the country. (Best Buy kiosks charge a hefty mark-up, but you can return it later .) Fresh clothes are a great addition if you’re sweating through all your tees or forget that you need a jacket in San Francisco in the summer.
Vending machines that previously relied on coins and banknotes are making a comeback with credit cards and networked machines that support remote inventory tracking, making them efficient restocking. The novelty effect is also useful, fueling gimmicks like the luxury car vending machines Autobahn and Alibaba.
Of course, they also increase the control of the global chains over the economy – smaller brands cannot gain the broad customer confidence they need to buy something from a vending machine without testing it. Similar to placing McDonald’s and Starbucks in every city, filling the world with commercial vending machines makes travel easier, but also makes it a little more pointless. Why go anywhere when you feel the same everywhere?