Choosing which unattended retail format is right for your location depends on three questions:
- Who can access the space?
- How many people use the space?
- How much room is available?
Vending machines suit public and high-traffic areas. Smart fridges offer fresh food in a compact space. For a secure location, a micro market gives you the widest range.Australian Vending Company supplies, installs, stocks and services all three for free. We customise your product mix to suit your location using our 800+ unique products.
Vending machine, smart fridge or micro market: which is right for your location?
Vending machines keep their products behind a glass front and only dispense items after payment. This makes them a reliable choice for public foyers, hospital corridors, sports centres and 24-hour gyms, as well as offices, universities and warehouses.Our standard models, the M6000 and M5000, offer up to 60 product selections. Both accept cashless payments, with cash payment available where required.
We can tailor your product range to include snacks and drinks, fresh food, frozen meals, electronics, PPE or pharmacy items. We select products to suit the people at your location and what they need during the day.
Smart fridges – fresh food where space is limited
Smart fridges are simple to buy from. Users tap a card to unlock the door, select their items and close it. Product recognition software identifies the items taken and charges the user’s card automatically.
Modular shelving accommodates products of different sizes and packaging shapes. This makes smart fridges well suited to fresh meals and lunch options that may not fit a traditional vending machine’s coil.
Capacity is the main limitation. A smart fridge holds less stock than a vending machine or micro market, making it less suitable for high-traffic locations. It can operate independently or alongside a vending machine to extend the fresh food range.
Micro markets – a wider range for secure workplaces
A micro market creates a self-service retail space within your workplace. Shelving, fridges and freezers allow people to browse and select products before scanning and paying at a self-checkout kiosk.
Our micro market brand, Agora Markets, is Australia’s largest micro market operator, with 350+ micro markets nationwide.Micro markets carry the widest range of the three formats. We tailor each installation to your location, with:
- Dimensions and layout configured to fit the available space
- Fridges, freezers and shelving in different styles
- A product range selected from 800+ products, including fresh meals
Micro markets require a secure, access-controlled location with a known group of users. They are unsuitable for areas open to the general public. This keeps theft rates below 1%.
Combining formats at one location
A location may be suitable for multiple solutions. A smart fridge can add fresh meals alongside a vending machine. A larger campus may use vending machines in public areas and a micro market in a staff break room.
Discuss your location with our team
We operate in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and surrounding areas, with installation within 10 working days.We will help you find the right format for your location and work out which products from our catalogue suit the people at your location.