Unmanned sales service "EKIPICK MART" in Shapo Funabashi, you can purchase products from Shapo store in business hours

Unmanned vending machine of the third installment, ramen, sushi

1/5 (Wednesday) Unmanned sales service "ekipick Mart" on Shapo Funabashi

Introduced unmanned vending machines ahead of the country at Shapo Funabashi

　The number of unmanned vending machines is increasing in Shapo Funabashi (7-1-1 Honmachi, Funabashi City) directly connected to Funabashi Station, and it has been talked about on local communities SNS.

　The topic on SNS is an unmanned vending machine next to the rest space right after leaving Funabashi Station "Shapo Exit".It has already been featured in information programs at the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Key Bureau, and it is said that the facility users are spreading by word of mouth and the number of users is increasing.

　The three aircraft are installed at the same place: "Sapporo Mizo" frozen buns and gyoza, "fork dance" refrigerated pasta, and sushi of "Tanushi Sushi Jokusen".As for the purchase method, you can open the door of an unmanned vending machine with a transportation -based electronic money, etc., and can make cashless payments in more than 20 types, such as electronic money, QR code payment, and credit card.

　According to JR East Japan Urban Development Officer, which operates the facility, "This unmanned vending machine has been able to work on repeated research on sales outside of business hours since 2019."There is a gap between the opening hours of the store in the facility (10:00 to 21:00) and the peak time of the station user (6:00 to 9:00, 17:00 to 25:00), so there is a sales opportunity after business hours, and customer needs.I wonder if it will be omitted. "At the same time, the resolution of "food loss generated by selling products only during business hours" has been incorporated.

　If you try to sell out during business hours, the food and beverage tenant will be short of business hours.Conversely, if you try to enhance the assortment until the last minute, the product loss will increase.Taking advantage of the fact that the facility was open as a passage after business hours, we aimed to solve this problem by installing unmanned vending machines.

　"I had a lot of hardships to reach here," said Yamada.In 2019, in 2019, we sold sushi limited to 50 meals a day for one week outside of business hours.I realized that there was a need because it was sold out in an hour and a half.

　Next, he said he also tried to receive pre -reception products at a special counter or locker for the purpose of selling without labor costs.After this trial and error, an unmanned ban unmanned vending machine was set up in Shapo Funabashi, a prior to all facilities operated by the company in June 2021.The project started full -scale because more than 50 % of users were out of business hours.

　From December 20, 2021, a sweets unmanned vending machine of "Confectionery Studio Entre" will be set up near the entrance to the facility from Funabashi Station Rotary to the same facility.Based on the knowledge obtained in the first installment, a mechanism to unlock the door with transportation electronic money was incorporated.Next, the third installment was installed in the third installment.It is said that it also incorporates mechanisms such as restricting sales time from the perspective of freshness management.

　The sales results are good at all stores, and in the future, we will consider installing Shapo in Ichikawa and Koiwa, and other facilities managed by the company.