At first glance, vending machines seem tailor-made to survive a pandemic. There’s no human interaction and they’re convenient, ready to dispense drinks and other products anytime, anywhere.
Yet the Covid-19 crisis appears to be accelerating their demise, nowhere more visibly than in Japan, where beverage retailers pushed vending machines to new heights of ubiquity and creativity. The reason? Less foot traffic.
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