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Micro Markets for Self-Service Shopping
Create an open self-service area with shelves, coolers and a dedicated checkout, with the product range, layout and daily operation planned around your users and space.
Open Shelves, Simple Shopping
A Small Shop Within Your Site
Give users a place to browse products, choose what they need and pay at a dedicated checkout. A micro market brings shelving, suitable chilled storage and payment equipment together in one planned space.
Open Product Choice
Arrange packaged products on shelves for easy browsing and selection.
Suitable Chilled Storage
Plan coolers around the storage needs of your chosen food and drinks.
Dedicated Checkout
Give customers a clear place to scan and pay for their selected items.
Simple Process
How to Plan Your Micro Market
Define the Demand
Describe your users, hours and demand.
Map the Space
Plan shelves, coolers, checkout and routes.
Choose the Setup
Review storage, payment and platform needs.
Agree the Scope
Confirm equipment, costs and delivery.
PLAN BEYOND THE CHECKOUT
Make Daily Operation
Part of the Design.
Self-service shopping still needs people behind it. Plan who will refill shelves, rotate stock, clean the area and respond to payment or product queries before your micro market opens to users.
Compare our unattended retail formats if you are deciding between open shelving, connected cabinets or a standalone checkout.
Three Things to Plan
01
Stock & Replenishment
Match shelf and cooler capacity to expected demand, stock rotation and the time you have available for refills.
02
Access & Oversight
Decide who can use the area, when it is open to them and how any stock discrepancies will be managed.
03
Payments & Connectivity
Confirm the network, supported payment methods, provider charges and support route for the checkout.
BEFORE YOU REQUEST A QUOTE
Build Your Micro Market Brief
A simple floor plan and an outline of your users are useful starting points. Our buying guidance can then help you prepare the wider equipment requirements for your micro market.
Add postcode, power and access details.
Include size, delivery access and power needs.
Describe your food, drinks and storage needs.
Say who manages stock, budget and opening date.
Common Questions
Micro Market FAQs
How does a micro market differ from a vending machine?
Customers pick products from open shelves and coolers, then pay at a dedicated checkout, rather than buying from a single vending cabinet.
Which locations could suit a micro market?
Workplaces and shared staff areas can suit, depending on regular demand, available space, access arrangements and a plan for refills.
What products can we offer?
Start with the packaged food and drinks your users want, then confirm shelf fit, checkout compatibility and each product’s storage needs.
What costs should we include beyond equipment?
Allow for stock, electricity, connectivity, payment processing, platform charges and refill time. Your quote confirms the full cost breakdown.
How do I request a quote for a micro market?
Share your site location, expected users, available space and planned range, and we will review suitable equipment with you.
Plan a Micro Market for Your Site
Share your available space, expected users and product ideas. We can help clarify the equipment brief and the next step.