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Smart Stores for Self-Service Retail
Offer chilled drinks, snacks and everyday essentials around the clock with a smart retail cabinet sized to your site, your product range and the way your customers like to shop.
What Is a Smart Store?
A Store Built Around Your Space
A smart store can combine vending, refrigeration, payment and management in one self-service space, shaped around your site and product range.
Mixed Storage
Chilled and ambient areas in selected formats.
Automatic Checkout
Vision models recognise the products taken.
Connected Management
Review stock and sales through the platform.
CHOOSE YOUR SETUP
Choose a Setup That Works on Your Site
Smart store formats range from a single chilled cooler to a cabinet with separate chilled and ambient areas. The right choice depends on what you sell and the space you have.
Three Checks Before You Choose
01
Range & Storage
Decide which products need chilled, frozen or ambient storage space.
02
Access & Checkout
Agree how customers open the cabinet and pay for their visit.
03
Service & Refills
Plan platform fees, restocking and who manages the range.
Simple Process
How to Plan a Smart Store
Share Your Range
List the chilled, frozen and ambient products to sell.
Describe the Site
Include the site location, space, power and access.
Compare Formats
Review suitable cabinets, checkout and costs.
Confirm the Setup
Agree the final setup and quote.
PREPARE YOUR BRIEF
Tell Us About Your Site and Customers
You do not need to choose a cabinet before getting in touch. These four details help us understand your site and suggest smart store formats that suit your range, space and opening hours.
List the drinks, snacks and essentials to stock.
Share the postcode, position and access.
Your Customers
Explain who will shop, and how stock is refilled.
Tell us cabinet numbers, timescale and budget.
Common Questions
Smart Stores FAQs
How is a smart store different from a vending machine?
Customers open the cabinet and choose products directly, rather than selecting one item at a time. Checkout depends on the format.
Do all smart stores recognise products automatically?
No. Vision models recognise products with computer vision, while other formats use scan-and-pay. We will confirm which suits you.
Can one setup hold chilled and ambient products?
Selected formats combine chilled and ambient areas or pair a compatible expansion cabinet with a host. Confirm the final layout before ordering.
What running costs should I plan for?
Plan for platform fees, payment processing, electricity, stock and refill time. Our payments and fees guidance explains the payment side.
How do I request a smart store quote?
Share your product range, location, space and opening hours. We will review suitable formats with you and confirm next steps.
Plan a Smart Store for Your Site
Share your range, location and available space, and we can help compare suitable formats.