POS Display Automation: Candy Bot at Cyprus Duty Free PLUS Ideas!

Point of sale displays has long been an integral part of the retail scenes. They’re great tools to increase sales and awareness and further branding. In this blog, we’re tackling POS display automation with more ideas about implementing this advanced marketing technology!

On one of our visits, our team spotted this candy bot stall at Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus. The huge candy bot is encased in a stall with two cut-out windows. There are 3 types of candies and 10 candy dispensers behind the white robot.

Travellers can purchase through a candy selection machine and pay for their purchase in the card machine beside it. The candies will be served in a cup that customers can easily hold and take the food from.

Why We Love This Candy Bot POS Display Automation?

1. Automation

Technology, first and foremost, is developed to make people’s daily life and work easy. They’re meant to aid people to make more close and personal relationships as the technology saves them more time and effort in other more mundane things.

In this promotion, the automation of the candy store allowed the airport to direct its manpower to other areas that are more in need of human intervention. It saved them time, effort and resources.

2. Increased Customer Engagement

As we can see, purchasing candy from the bot is pretty straightforward. There are self-help machines that allow customers to choose what they want and pay for it without any human prompt. A window is cut out on both sides for people to get their candies.

The need to check out their own food without any outside help engages them at the moment and taking a person’s full attention at any time is a huge achievement. This is because it leaves a long-lasting impression on them.

3. Intriguing Set Up

Right off the bat, the huge robot inside the candy stall rouses intrigue and curiosity in any age group bracket. But especially so for kids, and kids are the main target market of a candy store. It effectively makes them want to know more and observe more.

4. Unique Brand Experience

Even though people encounter process automation on a daily basis, it’s still a rare sight for most in a food stall which makes it a very unique experience for them. On top of that, they get to interact with the robot itself, enriching the brand experience even more in their minds.

More POS Display Automation Application Ideas

As the Cyprus Duty-Free candy stall demonstrated, POS display automation is useful in a lot of ways. Especially when it raises customer curiosity. It is only the tip of the iceberg, however, since it can be applied to a wide range of industries, events and places. We’re listing 4 more ideas here!

Trade show events are all about making an impact on people and forging connections.

It is a great venue to show off your low-maintenance automated process in handling out gifts and introducing your products and business to others while roaming and making acquaintances in the event!

When targeting a large group of people, it’s best to make use of fairs and festivals that are especially anticipated in the area.

These are natural magnets for people to gather around and utilising these events to show off your brand with a POS display automation in serving foods and drinks will certainly make your brand stand out.

Much like fairs and festivals, sports events gather crowds of people. Using POS display automation here for promotional merchandise they can take home or food and drinks they can enjoy throughout the event guarantees that your brand will be well-received.

Conferences are scheduled events wherein important people from brands and companies gather together. For that reason, these events usually give away SWAG bags and other promotional products as a way to ensure brand awareness. Implementing POS display automation here will leave a huge impact.

Check out more advanced technology integration in marketing across industries here:

Airports seem to thrive in the use of advanced technology for their promotions as Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates used flight simulation in this promotion!

Challenger, an IT retailer in Singapore, advertised their products through a holographic display engaging customers with colourful and unique visuals.

Designed to automate the ordering process of the fast food chain, this Create Your Taste by McDonald’s utilised touchscreens! Find more about the innovation here:

This supermarket advertising display utilises a hologram projecting realistic three-dimensional (3D) images in the air which people can easily view without needing a camera, glasses or other special equipment.

Who would have thought LED can be used as a wine barrel display? Check out how one of the world’s leading fine wine and spirits stores, Le Clos, managed this feat!

To Sum It Up,

POS display automation is highly beneficial for any brand and business in any industry. It will save them a lot of time, effort and resources, especially since most automation machines are low-maintenance.

And if you’re interested to use robots and automate a process in your business or retail store, ODM will gladly help you! We’re a promotional product development company with our own creative team, Mindsparkz.

We specialise in the customisation of this promotional merchandise and POS displays based on your branding or marketing needs. ODM can help you design or produce your own automated POS display!

Looking for more display ideas or branded merchandise suggestions? You can head to our magazine, with over 8,000+ articles for you! We covered everything from point of sale displays, corporate gifts, seasonal promotions and themed promotional products! Read more and contact us today!

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