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Ambient vending pilot

Test before you invest.

Find out what sells before you build your own machine. Test real customer demand, refine the product range and use the results to guide your next investment.

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The pilot machine

A live test built around your product range.

A fully configurable ambient vending machine is installed in an agreed location to test the market. It starts with a broad product mix, a large touchscreen and a layout built around what you want to learn.

  • Broad starting rangeTest more products before narrowing the mix
  • Branded presentationWrap and screen content tailored to the concept
  • Cashless paymentsFast purchasing with live transaction data
  • Remote monitoringTrack stock and sales throughout the pilot
Machine options

Push rod, spiral, or both, configured to suit your range.

The pilot fleet runs push rod trays, spiral coils, or a mix of both in the same cabinet. Shelf heights, tray sizes and layout are all configurable, so almost any ambient product can be tested without redesigning the machine.

WanderVend pilot machine with six rows of spiral coils behind a full-height glass front

Spiral coils

Best for standard packaged snacks, drinks and small tech accessories where a broad spread of facings matters.

WanderVend pilot machine with push rod trays for boxed products above spiral coils, showing the elevator delivery cradle

Push rod trays

Handles boxed items and larger products that do not sit well on spirals, and can share a cabinet with spiral rows above or below.

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Configurable shelving

Shelf heights, tray sizes and layout are set up around your product mix, and can be reconfigured through the pilot.

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Automatic door delivery

The pickup door opens on its own once the product is ready, so customers do not push, pull or reach into a flap.

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Elevator, no drop

An internal elevator lowers each item to the pickup door, so fragile and boxed products arrive intact.

Learn before committing capital

Make the next decision with evidence.

The pilot turns an early vending idea into a live retail test. It gives you the information needed to continue, change direction or stop before purchasing permanent equipment.

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Invest with confidence

Committing to a custom machine is a significant decision. A pilot lets you test the concept with real customers before committing capital.

If the results support the idea, you can invest with greater confidence. If they do not, you have learned that through a manageable operating cost rather than a permanent hardware purchase.

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Try, swap, learn

The machine generates sales while the range is tested. Weaker products can be rotated out and stronger sellers retained.

WanderVend provides reporting and practical insights throughout the pilot, helping you decide whether the concept should proceed, change or stop.

What you walk away with

A clearer path forward.

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Confidence in the numbers

Real evidence of customer demand, product performance and potential margins.

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A range tested in market

A curated product list based on actual sales rather than assumptions or generic recommendations.

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A clearer machine specification

Any future machine can be designed around the products and configuration that performed best.

Start with a pilot, not a purchase

Discuss a pilot.

Tell us what you want to test and where you want to test it.