PicoCoffee, from 365 Retail Markets, is an innovative, cashless payment device for automatic tabletop coffee machines that provides consumers with a quick, hassle-free way to get a coffee and pay for it. Which is great; but better yet, PicoCoffee Plus adds an extra layer of convenience for consumers (and an additional profit opportunity for operators) because it enables them to add something to eat to their purchase in the same transaction…
Monika Douglas is 365’s principal PicoCoffee advocate so we asked her to elaborate: ‘PicoCoffee is compatible with any coffee machine running on MDB’, she said. ‘It’s ‘plug and play’, so there’s no complicated installation process to worry about.
‘The consumer interface is a crystal-clear, five-inch touchscreen, which intuitively guides people through the transaction and allows operators to consolidate their branding or run promotions, whilst providing them with consolidated back-office management and reporting for coffee vending and micro market channels.’
All of which is impressive: you can immediately see that PicoCoffee is a strong solution in its own right, giving operators a simple, modern way to offer cashless coffee. PicoCoffee Plus takes that a step further by incorporating a built-in product scanner, creating an additional retail opportunity around the coffee machine.
Customers can purchase their coffee and simply scan a snack or another refreshment using the built-in scanner, adding everything to the same transaction. It’s quick and convenient for the customer, while giving operators the opportunity to increase basket value and generate additional revenue from the same location.
‘PicoCoffee Plus is a unique solution in today’s market. You simply hold your bar of chocolate, your bag of crisps or your morning porridge under PicoCoffee Plus’ scanner and away you go.
‘That’s how PicoCoffee Plus can help operators generate extra revenue by ‘selling up’. In locations that are miles from the nearest shop, making access to refreshments complicated, it’s a real lifeline.
At 365 Retail Markets we’re constantly looking for ways to help operators grow and PicoCoffee Plus does exactly that. It’s a way to generate extra revenue and if you’re an operator it’s a good reason for a customer to choose you over the competition, because you’re offering something extra, something your competitors don’t have.’
It sounds to me like a digital version of the age-old ‘honesty box’ and Monika agrees that PicoCoffee Plus is better suited to some locations than others. ‘It’s a solution that works best in trusted, semi-closed environments. We see a particularly strong fit within office communities, leisure facilities such as golf clubs, shared accommodation and hotels. In a hotel, for example, it could be positioned near reception, providing guests with convenient, self-service access to quality coffee while remaining within a naturally monitored environment.’
‘It’s also working really well in leisure centres, gyms and hospitality environments. That’s the beauty of PicoCoffee Plus: its flexibility. We’ve seen locations where introducing the solution has helped operators double, and in some cases even triple, their coffee revenue’
View Monika presenting PicoCoffee HERE
*Discover more about PicoCoffee and PicoCoffee Plus, HERE
More from 365 Retail Markets on Planet Vending HERE
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