Health

Vending machines enjoy a boom in Hong Kong as coronavirus drives sales of face masks, instant meals




While traditional retailers are struggling to survive by scaling down or shutting their Hong Kong stores, vending machines are enjoying something of a boom.Some shopping mall and office landlords are slashing the rent they charge operators to install their machines in prominent areas, because they enable transactions without physical contact and draw traffic.Vending machines selling lunchboxes and surgical masks have recorded brisk sales during the Covid-19 crisis, a trend never seen in Hong…



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