After the concept of shared bicycles is no longer fresh, the concept of unmanned retail has become a new outlet. Compared to shared bicycles, which have saved a lot of bicycle companies such as Feige and Phoenix, no one retail has created a “new species†that binds industries and companies that are Brand new industrial chain. A few days ago, no one convenience store Banhu Box held a press conference. Founder Chen Zilin revealed that the company has reached cooperation with several companies including PepsiCo China, Agile, Kaisa, COSCO, and Ocean Group and local governments, and will soon deploy large-scale deployments. The floor of the box. The data shows that since August of last year, Bingo Box has completed the landing of 158 boxes in 22 cities. In Chen Zilin's view, the speed of landing is still too slow, mainly due to the production capacity. According to public information, FunBox completed the A round of financing in May this year, and the amount exceeded RMB 100 million. Jiyuan Capital led the investment, Qiming Venture Capital and source code capital and other investment. New industry chain is forming Under the strong catalysis of capital, the tuyere's switching is getting faster and faster. The limelight of shared bicycles was less than six months old and was taken away by retail sales. Year-to-date, a large number of uninformed retail companies have acquired venture capital, both focused on unmanned shelves and focused on unmanned convenience stores. Ali's box horse freshman is to take it all, and has just announced that it will make a big push into unmanned shelves and unmanned supermarkets. In the context of rapid development of Internet of Things technology, the retail industry has long been a "chicken rib" is becoming "drumstick." "Differentiating from daily sales, automatic vending machines and unmanned shelves are between $0 and $100. No one convenience store is between $300 and $2,000, and sales between husband and convenience stores are between $2,000 and $3,000. More than 3,000 yuan is a chain of convenience stores and supermarkets. "No one convenience store daily sales of 300 yuan can break even, to 2,000 yuan can be 5 months back to the original," Chen Zilin said. In unaffiliated retail branches, unmanned shelves have already existed, and unmanned convenience stores are freshly baked. In this brand-new industrial chain, CIMC Group and Ocean Group, which seem to be untouchable, have also become important members. “Currently, Binhu Box has entered the mass production phase. There are three manufacturers, including the world’s top manufacturers such as CIMC. It is expected that by the end of this year, the production capacity will reach 3,500 sets per month,†Chen Zilin revealed. In this unmanned convenience store's industrial chain, CIMC Group's manufacturing hardware (convenience stores), Agile, Kaisa and other real estate property companies provide services, and PepsiCo China provides sources of supply. “In contrast to the three roles, the source of supply is easy to resolve. What shows the technical content is how the box achieves 'unmanned'. The most tested operational capability is how the box will land on a large scale,†said analysts who declined to be named. Pointed out. "Black technology" will be a large number of applications In this brand-new industrial chain, the role of Binhu Box is not a “flaw.†The key to truly linking CIMC, Ocean Group and Agile, Kaisa, etc. is how to “enableâ€. In the view of the industry, although CIMC’s container manufacturing is already the world’s largest, it is necessary to “+Internet†in order to make further progress in the C-end market. At the conference, FunBox introduced the “Fanyi FANAI†unmanned retail solution. Among them, the image recognition technology replaced the previously widely used RFID electronic label, which can save the labor and cost of labeling, and the transformation cost is very low. . The new checkout counter in the box can perform multiple cross-validation verification through image recognition, ultrasonics, and sensors. The accuracy rate exceeds 99%. In addition to the full upgrade of the cash register, the shelves are also built as smart data collection centers. The newly released "dynamic shelf" can capture a large amount of information through the camera, including facial data, visual data, motion data, etc. There are dedicated display devices on the dynamic shelves, and you can remotely modify the product price, promotion information, etc. as needed. "What I want to say to everyone is that this is a difficult thing to do. It's far more difficult than you think. We have indeed taken some detours." Chen Zilin admits. In addition to technology research and development, another difficulty is the landing of unmanned convenience stores. After all, no-one convenience store can't be "casually placed" like a shared bicycle. It involves all aspects. In contrast, landing within the community is relatively easy. In response, Shen Jianzhong, president of the China Property Management Association, suggested that the property sector be more happy: “Our industry is a traditional industry. We may not have such a concept in the past few years. Now we feel more and more that we need to integrate these technological things. These vertical service providers are required to expand the scope of our services and improve the effectiveness of our services.I believe that property companies like Agile will grow more and more, and will prosper and coexist in the development process with positive attitudes, and create new values. I believe our industry will be treated with such an open mind."