Exhibition Highlights:

1. Joining hands with authorities and being an exclusive international self-service trade fair in China

2. Gathering over 300 renowned brands and displaying the latest products & technologies

3. Attracting tens of thousands of professional visitors and buyers at home and abroad

4. Gaining great support from over 200 government departments, institutions and media



China to Lead Global Vending & Smart Retail Industry

China’s vending machine industry is marked by a steadily expanding global presence. Before the pandemic, China’s export value of vending machines has already increased from 43.25 million dollars in 2015 to 103.17 million dollars in 2019. As for the smart retail sector, ever since the pandemic began, China’s smart retail industry has stepped on the gas pedal, with registered unmanned retail companies exceeding 16,000 by mid 2020.  



Preview of VRE 2024

Beginning from 2022, VMF and SRE, which are respectively China’s leading vending and smart retail shows, will merge into the brand new Asia Vending & Smart Retail Expo (VRE)!



Combining the abundant industry resources of the two highly relevant shows, VRE 2022 is expected to see a strong exhibitor lineup featuring loyal exhibitors from both sectors, like Kimma, UBOX, Aucma, Convenisun, Xingyuan, Easivend, Yoyi, Soyea, Hibianli, Yuewang Group, Bannuo, Guangshen, and so forth, giving our visitors more comprehensive options of vending and retail solutions.



Review of VMF & SRE 2021

Jointly gathering 700 exhibitors on a 50,000 sq.m show floor, VMF & SRE 2021 counted over 100,000 visits. Not expecting so huge a crowd, many exhibitors ran out of product catalogs on the second day and gaily announced their return for 2022. Partial participating exhibitors included TCN, YoPoint, Dongji, Easy Touch, Chipoo, Lerke, Xingyuan, CPI, Hontech, EVOCA, Wanshida, JETINNO, Loyalsuns, Baixue, Yile, iPLAYSMART and so forth.

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China Import and Export Fair Complex (Canton Fair Complex)

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