# Vending Machine Retail Displays This Fendi Window Display at Harrod's is Inspired by Arcade Kiosks By Jana Pijak | Published 2015-05-08 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vending-machine-retail References: [pursuitist](http://pursuitist.com/fendis-vending-machine-themed-windows-dispense-luxury/) & [fendi](http://www.fendi.com/) Drawing inspiration from [Arcade](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fantasy-claw-arcade) fixtures, this vending machine retail display is designed for the [Fendi](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fendis-summer-2025-campaign) shop at [Harrod's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prada-caff) department store. The eye-catching window display puts the luxury brand's covetable handbags behind glass and creates a vending machine retail concept that many would dream to see every day. While this retail concept is artistic rather than real, it borrows from existing marketing strategies being adopted by both independent and established brands. Vending machine retail is no longer only synonymous with affordable snacks but is a way for retailers to sell a myriad of products including luxury liquors, clothes and accessories. This retail display embraces the retail world's emerging vending machine fad and proves that luxury products will soon becoming more accessible to the masses. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.7/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Luxury Vending Machines:** The emergence of vending machines as a retail concept for luxury items such as clothes and accessories presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the luxury retail industry. - **Artistic Vending Machine Displays:** The use of artistic displays in vending machines presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the marketing strategies adopted by both independent and established brands. - **Accessible Luxury Products:** The use of vending machines as a retail concept for luxury products presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in making these products more accessible to the masses. ### Where This Applies - **Luxury Retail:** The emergence of vending machines as a retail concept for luxury items presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the luxury retail industry. - **Marketing:** The use of artistic displays in vending machines presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the marketing strategies adopted by both independent and established brands. - **Vending Machine Manufacturing:** The rising trend of vending machines being used for luxury products presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in manufacturing specialized vending machines for different industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mini Interactive Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-fiodor.md) - [Car Fragrance Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carfume-vending-machine.md) - [Futuristic Retail Kinetic Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retail-kinetic-display.md) - [Pop-Up Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-up-vending-machine.md) - [Automated Retail Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venhub.md) - [Porcelain-Clad Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatica-project.md) - [Building Block Window Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-lego-christmas-display.md) - [Makeup Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-express.md) - [Easy-to-Shop Candy Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hancocks-pick-n-mix-station.md)