A micro market in two fridge widths
The Double is our combo micro market: one refrigerated door of drinks, one ambient door of snacks — up to 756 items in a single tap-to-open store. All the variety of a break-room market, none of the open-shelf shrinkage, placed free in your building.
- items on shelf — drinks and snacks together
- 756items on shelf — drinks and snacks together
- fridge widths of floor space, one power outlet
- 2fridge widths of floor space, one power outlet
- open, monitored and restocked from live data
- 24/7open, monitored and restocked from live data
Why buildings are swapping banks of machines for one market
People buy more when they can hold the product: US industry data (Parlevel; Cantaloupe’s 2025 report) shows micro markets earning around three times the revenue per customer of traditional vending — which is why the format is the fastest-growing corner of unattended retail in Canada.
For a host, that means an amenity that stays fresh, varied and worth walking to — and for us, it means the sales data to keep every shelf earning its place. One placement decision covers drinks and snacks at once; see how the experience works or explore single-format smart coolers and snack stores.
Micro market questions
What is a micro market?
A self-serve mini store inside a workplace or building — open shelves or smart cabinets, cashless checkout, no staff. Tidewater's format uses locked AI cabinets, which keep the open-shelf experience but remove the shrinkage risk.
How many items does a combo micro market hold?
Our double-door format holds up to 756 items across a refrigerated drinks side and an ambient snacks side — several times a traditional machine, restocked from live inventory data.
Which locations suit a micro market best?
Spaces with 150+ people a day: office towers, large floors, industrial sites running shifts, campuses and busy amenity floors. For smaller spaces, a single smart cooler or snack store is usually the better fit.
Micro market vs. vending machines — what's the real difference?
Selection, experience and data. Micro markets offer far more variety, let people handle products before buying, and consistently outsell traditional vending — US industry benchmarks (Parlevel; Cantaloupe operator reports) show micro markets earning roughly triple the revenue per customer.