From September 10 to 12, the ASEAN retail industry expo ASEAN SHOP 2026 was grandly held at the MITEC Exhibition and Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. IMT appeared at the exhibition with multiple core products, showcasing to the Southeast Asian market its innovative strength in intelligent retail terminals and localized service capabilities.

ASEAN SHOP 2026 is one of the most influential retail technology expos in Southeast Asia. This year's exhibition gathered more than 350 exhibitors and over 30,000 professional buyers, with an exhibition area of more than 30,000 square meters, covering core fields such as self-service vending equipment, digital payments, and retail technology.

Following its Thailand stop, the exhibition landed in Malaysia, relying on the consumption dividend of the region's 680 million population to create a platform for resource matching and industrial collaboration. On the first day of the exhibition, buyers from more than 70 countries and regions, including the ten ASEAN countries as well as the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, were attracted to the venue, and nearly 20 industry associations organized group visits.

The IMT booth attracted a large number of operators, channel partners, and professional buyers from Malaysia and various ASEAN countries to stop and visit. On-site staff demonstrated the equipment operation process in detail for every visiting customer and explained the product application scenarios and cooperation models in the Southeast Asian market. Many customers showed strong interest in the intelligence level and localized adaptability of IMT equipment, and the on-site negotiation atmosphere was lively, with multiple groups of customers expressing cooperation intentions on the spot. From live equipment demonstrations to experiences of the remote management system, the IMT booth consistently maintained high popularity.

What was even more gratifying was meeting many like-minded people at this exhibition. Online friends with whom we had previously only communicated online finally sat together face to face across the screen, talking about products, the market, and the future. That tacit understanding formed through intelligent retail gave this exhibition a warmer meaning.

Southeast Asia has stable daily demand for flower consumption, and there is a significant market gap for 24-hour flower retail in scenarios such as shopping malls, transportation hubs, and communities. The IMT flower vending machine adopts preservation technology and is paired with a remote management system, supporting operators in monitoring inventory and equipment status in real time, making unmanned flower shops a business model that can be replicated at scale.

Malaysia's commercial coffee vending machine market is in a period of rapid growth, with an expected compound annual growth rate of 8.10%. The IMT coffee machine integrates freshly ground coffee preparation, intelligent temperature control, and a multilingual interactive interface, adapting to high-traffic scenarios such as office buildings, hospitals, and transportation hubs, and providing operators with a low-threshold beverage retail solution.

Using elevator platform pickup technology, it breaks the limitations of traditional spring channels on product size and can support the sale of multiple categories such as fragile items, cosmetics, 3C accessories, snacks, and beverages. One device can cover multiple product categories, greatly improving single-point operational efficiency and space efficiency.

For the Malaysian market, IMT provides a complete localized service system.

Mainstream Payment Methods: At the payment level, IMT equipment is fully compatible with mainstream Malaysian electronic payment methods such as Touch 'n Go, GrabPay, Boost, and DuitNow QR.

Self-Developed Remote Management System: At the operational level, IMT's self-developed VendingOS backend management system supports functions such as remote price adjustment, inventory monitoring, and sales data analysis, helping local operators achieve refined operational management.

One-on-One Service Connection: At the service level, IMT provides face-to-face localized communication support, offering one-on-one service connection for customers from equipment installation and debugging to after-sales maintenance.

The Southeast Asian market occupies a core position in IMT's global export map, accounting for 40% to 50% of exports, making it IMT's largest overseas market region. At present, IMT's products have covered more than 100 countries and regions worldwide, and stable sales and service networks have been established in markets such as North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.

As the core commercial hub of ASEAN, Malaysia is an important fulcrum for IMT to deepen its Southeast Asian layout. Through participating in ASEAN SHOP 2026, IMT not only demonstrated its full-chain product capabilities from intelligent hardware to backend systems, but also conveyed to the regional market a clear signal of continued investment in localized services. In the future, IMT will continue to closely follow the development needs of the Southeast Asian market, enrich its product line, cover a broader customer base, and provide global customers with smarter, more efficient, and more convenient intelligent retail terminal solutions.