A space deserves better than a vending machine.
Tidewater places curated smart coolers and snack stores in Metro Vancouver buildings: beautifully designed, stocked with things people actually want, and fully managed by us. At zero cost to your building.
Free placement · Fully managed · Tap, grab, go · Metro Vancouver
Prefer email? hello@tidewatervending.ca
An amenity your building earns credit for — with nothing to manage.
Designed for your space
- Full-glass cabinets that read as retail
- At home in lobbies, studios and amenity rooms
- Chosen, not installed
Zero cost, zero admin
- Free placement — we own and run everything
- One simple agreement, free-removal clause
- You provide a power outlet. That's it.
Stocked like a good shop
- Cold drinks, real snacks, local BC brands
- Better-for-you picks beside the classics
- Restocked from live sales data
One family of smart stores. Every kind of space.
Compare formats
The Double
Combo micro market — drinks + snacks · 756 items
Lobbies, large offices, industrial sites
The Cooler
AI smart drink cooler · up to 420 items
Gyms, condo lobbies, mid-size offices
The Pantry
AI smart snack store · 378 items
Break rooms, studios, smaller floors
The Nook
Compact smart store · 245 items
Boutique studios, small amenity rooms
Tap. Grab. Go.
No buttons, no coils, no app to download. The whole shop opens with a tap of any card or phone, and AI cameras handle the checkout the moment the door closes.
The whole visit, real time: about ten seconds.
1.Tap any card or phone
Interac, credit, Apple Pay or Google Pay; the glass door unlocks instantly.
2.Take what you want
Open the door and shop the shelves like a fridge. Change your mind? Put it back.
3.Walk away
Cameras recognize exactly what left the cabinet and charge the tap automatically. A receipt is a QR-scan away.
Where a Tidewater store earns its keep
- Offices & towersThe lobby amenity that makes the commute worth it (and the tenant survey easier).
- Gyms & studiosProtein, electrolytes and recovery drinks sold for you, with no counter to staff.
- Condos & rental buildingsA 24/7 convenience residents love, secure enough for any council to approve.
- Industrial & 24/7 sitesReal food for night shifts in Surrey, Delta and Richmond, so no one leaves site at 3am.
We run it like it’s our shop. Because it is.
Every cabinet reports its own inventory, temperature and health around the clock. We restock from data, keep the glass clean, and answer for anything that goes wrong, so your team never fields a complaint about “the machine.”
Monitored remotely, 24/7
Live telemetry flags low stock and any fault the moment it happens.
Curated and local where it counts
Better-for-you options and BC brands alongside the classics people expect.
Secure by design
Cashless and locked until a card is tapped; nothing inside to break in for.
The questions every host asks first
All answersWhat does hosting a smart store cost?
Nothing. Tidewater owns the equipment, stocks it, services it and monitors it remotely. Your building provides a standard power outlet and roughly two fridge-widths of floor space. That's the entire ask.
How is this different from a vending machine?
No coils, no buttons, no jams. Shoppers tap a card, the glass door unlocks, they take what they want and walk away; AI cameras detect the items and charge automatically. It looks like a premium retail cooler because it is one.
Who restocks and maintains it?
We do, on a schedule driven by live inventory telemetry rather than guesswork. Popular items get restocked before they run out, and any issue is flagged to us remotely the moment it happens.