A micro market is not a fixed size. It is an open, self-service store; fridges and shelves of fresh meals, drinks and snacks that your team picks up themselves and pays for at a self-checkout kiosk. Because we design and build each one in-house, the market fits the space, not the other way around. We’ve installed 250+ of them across Australian workplaces, from tucked-away corners to full break rooms.
So the useful question is “what am I actually planning around?”
The short answer
A market fit out can sit against a wall in a few square metres. A larger site for a big floor of staff might take a full wall or a corner of the break room, with several fridges and a wider range.
Your requirements dictate the size necessary for your space. The three parts that form your full requirements include how many people use it, how much range you want on the shelves, and the shape of the spot you have.
What actually determines the space
Headcount
More people means more fridges and shelving to keep the market stocked between restocks, and a bit more room to browse at busy times. A 30-person office and a 300-person floor are planning for different footprints.
Range
A micro market can contain fresh meals, drinks, snacks and pantry items on open shelves. Agora stocks 800+ products Australia-wide.
Location
A long clear wall, a corner, an alcove near the kitchen – each shapes the layout differently. The market can wrap a corner or run flat along a wall, so an awkward space is rarely a dealbreaker.
Treat these as a starting point, not a spec sheet. We confirm the exact fit with a site assessment before anything is built.
- Small team (up to ~50 people). A compact setup against one wall usually does it – a fridge or two, a shelf run, and the kiosk. Good for a single office or a smaller floor.*
- Medium workplace (~50–150). A wider hallway or a corner, with more fridge space for fresh meals and a broader range. This is the most common size we install.*
- Large site (150+). A larger footprint, often anchoring a corner of the break room, with several fridges to hold range and volume through peak times. Sites with shift workers benefit here too, since the market is open around the clock.*
The spot matters more than the square metres
Where you put the market changes how well it performs, so it’s worth knowing where it will do best:
- Near where people already gather. The break room, the kitchen, the path between the desks and the lifts. A market people walk past is a market people use.
- Power and internet within reach. The fridges need power, and the kiosk needs a connection. You provide the space and an internet connection; we handle the rest.
- Room to pause, not just pass. People browse the shelves before they grab. A little clear floor in front of the market beats squeezing it into a pinch point.
What you don’t need to plan for
Once you’ve got a spot in mind, the planning load is light, because the build, the fit-out and the day-to-day are done by us.
We design the market for your space, build and install it in-house in premium materials, stock it, and keep it restocked and maintained. There’s no fit-out project for your facilities team to run and no fridge to source. You provide the space; we design, build, install, stock and maintain the market.
A quick pre-planning checklist
Before you reach out, it helps to have a rough idea of:
- Headcount: using the space day to day (and whether you run shifts).
- A spot where you think it would look good: a wall, a corner, near the kitchen.
- The range you want: full fresh-meal offer, or mostly drinks and snacks.