This way, consumers can shop and pay without
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:34 am
More and more companies are daring to take the plunge and change the purchasing model. The latest to join the technology commitment is Aldi , which has opened its first supermarket without cashiers. It is located on Greenwich High Street in London and is a pilot establishment to test customer acceptance over the coming months.
having to wait in line, go through the checkout or scan products. All they have to do is download the Aldi Shop & Go app , which will allow them to enter the store, and grab the items they want. Once they walk out the door, they will be automatically charged for what they have purchased through the selected payment method. The receipt will appear in the same app.
All of this can be done with technology developed by AiFi , an American company slovenia number data founded by engineers who previously worked at Apple and Google . A series of high-tech cameras are installed at strategic points that follow customers while they shop to detect the products they take. Of course, they also make sure that they are billed when they leave.
In addition, Aldi has included an age estimation method to ensure that alcohol is not sold to minors. If a person is not happy with using this system, they can ask a member of staff to verify whether they are of legal age or not.
Aldi wants to improve the customer experience with Aldi Shop & Go
“For us, steps like this are always about improving the customer experience and the whole team is keen to be on hand and ready to help ensure that experience is as seamless as ever,” says Lewis Esparon , store manager at the Greenwich store.
Giles Hurley , managing director of Aldi in the UK and Ireland, said he was “looking forward to seeing how customers react” to the store, which he said uses “the latest in retail technology.”
Aldi has followed in the footsteps of other companies that are already testing this type of store, such as Amazon with Amazon Go, Tesco with GetGo or Sainsbury's with SmartShop Pick & Go . This trend of implementing technological solutions that has been seen in the retail industry for some years now will continue its course, since it will increasingly offer a differential value to enter the competition.
having to wait in line, go through the checkout or scan products. All they have to do is download the Aldi Shop & Go app , which will allow them to enter the store, and grab the items they want. Once they walk out the door, they will be automatically charged for what they have purchased through the selected payment method. The receipt will appear in the same app.
All of this can be done with technology developed by AiFi , an American company slovenia number data founded by engineers who previously worked at Apple and Google . A series of high-tech cameras are installed at strategic points that follow customers while they shop to detect the products they take. Of course, they also make sure that they are billed when they leave.
In addition, Aldi has included an age estimation method to ensure that alcohol is not sold to minors. If a person is not happy with using this system, they can ask a member of staff to verify whether they are of legal age or not.
Aldi wants to improve the customer experience with Aldi Shop & Go
“For us, steps like this are always about improving the customer experience and the whole team is keen to be on hand and ready to help ensure that experience is as seamless as ever,” says Lewis Esparon , store manager at the Greenwich store.
Giles Hurley , managing director of Aldi in the UK and Ireland, said he was “looking forward to seeing how customers react” to the store, which he said uses “the latest in retail technology.”
Aldi has followed in the footsteps of other companies that are already testing this type of store, such as Amazon with Amazon Go, Tesco with GetGo or Sainsbury's with SmartShop Pick & Go . This trend of implementing technological solutions that has been seen in the retail industry for some years now will continue its course, since it will increasingly offer a differential value to enter the competition.