Aldi opened the first check-out-free shop, where customers can pick up their products without waiting in line and pay.
New Greenwich site of the discount supermarket will allow customers to shop for alcohol. Customers can use facial age estimation technology, to verify that they look over 25.
This move is similar to Amazon and Tesco who both have checkout-free shops.
German supermarket Aldi has launched its first Shop&Go store in Greenwich which allows customers to buy goods without having to stop at a checkout
Amazon and Tesco previously introduced checkout-less supermarkets
The staff will be using a variety of high-tech cameras that track customers while they shop and bill them after they have left.
Aldi has been testing the store with staff over the past several months and launched the service Tuesday.
This is a move that aims to eliminate long lines in shops and may lead to the opening of more stores.
Customers must register with Aldi’s Shop&Go app, which will allow them to enter the store, pick up their items, and then walk out.
Aldi announced that alcohol customers will now be able use facial age estimation technology for authorization to purchase.
Yoti provides the technology that allows customers to verify their identities via an app. Anybody who chooses to opt out will be aged-verified at the store.
Giles Hurley, Aldi UK/Ireland chief executive, said that today was the culmination months of hard work. He added, “Today is not the least of the team here at Greenwich and I look forward to watching how our customers respond to our trial.”
“This store uses the most recent retail technology.”
Lewis Esparon, store manager said that they have worked towards this goal for many months and it would be exciting to see what our customers think about the new technology.