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Checkout-free grocery shopping gets worldwide test drive

Inside Retail

Last month, global supermarket brand Aldi opened its first checkout-free supermarket to the public, following an in-house trial, allowing customers in Greenwich, London, to walk in, pick up their groceries, and walk out without going to a till. Aldi also has staff on hand to verify a customer’s age physically if need be.

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Instacart expedites omnichannel retailing

Mass Relators

SAN FRANCISCO — Buoyed by the recent boom in omnichannel retailing, Instacart is redoubling its efforts to cement a central role in the marketplace, extending existing relationships with retail partners, establishing new ones, and expanding the scope of activities to include services that directly touch what goes on inside the store.

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The Barcode At 50: The Universal Tech Icon That Changed the World Forever

365 Retail

But it was decades in the making, born by the grocery sector’s need to bust long checkout queues. Schnucks, one of the largest privately held, family-owned US supermarket chains is transitioning from the traditional 1D barcode made up of lines and spaces and moving to 2D barcodes.

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Retail Displays in 2021 – COVID Trends & Tips

CJ Retail Solutions

We’ve got used to gelling our hands as we enter supermarkets, and there’s no reason to think that will stop this year. Physical screens, usually transparent, have been erected in self-service POS stations, checkouts and security areas, and where deli counters have reopened, some form of screening has been included.

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The Future of Retail: 9 Ways Alibaba is Redefining Retail Stores

Indigo 9 Digital

A Hema supermarket in China. In the United States Amazon has made the most significant advances in creating tech enabled retail stores with its Just Walk Out technology that allows customers to skip the checkout. Three years earlier in 2015, eCommerce giant Alibaba opened its first Hema supermarket in China.

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Tech Within Grocery is Satisfying Our Appetite for Convenience

Rangeme

Supermarket News. In addition, Walmart’s in-home delivery service puts groceries inside consumers’ fridges, which involves installing a smart device in their front doors. Amazon expanded its in-garage grocery delivery service, which requires a smart garage door opener. Instacart launches 30-minute delivery service for grocers.