Aldi trials first checkout-free supermarket - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Never queue again with Aldi’ s first checkout-free supermarket By Georgia Green - January 19, 2022 As well as its infamous Speciabuys, Aldi is equally well-known for the lightning speed at which its checkout staff put items through the till in a bid to get shoppers in and out of the store as quickly as possible. Now, the budget supermarket has taken things one step further with its first checkout-free store. Getty Images Called Aldi Shop&Go, the till-free experience is being trialled in London’s Greenwich store, where technology is being used so that shoppers have no need to queue up and pay for their items at the end. Instead, they simply walk out of the store, and their accounts are automatically charged with the right amount. So how does it work? First, you must sign up to a free app called Aldi Shop&Go and register by adding a payment card. The app generates a QR code which you scan to gain entry to the supermarket – you can’t get in the store otherwise. Aldi Once inside, shoppers have noted that, while it’s smaller than other Aldi stores, it has everything you’d expect to find inside any supermarket – fruit and veg, baked goods, dairy products, meat, store cupboard items, toiletries and more. One unfortunate change is there’s no Specialbuys aisle in this store, something many shoppers travel specifically to an Aldi store to peruse. The really clever bit is how they track what you’ve purchased. The whole shop is rigged with technology that allows it to monitor every item you pick up and put in your trolley – it even knows if you decide to put something back, so you can browse at ease – and your card is charged when you leave the store, without ever having to scan anything or wait in a lengthy queue at a till. Getty Images Age-restricted items aren’t a problem either – when you pick up a bottle of alcohol, for example, you immediately get a notification on your phone prompting you to verify your age by taking a picture of yourself. The app uses facial age assurance technology to estimate your age, but if you don’t want to use that or don’t want to remove your face mask, you can go to a member of staff who can verify your age instead. Some shoppers have noted that it takes a while for the receipt to come through to their phone once they’ve left the store, verifying that they have paid for the correct items. However, Aldi says if there is an error with a receipt you can request a refund through the app within 28 days of purchase. The Aldi checkout-free store isn’t the first of its kind – Amazon, Tesco and Sainsbury’s have all trialled till-free stores before now. For now, the Aldi checkout-free store can only be found at the Greenwich location, so those of us who loathe supermarket queues can but hope for a wider roll-out soon. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life Groomzillas Brace yourself for a new breed of monster rampaging down July 7, 2019 Elizabeth Day Sorry can t make your party I m on the sofa August 11, 2019 Using these 10 words makes you middle class apparently September 9, 2019 Megan Phelps-Roper ‘ I was born to preach hate I chose to October 6, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey No energy You may need an iron boost November 10, 2019 Emma Winterschladen Meet the mega matchmaker December 1, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey Comfort joy… and a festive hug December 22, 2019 Elizabeth Day I’ m not grumpy… it’ s just my face January 19, 2020 Elizabeth Day Oh the joy of knowing nothing February 16, 2020 This postcard is a sweet simple way to help others during March 16, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved