Sainsbury's has opened a till-free grocery shop, the first of its kind in the UK. Shoppers can scan their own items on their smartphone as they go, and pay through Google Pay or Apple Pay, using the retailer's Smartshop app. On leaving the shop, customers scan a code to show they have paid, without passing through a checkout. The central London branch is trialling the system for three months, with a helpdesk for those who do not wish to use the till-free service. Tesco said it was working closely with Google, which owns Android, to ensure that all future stores would be able to offer this technology.
Sainsbury's has opened a till-free grocery shop, the first of its kind in the UK. Shoppers can scan their own items on their smartphone as they go, and pay through Google Pay or Apple Pay, using the retailer's Smartshop app. On leaving the shop, customers scan a code to show they have paid, without passing through a checkout. The central London branch is trialling the system for three months, with a helpdesk for those who do not wish to use the till-free service. The branch was chosen for the trial in part because 80% of its transactions were already cashless.