When it comes to automation and digitization, cashiers at Kaufland, Lidl, Carrefour or Auchan could be the first to lose their jobs. Many of them have already been replaced by self-check-out houses, but it seems that they will soon disappear as well.
Aldi is a German supermarket chain, just like Lidl or Kaufland. Coincidentally, it is not yet available in Romania, although there have been several plans in this regard. On the other hand, the Germans focused on existing markets, the countries in which they already operate. Thus, they came to introduce the first store without cashiers or cash registers of any kind. The supermarket recently opened in London, UK.
Today at Aldi, tomorrow at Kaufland and Lidl
Given that all three of the supermarket chains mentioned have their roots in Germany, it is only a matter of time before cashiers and cash registers disappear from all supermarkets, including our country. The important thing is that this transition has begun. It probably won’t happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but in the next 3-4 years, the digitization of these commercial aspects will leave many people without a job.
shop Aldi without cash registers and cashiers opened on Greenwich High Street in London, UK. The entire purchase process is completed with the phone. All you have to do is install an app on your phone, and then you don’t have to scan any products. Everything is automated. The store is called Aldi Shop & Go.
Predictably, there is a lot of technology behind this system, but the important thing is that it works. In tandem with a video camera system provided by AiFi technology company, customers are filmed taking the products off the shelf. Thus, at the end of the shopping session, the purchases are charged through the mobile application and, in the same program on the phone, you will have the receipt.
“Today is the culmination of months of work, not least on the part of the team here in Greenwich, and I can’t wait to see how customers react to our test. This store uses state-of-the-art retail technology, offering customers Aldi’s award-winning products and unbeatable prices in a new and innovative way. The team is thrilled to see customers come and experience Aldi Shop & Go, ”said Giles Hurley, CEO of Aldi UK and Ireland. As a reference, Aldi operates in 19 countries around the world through a chain of over 11,000 stores.
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