The Schwarz Group, to which Lidl and Kaufland also belong, opens the first cashless supermarket in Germany. Image: IMAGO / STPP
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Lidl and Kaufland group opens first shop without a supermarket checkout
The first cash-free supermarket is about to open on the Dieter Schwarz Foundation’s educational campus in Heilbronn. The pilot project is being carried out by the Schwarz Group, which includes Lidl and Kaufland.
On Monday, the so-called “Shop Box” will be presented at a forum of the local university, reports the “Food newspaper“On the basis of sensor and camera technology and with the help of artificial intelligence, the market should be the first in Germany to do without a cash register.
It sounds convenient to the customer: you go in, pack the products you want and leave without having to pull out your wallet.
“Shop Box” verwendet “Walk-in-Walk-out”-Technologie
With the help of artificial intelligence, the high-tech market should even recognize when a product has been put back on the shelf. According to the report, the range is initially limited to 250 to 300 items. Payment is made using a “walk-in-walk-out” technology from the US manufacturer UST. According to the company, it can be used on retail spaces of up to 250 square meters.
Smart shelves should recognize which products are being taken out and put back and thus automatically record the purchases. Cameras and sensors keep an eye on customers, and payment is made automatically by smartphone.
Initially, the test shop is only accessible to students and lecturers from the local university.
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