Aldi, the supermarket of German origin with a large presence in the United States and Europe, offers the possibility of buying without going through the checkout.
Aldi, a low-price supermarket chain, continues to open new cash register-less stores in the United States where customers exit without having to go through checkouts.
The chain uses the latest technology to eliminate the need for the traditional checkout procedure. Customers scan an app on their cell phones to enter the supermarket where they choose their purchases and then leave.
After that visit, they receive an email and are automatically charged the amount of the purchase using the payment method of their choice.
Aldi says the concept will be rolled out in more and more locations across the United States.
The concept does not imply having fewer employees, since the people who previously worked in the boxes are assigned to other tasks within the same premises.
Aldi has more than 1,800 supermarkets in 35 states. It is on track to become the third supermarket chain behind Walmart and Kroger, with 2,500 stores by the end of 2022. Its closest competitor is Lidl, another German store that has a similar low-price model and is looking to grow in the United States.
For more than 40 years, the ALDI US philosophy has always been the same: quality should always come at low prices.
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