Aldi has opened its first checkout-free store, where shoppers will be able to pick up products and leave without queuing to pay. The discount supermarket’s new site in Greenwich, south-east London, which opened at 7am this morning ‘for public testing’, will also allow customers to buy alcohol, using facial age estimation technology to check whether … Read more
Tesco opens its first till-free shop where customers can fill their bag with groceries and leave without needing to queue at a checkout Tesco is launching its first checkout-free store today, where shoppers can pick up groceries and leave without the need for a till It is the latest retail giant to open a branch … Read more
Tesco will check the receipt of EVERY customer leaving its Rotherham town centre store in bid to crack down on theft and anti-social behaviour The Extra store on Drummond Street introduced the measure today via a notice The document claims another Tesco store trialled receipt checking with success Tesco is ‘sorry for any inconvenience caused’ … Read more
People reveal the most pretentious behaviour they’ve ever witnessed – from a woman who only refers to her car as ‘the Lexus’ to a ‘food snob’ who brought her own PEPPER MILL to lunch Anonymous British woman asked Mumnet users about pretentious behaviour Sparked the discussion by talking about a woman who enjoyed name dropping … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: TikTok pranksters ’caused mayhem in Tesco two weeks before Asda’: New video shows super-hero mob brawling with supermarket bouncers as it’s claimed SAME ‘chaos for likes’ gang struck nearby store a fortnight earlier Costumed gang struck local Tesco just two weeks ago in similar stunt Asda video shows employee grappling with girl before Spider-Man … Read more
Marks & Spencer has beaten rum juggernaut Barcardi to be named the best pre-mixed mojito maker in the UK. The upmarket supermarket’s £2.10 version of the popular Cuban cocktail was awarded the top prize in a Which? taste test when it was tried against versions made by Barcardi, Asda, Aldi, and Tesco. A hugely popular … Read more
Sainsbury’s to stop selling CDs and DVDs as customers desert discs for streaming services Sainsbury’s said sales of CDs and DVDs in stores will be gradually phased out This is due to shoppers increasingly turning to online services for film and music Extra space in supermarkets will be dedicated to ‘food, clothing and homewares’ By … Read more
End of the weekly shop? Asda bids to rival Amazon as it becomes first supermarket to offer one-hour delivery for full range of products Customers near stores in Halifax, Rotherham and Poole will be first to try service Many competitors already provide one-hour delivery – but none offer a full range But Asda’s £8.50 fee may … Read more
Supermarket giant Tesco is set to launch its first checkout-free store following in Amazon’s footsteps. The announcement follows successful trials at Tesco’s head office, which saw shoppers scan into the shop and get billed automatically. The stores use the Trigo system, artificial intelligence technology that tags shoppers and monitors their movements and the items they … Read more
Tesco and Morrisons say they will shun Australian meat even if it is cheaper in a major boost for UK farmers following historic trade deal that slashed tariffs Tesco, Britain’s largest grocer, and Morrisons will reject meat from Down Under British farmers fear they will be driven out of business if the market is flooded … Read more