Aldi is now offering a contactless payment option in its ‘Shop&Go’ checkout-free store to make the site “easier to use”.
Shoppers at the Greenwich store will not have to register via the Shop&Go app and can instead tap their contactless payment card, or mobile phone, to enter the store.
The store, which first opened in January 2022, allows customers to complete their shop without scanning a single product or having to go through a checkout.
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Carefully positioned cameras detect which products have been picked up and once a shopper leaves the store, they are automatically be charged for their shopping via their selected payment method and can receive their receipt in the app or website.
Aldi UK regional MD Ben Shotter said the change “will help to make it even quicker and easier for people to use the store.”
“We’re always looking for ways to improve our customers’ shopping experience, which is what our Shop&Go store is all about.”
It follows a similar move by Amazon in April 2023 when it added card payment technology to its London-based checkout-free Fresh stores.
The Angel store no longer features entry barriers, and shoppers are able to pay by card when exiting.
