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Tesco started that back in the late 90s and Sainsburys also did it 5+ years ago, then Tesco seems to have had another go at it recently. edit: Safeway was firs
by Magnets 10y ago
Tesco started that back in the late 90s and Sainsburys also did it 5+ years ago, then Tesco seems to have had another go at it recently.
edit: Safeway was first, in 1997
The Camden store illustrates the progress Safeway has made in other directions too. As part of its customer friendliness, Safeway was the first of the major food multiples to introduce self-scanning, the system it calls Shop & Go.
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/uk-safeway-follows-leader/article/410947 http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/uk-safeway-follows-leader/a...
- camtarn 10y agoOur local store installed them to great fanfare back in the 90s, kept them for about a year, then quietly removed them. I was always very curious as to why: perhaps they didn't get used very much, or perhaps customer satisfaction with them was low.
- djsumdog 10y agoHuh...I had travelled around the UK/Ireland last year and I don't think I saw any of these. Maybe I was hitting the wrong stores, or people were using them and I didn't recognize them.
- SilkRoadie 10y agoIt is typically found in very large stores. I only have only seen this in two Tesco stores.
- IshKebab 10y agoThey're only in big stores, and you could easily miss them if you weren't looking. Also most people don't use them.