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When Lidl came to Sweden most people didn't like to shop there because of their short conveyor belts after the cashier [0] relative to the regular Swedish ones
by sorenjan 7y ago
When Lidl came to Sweden most people didn't like to shop there because of their short conveyor belts after the cashier [0] relative to the regular Swedish ones [1][2], so you felt stressed when shopping there. There were no room for your groceries. Usually you put your stuff on the belt, the cashier scans it and moves it along, you pay, and then you pack it in your bags.
It took them four years, then they changed to the same ones everyone else uses.
[0] http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7YpjO_OmPKo/S3GjfqKcjOI/AAAAAAAAEUM/YhfAseQIv7c/s1600/Lidl_kassa_p_ivitt__109576b.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7YpjO_OmPKo/S3GjfqKcjOI/AAAAAAAAEU...
[1] https://www.ica.se//assets.icanet.se/q_auto,f_auto/imagevaultfiles/id_51451/cf_259/kassor.jpg https://www.ica.se//assets.icanet.se/q_auto,f_auto/imagevaul...
[2] https://uploads.units.se/extrabilder168105_large.jpg https://uploads.units.se/extrabilder168105_large.jpg
- spraak 7y agoHej! What is the clear wall between the lanes for?
- rags2riches 7y agoMy guess is it reduces the space needed behind the cashier's back.
- Symbiote 7y agoAnd/or security, so someone can't reach into the till when the cashier is preparing change.
- Lukas_Skywalker 7y agoI know a few stores in Europe that have a wall separating the conveyor belts in two parts [0]. The cashier can basically chose if the product will end up on the left or right end of the belt, giving the customers time to pack their things while already serving the next customer on the other side. [0] https://static.az-cdn.ch/__ip/r-ymFggeoyzNSXf6FkMQRwePLN0/57997cc042a1313225893cce9995f5ffe5f4a9df/n-large-16x9-fill https://static.az-cdn.ch/__ip/r-ymFggeoyzNSXf6FkMQRwePLN0/57...
- Galaxeblaffer 7y agoIn Denmark that's a 100% of grocery stores
- TheTrotters 7y agoIt’s very common in Poland as well though probably not 100%.