Tesco launches its first store without tills

 

Following the giant Amazon, Tesco is going to launch its first till-free store in the UK. The firm has been trialling such a system at its head office throughout the past year.

This news was revealed by chief executive Ken Murphy. He said that they had installed this digital infrastructure in their Express store in Welwyn Garden City, which is their head office. This has been open for approximately a year and it has been a success. This is a great deal thanks to machine learning. As he advanced, this technology is constantly evolving.  As such, now, they have decided to extend it to another outlet in the coming weeks. This will allow the firm to test the cashier-less service in a more urban environment and they are confident that it will be able to deal with higher traffic. While this project is still in its early stages, the firm is hopeful that this new format will match the appeal of similar scan-and-go stores being rolled out by Amazon in the UK.

This announcement follows positive news from Tesco which revealed that it managed to stay in positive territory in the 13 weeks to May 29, in comparison to a year ago when supermarkets shelves were stripped bare.


 Tesco is testing cashier-less stores

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