Swedish store with no cashiers: You use a cellphone to do late-night shopping

[rcjordan]

Customers simply use their cellphones to unlock the door with a swipe of the finger and scan their purchases. All they need to do is to register for the service and download an app. They get charged for their purchases in a monthly invoice.

The shop has basics like milk, bread, sugar, canned food, diapers and other products that you expect to find in a small convenience store. It doesn't have tobacco or medical drugs because of the risk of theft.

http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/swedish-store-cashiers/

This is going to either make or cost the owner a bunch of money.  Obviously, I wouldn't open one in Detroit or Baltimore.

[Brad]

Self checkouts were all the rage here for awhile.  I wouldn't use them, if I'm in a full priced store I'm not going to do the work unless they pay me.  I'd rather they hire a real human to do that, they need the jobs.  If I'm in Aldi I'll gladly pack my own groceries, but not at a Jewel with higher prices.

The Jewel was paying someone to monitor the self checkouts when they were hardly used.  Finally they tore them all out and and put in a bunch of quick checkout lanes staffed on demand by real people.  Those are much used.

It will be interesting to see if this Swedish store works out.

[nffc]

Self checkouts mean no need to interact with strangers, I'm a fan.