Albert Heijn tests out till-free store in Holland

Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn has teamed with ING and AiFi to pilot a cashierless store in the city of Zaandam.

Customers access the store by using their debit or credit cards. When they’re done, they stand at the exit, see the amount spent on a display, and the payment - up to Euro 25 - is processed.

CEO and Co-founder of AiFi, Steve Gu, says: "Cameras see where you are in the store and which products you pick up. They will then be added to your virtual shopping basket. The combination of cameras and sensors ensures that it is possible to accurately keep track of which products a customer takes with them."

The system will be tested by staff members over the next couple of months, before moving to another store later in the year.

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