Tesco veteran Luke Bayliss joins checkout-free stores firm Trigo
Luke Bayliss has joined autonomous retail specialist Trigo as Senior Operations Manager.
He was previously at Tesco where, over a 15 year period, he held such roles as Transformation Project Manager and Change Manager.
Tesco is an investor in Trigo.
Last year, the grocery giant opened its first high street checkout-free store, powered by Trigo tech.
Named GetGo, this can be found in High Holborn, on the edge of the City of London.
Tapping AI and computer vision technology, the solution enables shoppers to walk into a store, check in via a QR code, select items for purchase, and exit without dealing with traditional checkouts..
Kevin Tindall, Managing Director at Tesco Convenience, said: "We are constantly looking for ways to improve the shopping experience and our latest innovation offers a seamless checkout for customers on the go, helping them to save a bit more time.”
"This is currently just a one store trial, but we're looking forward to seeing how our customers respond."
In a LinkedIn post, Bayliss said: “Last month after 15 years I made the difficult decision to leave my role in Tesco, to pursue a new opportunity. My journey followed the old cliche of a part time job turning into a full time career.”
He added: “My career followed many years working in different level of roles within a store, to then moving into the office to use this knowledge and deliver multiple projects within the Convenience Transformation team. This whole chapter provided me with great opportunities to learn and work with some talented people.”
“Moving on to new beginnings and moving not too far away from a project I have been passionate about, I have joined Trigo to continue the journey of reshaping the retail experience.”
He concluded: “Thank you and goodbye to everyone I have worked with over my time in Tesco and a big hello to everyone at Trigo.”
