{"id":43671,"date":"2021-10-24T01:43:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T00:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=43671"},"modified":"2021-12-17T03:23:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:23:21","slug":"payment-successful-do-tesco-checkout-free-supermarket-actually-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/payment-successful-do-tesco-checkout-free-supermarket-actually-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Payment Successful? Do Tesco checkout-free supermarket actually work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tesco, the leading groceries and merchandise retailer in Britain, now has opened its first checkout-free store in Holborn, Central London on the 19th October.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Voice of London has carried out interviews at this brand new store. Customers&#8217; opinions are being observed in order to reflect their experience of shopping at this till-free supermarket.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Payment Successful? Does Tesco checkout-free supermarket actually work?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RMOMW8tx-oY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">The Tesco online mobile app has to be installed in order to get into the store. Valid bank details is also required while pre-pay cards are not accepted.\u00a0<\/span>Customer A said: &#8220;It takes time but in the future that would be really convenient.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Customer B said: &#8220;it is complicated to register the Tesco app. Without this I am not allowed to get into the store\u2026&#8221;.\u00a0 A lot of customers are encountering this same issue, but all of them failed to get into the store.<\/p>\n<p>It is argued that checkout-free shopping will result in exponential decline in working opportunities especially for cashier jobs. Millions of workers are at risk of unemployment over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mr. Samey, a 4-year Tesco staff, <span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">said: &#8220;<\/span>We are having more staff than a usual Tesco store. I was working for another Tesco store while today I am being sent to here to offer help.&#8221; Potentially, more vacancies would be available for highly skilled technicians.<\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tesco Get Go: Do you want more checkout-free supermarkets opening in the UK? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cashlesssociety?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cashlesssociety<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HolbornTesco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HolbornTesco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/reducetime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#reducetime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tillfree?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tillfree<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trialconcept?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trialconcept<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/groceries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#groceries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tesco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N3Qr0Amsyy\">pic.twitter.com\/N3Qr0Amsyy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Voice Of London UK (@VoiceOfLondonUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoiceOfLondonUK\/status\/1451526321952202765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p>Video: Catherine Chu, Daniele Kieraite.<\/p>\n<p>Image, Words and Audio by: Catherine Chu<\/p>\n<p>Background music: R&amp;B Cocktail Guitar free from Adobe Ru Apps (2021)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesco, the leading groceries and merchandise retailer in Britain, now has opened its first checkout-free store in Holborn, Central London on the 19th October. 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