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Spanish Supermarket launches new mobile shopping system to cut supermarket checkout queues

If you do your weekly supermarket shop, you’ll know that getting everything into the trolley is only half the job. […]

Spanish Supermarket launches new mobile shopping system to cut supermarket checkout queues

Spanish supermarket chain Alcampo has launched a new mobile shopping system called AutoScan to help cut down on supermarket checkout queues. Using the existing Club Alcampo app, shoppers can scan products as they move through the store, adding them to their digital shopping basket. When they finish shopping, the items are transferred to the checkout, eliminating the need to scan each item again at the traditional tills.

AutoScan is integrated into the Club Alcampo app and requires customers to be Club Alcampo members. The service was first introduced in July and has been rolled out to around 40 stores in Madrid, Cataluña, and Castilla-La Mancha, with plans to extend it across the Spanish network by the end of 2026. Customers can still use traditional tills if they prefer.

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