{
  "id": 14532217,
  "title": "Spain’s 24-hour shop with no tills expands to Barcelona Airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/spains-24-hour-shop-with-no-tills-expands-to-barcelona-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T20:48:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euro Weekly News",
    "slug": "euro-weekly-news",
    "url": "https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/14/spains-24-hour-shop-with-no-tills-expands-to-barcelona-airport/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Catalan chain of automated convenience stores, Big Fish, is expanding its 24-hour operations to Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The new shop in Terminal 2 caters to travelers who need quick refreshments or food items before boarding flights. Customers identify themselves using their mobile phone number and bank card, allowing them to browse the shelves and select products without the need for traditional checkouts. The store uses cameras, sensors, and computer vision to identify purchased items and calculate the bill automatically. Big Fish's technology, developed by Techtail, enables customers to handle products and make decisions about purchases before leaving the store. The airport location marks the company's first venture into travel retail, providing a service for passengers who may require food or drinks during layovers or early morning flights. With ten stores now operating across Spain, Big Fish continues to explore new sites for its automated format, with promising potential for further airport expansion.",
  "summary": "If you have ever needed a drink, a sandwich or a snack at an awkward hour, you will know how […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Big Fish expands 24-hour automated stores to Barcelona Airport.",
    "Customers pay using mobile number and bank card at no-till checkout.",
    "Store employs cameras and computer vision for automatic billing."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}