{"id":822,"date":"2025-11-07T10:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T11:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/?p=822"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:31:19","slug":"major-change-at-lidl-is-designed-to-make-checkout-even-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wigyouup.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/major-change-at-lidl-is-designed-to-make-checkout-even-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Major change at Lidl is designed to make checkout even faster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lidl is close to overtaking Morrisons as the 5th biggest supermarket in the UK (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anyone who’s ever shopped in a Lidl<\/a> will know how truly chaotic the checkout section is.<\/p>\n

Staff are encouraged to scan and charge customers at a rapid speed – which often means you’re left red in the face and sweating by the time you pack your last tin of baked beans away.<\/p>\n

But now, Lidl are reinventing the way they do things, launching a new self-scanning feature integrated directly into the discounter\u2019s loyalty app.<\/p>\n

This scheme, of course, is not groundbreaking in any shape or form – traditional supermarkets<\/a> have been offering this option for years. However, they are still a relatively new concept in discount stores.<\/p>\n

But it does stand out as yet another example of a supermarket turning to tech to improve efficiency – something that led to a customer revolt at one Asda store recently.<\/a><\/p>\n

Titans of the industry such as Waitrose<\/a> and Sainsbury’s<\/a> have also come under fire for their use of technological innovation. AI trolleys, most agree, feel a bit dystopian. And don’t get us started on facial recognition at checkouts.<\/a><\/p>\n

In a desperate bid to keep up, Tesco even began trialling<\/a> infrared machinery so that millennials can check how ripe an avocado is before purchasing. A gimmick? Maybe. But at least it could cut waste.<\/p>\n

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The manual check-out tills at Lidl give me anxiety (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new self-scanning feature will be exclusively limited to members of the retailer’s loyalty scheme – Lidl Plus.<\/p>\n

This feature allows users to scan items with their phone<\/a> as they put them in their basket, before then scanning the app at a self-checkout and paying there.<\/p>\n

A limited \u2018friends and family\u2019 four-store trial of the feature launched in September and is expected to be rolled out in phases over the course of 2026.<\/p>\n

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