Lidl Makes Tweak to Checkouts in some UK Stores for Better 'Customer Experience'
The trial lets shoppers scan items in the Lidl Plus app, track spending in real time and skip checkout queues at seven more stores.
- Lidl is expanding its "Lidl & Go" scan-as-you-shop feature to seven UK stores including Airdrie, Cardiff, Epsom, Glenrothes, Kingston, Guildford, and Eastleigh, allowing shoppers to scan items directly through the Lidl Plus app.
- Following a successful friends-and-family trial in three stores last year, Lidl is scaling the technology to gather insights for future expansion and enable customers to track spending in real time.
- Chief Customer Officer Louise Weise stated the trial marks a step in Lidl's digital evolution, ensuring customers have "the flexibility to shop on their own terms" using traditional, self-service, or self-scanning methods.
- Ryan McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer at Lidl, noted the company is investing heavily in technologies that simplify daily life, describing integration into Lidl Plus as a significant leap forward in shopping speed.
- Alongside the rollout, some shoppers have expressed concerns regarding recent Lidl Plus points updates, describing the new system as a "downgrade" that essentially offers a 1% discount compared to previous rewards.
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Lidl’s scan-as-you-shop trial extended
Lidl GB is expanding its scheme to let customers scan products as they shop with the Lidl Plus app to seven more stores. The Lidl & Go scheme allows customers to scan products, track their spending as they walk around stores, before completing purchases quickly… This story continues at Lidl’s scan-as-you-shop trial extended Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail
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