Thursday, March 5, 2015

Scanning in the supermarket with the smartphone – Pocketinfo.nl

As the first European supermarket Albert Heijn will soon scan itself will expand further to the smartphone. It would be 200 shops where this possibility will be offered and can be used to self-scanners that Albert Heijn has been in use for some time. For this function can use to install the Appie app is necessary.

How the self scan

The rollout self-scanning is started with hand scanner. However, five stores in the Netherlands is the year also performed a test to use the smartphone. A user must have installed the Appie app stand and at first use should also scanned the bonus card. The shopping list what is included in the application must then work seamlessly with the scan on the smartphone. Who wants to make use of this option must log on to the local WiFi network in the Albert Heijn, otherwise it will scan not work. Inquiry at Albert Heijn teaches that can identify the supermarket chain in this way in which shop you are. With this capability hopes Albert Heijn service to improve further because the rows are smaller in physical cash registers and the threshold for the use of a smartphone is significantly lower. The simplicity in the use of these Appie app can give even decisive in the success.



Payment

The payment of the messages may end up with the popular payment piles in the store where the hand-held scanners are already present. Once there is settled, you can walk out by having a scan code that is shown on the smartphone. This payment method does not differ much compared to the hand-held scanners. From Wednesday, March 11th in 200 stores nationwide will go live and people can start using the smartphone to scan their messages

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