Unmanned cash register small supermarket to open at Tokyo JR Mejiro Station October 15, 18:17
A so-called "unmanned cash register" small supermarket, where you can pick up products from the shelves and hold your IC card at the exit to shop, will open in Toshima-ku, Tokyo.
The aim is to save labor in stores, avoid contact with people, and prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
This small store will be opened by the supermarket "Kinokuniya" on the premises of JR Mejiro Station in Toshima-ku, Tokyo on the 16th.
In the store, 30 cameras mounted on the ceiling track the movement of customers, and the sensors on the display shelves know which products were picked up, so that which customers are trying to buy which products. Is detected.
Then, the customer simply stands in the payment area near the exit, the purchase price is displayed on the touch panel, and payment can be made by holding an IC card or credit card over.
By unmanned cashiers, one clerk can operate, which leads to a reduction in labor costs, and since the clerk does not come into contact with customers, it can be expected as a countermeasure against infection with the new coronavirus.
Takako Tsutsumiguchi, president of Kinokuniya, said, "Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, there are voices from both the customer side and the clerk side who want to reduce contact as much as possible, which will lead to mutual safety and security." Was there.
Tomonori Akutsu, president of TOUCH TO GO, an IT venture that created an unmanned cash register system, said, "There are business opportunities for services that are more than vending machines and less than convenience stores. I feel that the demand for non-contact services is increasing." I was talking.