Artificial intelligence in ALDI stores

Every day, the ALDI Nord Group makes it easy for all customers to shop in thousands of ALDI stores across Europe. In order to become even better in this respect, a cashierless test store was opened in Utrecht (the Netherlands) in the summer of 2022, which makes shopping even more convenient by means of artificial intelligence.

When entering the store, customers scan a QR code which is generated in the ALDI Shop & Go app. Sensors in the shelves and intelligent cameras on the ceiling then record all the movements of the customers, who simply stow their entire shopping in their bags or backpacks. When leaving the store, the QR code is scanned again and the entire purchase is paid for contactlessly and automatically.

Our goal is to make shopping as easy as possible for millions of customers. This innovation project optimally contributes to the digitalisation course of ALDI Nord Group by using technologies in a targeted manner where they make shopping better and faster - and of course in compliance with all data protection standards. For example, facial data is filtered out and not processed by the system, neither are eye scans, fingerprints or biometric data. Many different experts from tech and business work together on the project and show real team power!