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Aldi follows Tesco and opens supermarket where shoppers can't pay with cash or card

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Supermarket giant Aldi has followed in Tesco's footsteps and has opened a store where shoppers don't pay for their items with cash or card.

The discount supermarket’s new site in Greenwich, south-east London, will also allow customers to buy alcohol, using facial age estimation technology to check whether they appear to be over the age of 25.

The move follows in the footsteps of rivals Amazon and Tesco, who have both opened checkout-free stores. READ MORE:Aldi shoppers say 69p tea is 'better than sleeping pills' and helps their anxiety Staff will use a series of hi-tech cameras to follow customers as they do their shopping, and then bill them when they leave.

Aldi had been trialling the store with employees over the past few months before launching the service on Tuesday. The aim is to end long queues in stores and could lead to more sites opening.

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