Lidl is reportedly set to trial a new “scan as you shop” service in one of its stores to speed up the checkout process.
The scheme would see customers use a new app to scan products with their phone while they shop, instead of having to take everything at the tills.
However, details reported by The Grocer suggest shoppers would still need to go to the checkout to pay for their goods.
Customers would be given a barcode through the app at the end of their shop, which you’d need to show at the tills to pay.
Other supermarkets have similar schemes in place like Tesco and M&S but these both allow you to pay for your shop through an app or device without going to the checkouts.
The Grocer reports how Lidl will run its "scan as you shop" service through a new app called Lidl Go.
The Lidl Go app would be separate from the existing Lidl Plus loyalty app, but it is thought shoppers would be able to sync their Lidl Plus account to Lidl Go.
Lidl Go was apparently available to download this week through the Google Play store but has since been removed by the supermarket chain.
The terms and conditions page for the app has also since been pulled from the Lidl website.
Lidl separately told The Mirror that it is too soon to provide more details about how "scan as you shop" could work, or even if a trial will definitely still go ahead.
The terms and conditions page reportedly said: “The app allows users to ‘self-scan’ items while shopping in selected Lidl stores and then to pay for them at the checkout using the barcode generated by the app.”
Details on its website also apparently listed the service as being available in its Fulwell store in south west London.
It isn't clear if other shops would be part of a future trial.
In more supermarket news, Lidl was just narrowly beaten by Aldi in the latest price comparison by consumer group Which?.
Aldi was named the cheaper supermarket in the UK after the research found a typical basket of shopping costs £21.61.
But if you live closer to a Lidl, don't worry - it's only 20p more expensive, at £21.81.
