Chongqing's first "unmanned store" debuted at the Wisdom Expo "Smart Retail" was popular

Xinhua News Agency, Chongqing, August 26 (Reporters Li Hualing and Yu Hongtong) Open 24 hours a day, without cashiers, and scan QR codes for shopping. Are you looking forward to this one-stop fully self-service shopping method? Chongqing's first "unmanned store" recently debuted at the first China International Intelligent Industry Expo, attracting thousands of people queuing up to experience it every day.

"I didn't expect so many people to line up to experience self-service shopping, which shows that the market prospect of smart retail is huge." Seeing that the "unmanned store" is deeply loved by the public, the person in charge, Deng Jie, was overjoyed. She introduced that this "unmanned store" is called "17 Flash Store" and was established in 2017. It is the first fully self-service unmanned supermarket in Chongqing. In order to allow more people to experience smart retail, this Smart Expo chose “17 Flash Store” as the only unmanned supermarket brand to enter the exhibition.

During the Smart Expo, this "unmanned store" was set up in the M6 Hall of the Smart Town. The venue was divided into a store experience area and a data display area. The reporter saw in the store experience area that the entire supermarket is dominated by bright yellow. There are no cashiers or shopping guides in the supermarket. Each counter and product has a special QR code. The shopping steps are also very simple. Consumers You only need to bring a smartphone into the store to complete your purchase, pay, and then leave.

Throughout the process, "black technologies" such as face recognition, RFID radio frequency identification, and consumption data analysis were eye-opening for the experiencers. During the Smart Expo, citizen Zhang Yingyi came here to experience the unmanned supermarket. He said: "I have long heard that unmanned supermarkets are very technological, so I came here to experience it today. The whole shopping was smooth and really convenient. I hope there will be more The unmanned supermarket has been launched.”

The reporter found that shopping in "unmanned stores" requires self-consciousness. Each product has a special QR code attached to it. If customers tear off the QR code and throw it away in the store, they can easily leave with the product. "We believe that the vast majority of customers are honest, and we are confident that we will promote 'unmanned stores' to more places." Deng Jie said.

Deng Jie introduced that the smart supermarket displayed at the Smart Expo integrates the core technologies of "unmanned stores", including intelligent access control systems, identity information recognition systems, consumer behavior analysis technology, big data membership management systems, intelligent back-end management systems, etc. At present, the technical team of "17 Flash Store" is upgrading the technology of free QR code scanning and face payment for products. Soon, when people enter unmanned supermarkets, they will no longer need to use mobile phones and will only need face recognition to enter the store to shop. You can leave after paying with your face.