Sainsbury’s ditches Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech at London store

Sainsbury’s has removed Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ technology from its checkout-free Holborn Circus store, returning the location to a more traditional checkout setup.
First introduced in November 2021, the ‘SmartShop Pick & Go’ concept allowed customers to enter by scanning a QR code from the supermarket‘s app, pick their items, and leave without having to go through a checkout.
The supermarket has now taken out the technology and introduced a custome