Aldi opens first checkout-free supermarket in London

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

Aldi has opened its first checkout-free store in Greenwich, south-east London (Aldi/PA)

Aldi has opened its first checkout-free store, where shoppers will be able to pick up products and leave without queuing to pay.

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.