New app Supersmart makes supermarket checkouts redundant

Supermarket cashiers and self-scan checkouts could become redundant thanks to a new app that speeds up the weekly food shop. The app, called Supersmart, allows users to scan items as they shop using their smartphone and then wheel them to a special floor pad. Several cameras and a deep-learning algorithm combine to detect all the items, before the customer pays for them at an automated checkout. It is hoped the technology will be quicker than both self-scan checkouts and human-operated tills. Supermarket cashiers and self-scan checkouts could become redundant thanks to a new app that speeds up the weekly food shop.