July 28, 2026
The Israeli supermarket that eliminates the checkouts
תמונה: Chat GPT
An Israeli supermarket decided to change the way payments are made.
The Tiv Ta'am chain will gradually eliminate all the checkouts in its branches.
It will also eliminate the self-checkout stations.
Instead of standing in line for the checkout, customers will scan the products themselves.
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They will do this with a device attached to the shopping cart during the shopping. At the end, they will pay using the device.
In the first phase, the change will begin in 10 large branches. It will expand to all the chain's branches. In some branches, one checkout will remain to assist customers who need help.
Tiv Ta'am explains that the main reason for the move is a shortage of workers. Therefore, the chain decided to switch to a new payment system.