Tesco to open three more GetGo stores with new hybrid format

Tesco has announced a further expansion of its GetGo stores trial. The expansion of the trial – which will include two stores in London and another in Birmingham – will allow more customers to shop and pay without scanning a product or using a checkout. For the first time, these new stores will also offer customers the option of using a self-service or attended checkout if they prefer.

The three new sites are Chiswell Street Express in central London, with Fulham Reach Express in Parrs Way, London, and Aston University Express in Aston, Birmingham also due to open over the next few months.

The trial of the new stores will offer customers the option of using more familiar payment methods alongside the checkout-free app. The expansion will also allow the company to test the new format in a variety of locations. Tesco launched its first GetGo store in High Holborn in October 2021, where the average shopper takes three minutes to complete their shop using the app, and which will continue to offer a purely checkout-free model.