Lithuanian supermarket chain rolls out contactless stores

The Lithuanian supermarket chain IKI has opened its second contactless convenience store in the capital Vilnius, enabling customers to check in at the store door by tapping their payment card, mobile wallet or retailer’s app.

IKI has rolled out the AI-powered sensor and camera-based technology at the IKI Express 24/7 store on Vilnius’ White Bridge following a successful pilot programme and plans to open a total of four contactless outlets by the end of the year.

Retail customers can pick items up and put them back with no need for any scanning. Inputs from shelf sensors and camera video streams in the store are inputted into Pixevia’s AI platform, which determines exactly what each customer has selected.

The Pixevia platform supports the IKI Express 24/7 store’s full range of convenience products, including bakery, coffee machine, slush drinks, refrigerated food, ice cream, hygiene products, beer, wine, energy drinks and tobacco products.