Convenience store offers automated contactless shopping using RFID tags

Residents of a small village in rural Finland now have access to an unstaffed automated contactless convenience store that uses RAIN RFID tags attached to each item to let shoppers quickly and easily self-checkout using a POS solution equipped with an RFID reader that automatically scans all the items in their basket.

Shoppers gain entry to the store via an NFC reader that scans the bank card they will use to pay for their purchases.

The solution also tracks the store’s inventory in order to enable off-site staff to replenish stock as needed and collect products that have gone past their expiry date.