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Tired of queuing at 7-Eleven to pay for sweets and fries? The chain of convenience stores is testing a new way to pass the line and pay with their phone.
As part of a pilot program launched in 14 stores in Dallas, customers can use a new Scan & Pay feature of the 7-Eleven App, available for Apple iOS and Google Android devices, to scan barcodes for items they want to buy. Payment is then made via Apple Pay, Google Pay or by adding a conventional credit or debit card to the application.
Customers can not just take out their items; they can use the iPhone payment feature in an Apple Store. After scanning and paying over the phone, 7-Eleven customers must display a QR code from their phone to a "confirmation extension" at the cashier's checkout counter in the store.
This makes the system more hybrid between non-order mobile payment applications and traditional self-service payment stations that are found in many supermarkets and pharmacies where customers scan barcodes, slide a credit and pack their own items.
It's also a bit different from Amazon's convenience stores (amzn). In a Go store, the cameras and sensors automatically track the items the customer has picked up, without any analysis by the customer. Then a customer pays via an app on his phone when he leaves the store. Amazon opened its first Go store in Seattle and expanded to Chicago and New York, along with other upcoming cities.
To use the Scan & Pay service, customers must register for the 7Rewards 7Rewards loyalty program. Cradle of Slurpee and Big Gulp drinks, 7-Eleven operates or licenses nearly 12,000 stores in North America.
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