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Solihull, West Midlands

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In Safeway's (now Morrison's) Supermarket, Solihull, on 14 March 1995, shoppers made the first UK trial of self-scanning shopping. The first customer was a Jane Skinner. Rescan of her £28.36 trolley found some discounts and reduced the bill to £27.61. [1]

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  1. Anon, Supermarket zaps checkout queue with scan gun, The Guardian (15 Mar 1995) 10
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