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Alipay Enables Self-Service Dining In China

Raymond Pucci by Raymond Pucci
August 15, 2018
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No wait staff? No problem. That’s if you’re in one of China’s growing self-order and pay restaurants. As the following China Daily article reports, sensors and cameras record the customer’s selection that is paid with Alipay via a QR code transaction.

Cashierless food and beverage establishments are springing up across China as more dining spaces embrace technologies to improve efficiency and trim costs. In July, Singaporean bakery chain BreadTalk Group Ltd unveiled its first unmanned outlet in Shanghai. Customers scan a QR code to register their presence and authorize payment via Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s mobile wallet Alipay.

There are cameras and sensors to detect when customers open the fridge door and items such as bread, buns, yoghurt and juices are removed from shelves. Money is deducted automatically as shoppers complete the purchase and close the fridge door.

BreadTalk said in a statement the self-help facility allows customers to circumvent long queues. The company said it hopes to leverage the consumer data generated from such purchases to adjust inventory and recipes. The store marks another step for foreign catering brands launching cashierless services in China. It follows United States fried chicken expert KFC introducing its smart store last year in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, where electronic kiosks allow diners to order and pay “with a smile”.

“The addition of the 24/7 self-service aspect is set to bring in a new revenue stream, and is likely to maximize average customer spending and sales per unit area,” said Chen Sheng, vice-president of Alibaba affiliate Koubei, which provides technological support and analytics services for merchants. The sector is attracting a growing army of data analytics players, such as Koubei, that are jumping on the smart catering bandwagon.

In a bygone era, New York City featured Horn and Hardart Automats where diners could select food items from a wall of individual glass door openings. Of course, credit cards were not around so diners paid the old fashioned way with cash. Now technology and mobile payments have resurrected this self-ordering concept with a 21st century twist. So while payment methods have changed, diners can still grab a meal and not have to wait for the check to arrive.

Overview by Raymond Pucci, Director, Merchant Services at Mercator Advisory Group

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