The image is from Aldi.
The checkout-free supermarket is the first of its kind.
The trial store in London allows customers to complete their shop and pay without going to a till.
Customers will be charged for their purchases once they leave the store if they download the Shop&Go app.
Similar moves by other retailers have been made by Aldi's new store.
The supermarket's new site will allow customers to check if they are over the age of 25 by using facial-age estimation technology.
A member of staff can verify a person's age if they choose not to use the system.
A series of cameras will track customers as they shop, and then bill them when they leave.
Giles Hurley, chief executive of Aldi UK and Ireland, said he was looking forward to seeing how customers react to the trial, which he said used the "very latest in retail technology".
Lewis Esparon, the store manager of the store, said that it will be great to see how customers react to the new technology.
The whole team is looking forward to being on-hand and ready to help ensure that the experience is as smooth as possible.
The format was tested with employees.
The fifth largest supermarket in Britain is called Aldi, with more than 1000 stores and over 38,000 staff.
Amazon inspired the "grab-and-go" shopping phenomenon in Seattle when it opened its first checkout-free store.
The "future of retail" was the concept behind the till-less shop that was launched by Sainsbury's in the year 2000.
Customers can use the app to pick up groceries at the branch in High Holborn, London.
Customers are charged for products when they leave the store through the supermarket's app, thanks to a combination of cameras and weight sensors.
The image is from Aldi.
Natalie Berg said till-free shopping was going to grow.
"No touch has become the new normal in retail and retailers are racing to offer the most in-store experience," she said.
"Amazon was the main catalyst for this trend and the Pandemic has really accelerated this."
Ms Berg said it was interesting that many discount supermarkets shied away from anything that added costs to the business.
Ms Berg suggested that the till-less supermarket could be an opportunity to reduce labour costs.
Retailers have to strike between seamless and soulless. Too much automation can make stores feel cold and boring.
In December, the company saw a jump in trading, which it called its "best ever" Christmas.
The discount supermarket said that sales increased by 0.4% in the month of June, when grocery stores had been boosted by the measures affecting the hotel industry.
In the run-up to Christmas, it sold more than 43 million pies.
The supermarket will offer shoppers the lowest grocery prices throughout the year of 2022, according to the boss.
The top priority for most families this year will be to manage their budgets in the face of rising living costs.
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