It follows extensive research, development and user testing, including a trial at Sainsbury’s convenience store in Euston train station which allowed customers to use the SmartShop app to scan and pay for the three items making up a lunchtime meal deal. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. There are two ways to get started: SmartShop app – register by downloading the SmartShop app. Love to shop but cant stand the queues? Sainsburys SmartShop app Nectar bonus offer. Sainsbury’s isn’t the only supermarket to have trialled apps that enable shoppers to pay via a mobile phone. Be part of the new way to shop at Sainsbury’s - all you have to do is scan, bag and go! Here's how: • Download the Smartshop app to register – you’ll need to have your nectar card ready • Scan items you want as you walk around the store • Pack your items as you shop • Pay in a flash and feel like a VIP at one of our SmartShop checkouts In an email to customers, the retailer said that the newly refreshed mobile offering includes in-app shopping lists, and a feature which means it remembers what has been scanned even if the app closes mid shop. Getting stuck in a supermarket queue is one of the seemingly unavoidable irritations of modern life. * Please note that you'll need to be a Digital Nectar customer and have opted in to the offers on the Nectar app to view them in SmartShop. Previously customers would have to pick up a scanning device when they entered the store scanning items as they dropped them into the trolley. And easy checkout. I find the Tesco version with a handheld ‘point and scan’ unit (with its own trolley slot) very much easier and quicker to use. For example, we can use the cookie to recognise you and complete your username or email address and securely retrieve your shopping details if you move to different parts of the Sainsbury's website. Simply browse, scan and bag –just scan the QR code on the way out to complete the shop! The app has had a successful start in the supermarket chain; according to Sainsbury’s, SmartShop now accounts for more than half of sales in some of its stores. Used the Smart shop app at my nearest Sainsbury Superstore yesterday where a pop up suddenly appeared on my phone with a message to say that Google Pay is now integrated into the smart shop app. This is especially a problem with the frequent items where the barcode is not accessible on a simple flat surface and so you need both hands to hold the object and/ or flatten out the barcode as well. I’ve been a long- time Sainsbury’s customer but am disappointedly really not impressed with the app and probably won’t risk using it again because of the time and fiddly trouble it took. The new shopping experience: no queues and app payments. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. SmartShop, which enables customers to use their smartphones to scan and pack their shopping, and track what they are spending as they go before paying through the app in the store, is now live in over 75 Sainsbury’s Locals. For example, we can use the cookie to recognise you and complete your username or email address and securely retrieve your shopping details if you move to different parts of the Sainsbury's website. The scanning of barcodes within the app is very fast and accurate. Here's how: • Download the Smartshop app to register – you’ll need to have your nectar card ready • Scan items you want as you walk around the store • Pack your items as you shop • Pay in a flash and feel like a VIP at one of our SmartShop checkouts Online shopping app You can now do your groceries shopping wherever and whenever it suits you with the Sainsbury’s Groceries app. Image credit: Sainsbury’s. Nigel Blunt, Director of eCommerce at Sainsbury’s, said: “We’re always on the lookout for how we can make our customers lives easier using technology. WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING • "Flawless! Wellthisismorethanabitgrim Sun 20-Dec-20 08:55:31. - An iOS user, "Fantastic app" Used this twice now. Love to shop but can’t stand the queues? Learn More. This means you'll be able to skip the checkout queues and be on your way in no time. Sainsbury's SmartShop Created a promotional campaign to encourage customers to use Sainsbury’s SmartShop app. I often go out without my wallet as I use Apple Pay so frequently forget to take any paper vouchers with me. Here's how: • Download the Smartshop app to register – you’ll need to have your nectar card ready • Scan items you want as you walk around the store • Pack your items as you shop • Pay in a flash and feel like a VIP at one of our SmartShop checkouts