Digital admission controls could help keep the store from getting too crowded. Which stores have planned what.
- In Corona times *, there are strict requirements in shops.
- Digital admission controls could help keep the store from getting too crowded.
- Not only supermarkets are considering the introduction of traffic lights - but also some electrical stores.
Strict conditions in Corona-era shops
In the course of the Corona * loosening, larger markets are now open again - under strict conditions. This means that employees and customers have to keep to the required distances, and the store as a whole cannot be too tight. Depending on the state, no more than one customer per ten or 20 square meters of retail space is currently allowed in the shops.
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Media Markt and Saturn are planning digital admission controls
According to a report by wuv.de, Media Markt-Saturn's mother Ceconomy is now introducing digital admission control in order to comply with this regulation. There are two test installations in Hamburg and Göttingen at the time, and a Germany-wide introduction of the system for all 430 branches of Media Markt and Saturn is also planned for early June.
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Entry lights planned at the entrances to shops
According to the report, the entry system uses AI-controlled sensor technology to record the number of people in the market in real time and only switch the entry lights back to green when a customer has left the store. At the same time, the system gives acoustic information and informs customers about the minimum distances to be observed.
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Inlet lights are also an issue for supermarkets and drugstores
In some supermarkets, digital entrance lights could soon become normal *. According to the food newspaper, for example, Aldi Süd is planning to introduce digital admission control in most of its branches in Germany. A counting system with video cameras, analysis software and a screen with traffic light function could virtually replace bouncers and help to comply with the corona-related distance rules. Lidl, dm and some Edeka stores would also test the digital gatekeeper traffic light, according to a report on Stern.de. Kaufland, Rewe and Rossmann * should also deal with the topic, according to the report.
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