Sainsbury’s is trialling larger self-checkout tills in place of human cashiers after its boss defended a drive to make stores “more efficient”. Britain’s second-largest supermarket said it would be testing the new hybrid self-checkouts,

This isn’t the only change the supermarket is trialling. Sainsbury’s is also currently testing out touchscreen devices in supermarkets, that show customers which aisle the product they’re looking for is located on. This would reduce the need for customers to ask staff for help.

Sainsbury's is trialling larger self-serve check-outs in two of its stores, complete with conveyor belts for customers to put their shopping on and areas to load their items into bags

Sainsbury's is currently testing a giant hybrid till with a scanner on a moving conveyor belt, the supermarket giant has announced.

And it seems Sainsbury’s is considering introducing a few more big changes in its stores, as it’s trialling a new self-service checkout that would reduce its number of human cashiers. Sainsbury’s is testing out larger hybrid self-checkouts which feature conveyor belts as well as a bagging area.