Have Any Swedish Retailers Deployed RFID Self-Checkout Solutions?

We are two students who plan to write our thesis on the development of RFID technology combined with self-checkout systems in stores, and how this affects the consumer shopping experience. Do you have any information about stores that have implemented RFID-based self-checkout systems in Sweden, or in nearby countries in Europe?

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Your e-mail was forward to me, as I am the editor of RFID Journal. We have not seen many retailers using RFID for self-checkout, though the concept has been around for more than a decade. Here are a few articles that involve retail self-checkout (not necessarily in Sweden):

• Russia’s Future Store Seeks a Supermarket for Its RFID Solution

• IER’s Expedited Self-Payment Kiosk Speeds Up Checkouts

• FamilyMart Demonstrates RFID’s Convenience to Customers

• Brazil’s Valdac Turns to RFID for Style and Savings

I hope this is helpful in your research.

—Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal