Hundreds of new shops for China’s Auchan Minute

Nov 16, 2017Updated May 26, 20251 min read

“Several hundred” Auchan Minute shops without checkout counters are planned for China by year’s end.

Customers enter by scanning a code via the WeChat app. After products are scanned, they are added to a virtual cart. The customer then pays via AliPay or WeChat Pay.

Every Auchan Minute will offer 500 products 24 hours a day.

Founded in 1961, Auchan is France’s second-largest retail group after Carrefour.

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