Row 9539

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In Germany at least, Aldi introduced barcode scanners some time after the Euro became our new currency, in 2003 or 2004 I think. I'm not sure whether Aldi North and Aldi South introduced them at different times because I live firmly in Aldi North territory and that's my only perspective. US Aldi stores are all owned by Aldi South so they might've done that later or earlier, idk.

Employees didn't memorize prices directly though, they used 3-4 digit PLU (price look-up) codes instead. PLUs are much easier to memorize and faster to type than prices, and they also only had to memorize regular stock while seasonal and limited time articles just had the PLU printed very visibly on the box.

Since they got barcode scanners, employees now only have to memorize where the barcodes are on each article, plus the PLUs they still use for unpackaged groceries such as vegetables or baked goods. Limited time articles that are too big to put on the conveyor also still have a visible PLU on the box.

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text In Germany at least, Aldi introduced barcode scanners some time after the Euro became our new currency, in 2003 or 2004 I think. I'm not sure whether Aldi North and Aldi South introduced them at different times because I live firmly in Aldi North territory and that's my only perspective. US Aldi stores are all owned by Aldi South so they might've done that later or earlier, idk. Employees didn't memorize prices directly though, they used 3-4 digit PLU (price look-up) codes instead. PLUs are muc…
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