{"id":6534,"date":"2023-07-28T21:19:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6534"},"modified":"2023-07-28T21:19:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:19:36","slug":"sto-opens-first-cashier-less-smart-store-in-the-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6534","title":{"rendered":"STO opens first cashier-less smart store in the Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>State Trading Organization (STO) has opened the first ever cashier-less smart store in the Maldives.<\/p>\n<p>STO redeveloped its retail outlet in Hulhumale&#8217; Phase 1 into the smart store, which was officially opened by Maldives Vice President Faisal Naseem.<\/p>\n<p>The new outlet, earlier teased by STO&#8217;s Managing Director, was developed under the &#8216;grab and go&#8217; concept, a popular retail shopping method in several foreign countries, which debuted to the world in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>All retail shopping process is carried with the usage of a digital application installed on the consumer&#8217;s smartphone, through which the customer can easily check out their items and pay to their items via the same app.<\/p>\n<p>Customers can download the application and then register either their debit or credit card to create their login. 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