Unstaffed, digital supermarkets transform rural Sweden

I feel like the common Bank ID across the country is key here because it means if they can determine there was a theft then they can always just charge that person as long as they have a bank.

And I am guessing that it is linked to your home address and so they can also easily create criminal charges that would stick since you are positively ID'd.

The only problem would be people wandering in with no ID. But they can't since it's required to open the door.

We tested a similar project in Switzerland called urbanfoods.ch. We had a trial month and we made hundreds of transactions. 0 thefts. Here is why: In our shop you need to be subscribed, so you can only buy when you are a member. You can only buy with a credit card attached. When entering the shop, you need the app (your profile) to Open the shop, so we knew who entered the shop at what time. I guess this “control” and the sense of being part of a consumer community who wants to buy fair and sustainable made the system work.

Their website has some more information in Swedish: https://lifvs.com/