As is often the case, I see something on Imgflip, say "WTF?" and then go off to find more information. Where I live some stores have added "entry barriers" but none of them require having an app to enter the store, at least so far.
This is the original post by Mack-The-Knife that inspired the "WTF?":
A Sign Of Things To Come
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This is the first article I found. I'm sure there are more on this topic:
Aldi shoppers left furious at barrier change in - 'Not everyone has a smartphone!'
(misspelling corrected here)
Jun 9, 2023
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1779262/Aldi-shop-and-go-Greenwich-London
“So you go into the local Aldi’s, like this one, and you think ‘I’m going to go in here and buy some food so I can feed myself’.
“And then you approach the barrier, and look, you can’t get into the shop without having a QR code to scan. And then you can go in and buy things.
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