스마트슈퍼 1호점 개점 ... '낮에는 유인 심야엔 무인'<br /><br />South Korea now has its first so-called 'smart supermarket,' where at night there are no employees you let yourself in, shop and pay for things on your own.<br />It's located in Seoul's Dongjak-gu District.<br />From midnight to 9 AM, it's unmanned, so to get in, you have to swipe a credit or debit card.<br />On the way out, you scan your items and pay for them by card or smartphone.<br />They won't be selling alcohol or cigarettes during the self-checkout time, though.<br />The smart features are expected to benefit shop owners, who won't have to work the graveyard shift.<br />"With these stores being unmanned at night, we hope shop owners can enjoy their evenings and weekends. Also, we hope small and medium-sized businesses can better compete with the large retail stores."<br />There will be five such stores as part of a trial run, and by next year the government plans to authorize around 800, and then about 4-thousand by 2025.<br />
