Unmanned supermarket opens in China

GreenMart, an unmanned supermarket established by the strategic partnership between Panasonic and the Greentown Group, has opened at Hangzhou Panasonic Industrial Park.

‘GreenMart plus’  is the first unmanned general shop to have opened in Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone.

The shop sells about 500 kinds of foods and includes a Light Kitchen experience zone, complete with a line of Panasonic products, such as steam ovens, induction heaters, and dishwashers.

The 5,000 people working in the park will be able to reserve the products they want via a mobile phone application, and process the food they have purchased at the Panasonic Light Kitchen to have delicious meals instantly appear in front of them.