We just opened the largest autonomous store in the world. Take a look at this game-changer here!

Sensei teamed up with Sonae MC to bring you the world’s largest autonomous supermarket

Overview

Can a game-changer change the game, again? Milestone after milestone, Sensei continues to push the boundaries of retail innovation, this time opening, with 1200 m2, the largest autonomous supermarket - in the world.

Client

Continente Bom Dia

Brand

Industry

Supermarkets

Solution

Store

Location

Leiria, Portugal

Opening date

January 2025

SKUs

+ 11.000

Store size

1200

Daily Baskets

+ 3000

History in the making

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Continente Bom Dia Leiria was our big shot to change everything, challenging the retail status quo, without changing anything – except for the groundbreaking checkout process, it’s just a really simple, smooth and seamless shopping experience.

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The sheer size is impressive on its own, but the whole process behind it makes for a whole other story. Almost 3 years in the making, with hundreds of amazing humans working relentlessly side by side, with a common goal - to start a retail revolution, and change the rules of the game forever.

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It doesn’t get any bigger than this - or does it?

This revolutionary achievement is a record-breaker on so many levels, setting a new benchmark for the future of retail:

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1.676 cameras

2000 scales

21 servers

6 autonomous checkouts

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Sensei’s technology brings us valuable data, which is essential for the continuous improvement of our in-store offering, but also for inventory management – in a faster, more assertive, and much more efficient way for the business.

Amaro Amaral

General Manager Continente Bom Dia

Inclusive by nature

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With democratic entry (no app or card tapping needed), assisted sales (fresh fish counter), fresh bread and pastries in bulk, simplified real-time basket checkout, discrepancy detection (a first!), and many more, bringing the shopping journey to a whole new level.

As simple as it gets

Thanks to “real-time basket”, items automatically appear on the screen for confirmation at checkout, eliminating the need to remove products from bags or carts to scan them, or have someone else scan them for you (that’s so 2024).

We know mistakes happen

That’s why, for the 1st time, our technology identifies discrepancies between what the customer picked up (e.g., oranges) and what was actually weighted (e.g. tangerines).

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These days, shrink seems to be a real issue, so having a solution that reduces waste to a bare minimum is a solid first step to tackling a potential structural problem for retailers.

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