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RobBrady Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jul 21, 2004 Posts: 2718 Location: Chelmsford, UK
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:10 pm Post subject: Tesco to Trial Trolley Dash Maps |
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It looks like those of us who hate supermarket shopping may be in for a bit of good news. Does tapping in your shopping list on your phone and following the quickest route round your local Tescos sound good to you?
Anything that replaces my headless chicken impersonation - madly dashing around the aisles and getting nowhere fast - gets the thumbs up from me. As the Tesco tagline goes "Every Little Helps."
Tesco has announced it will soon be trialling store mapping and routing in the Tesco Extra outlet in Romford. It hopes, if the pilot is successful (please, please!), to roll out the system nationwide.
I appreciate those who shop regularly at the same familiar store will scoff, but occasional shoppers who use multiple stores are likely to welcome the app.
Nick Lansley, Head of Research and Development at Tesco.com, says: “The new service is able to show you where all your wanted products are on a store map, show you where you are on that map, and guide you round the store to pick up your products using the shortest route.”
The trial will only be available to Android users (version 2.2 or above) and volunteers are now being recruited. To take part in the Romford beta stage, write to ben.martin@techfortesco.com with subject "satnav app" for further instructions. _________________ Robert Brady |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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It's a man thing!
I spend hours wandering aimlessly round supermarkets looking for things that NEVER seem to fit into an obvious department.
But women somehow seem to have inbuilt guidance systems for this sort of thing, I find! _________________ "Settling in nicely" ;-) |
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Pirate3000 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 26, 2006 Posts: 40 Location: Kent
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:36 pm Post subject: trolley Dash |
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Why not iphone users????
this tesco is my local and already is using a trial of the use of diy scanner shopping.
I would love to trial this and see just how good it is...
Sad maybe? _________________ Not Lost Yet!! But Jane is always there to help
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ripeda Occasional Visitor
Joined: Dec 15, 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Essex, UK
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:57 pm Post subject: Trolley Dash |
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Not really a map though is it? In the very looses terms I suppose.
Its just a digitised store lay out. And how are you going to be able to use it realistically. If your thinking you inport it into your SatNav then forget it because remember when you step inside these metal monsters of Tesco stores any signal for anything useful, GPS or voice, disappears when you take more than 5 paces inside the store.
Don't get me wrong..... good idea Tesco but unless you're investing in technology to allow us to really make this useful so we can use it with our SatNav's then maybe a printed map we can pickup at the store entrance might have worked just as well. |
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Kremmen Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 7123 Location: Reading
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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On the odd occasion I get roped into Tesco I'm quite happy going up and down each aisle in turn so I don't miss anything
So as well as the one's on their mobile phones talking to all and sundry whilst blocking an aisle or checkout we now have to contend with those not watching where they are going _________________ DashCam:
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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If it is a digitised store layout then it's a map. If it will be able to provide you with an optimised path through the store once input with your shopping list then I'm all for it. I hate having to double back because butter isn't in the milk aisle of créme fraiche isn't in the same area as cream.
And I struggle to see how you could be provided with an optimum route with a paper store guide?
No-one has even seen the app yet so isn't it a little premature to be criticising it? Let's give them some credit for looking at this at least. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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They have a blog post here that says:
Quote: | The new service is able to show you where all your wanted products are on a store map, show you where you are on that map, and guide you round the store to pick up your products using the shortest route. |
It sounds quite interesting and whilst I doubt it's using GPS, it may be something like WiFi triangulation. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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tipso_calipso Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 24, 2011 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: trolley Dash |
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Pirate3000 wrote: | Why not iphone users????
this tesco is my local and already is using a trial of the use of diy scanner shopping.
I would love to trial this and see just how good it is...
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Why not Android first? Iphone is the first choice of so many developers, but Android is the fastest growing mobile OS at the moment. Besides, Tesco is a budget supermarket so why wouldn't they go for the cheaper choice? It's actually quite refreshing to see a trial that isn't iPhone.
It's just a shame it won't show lazy mongoloids where to return their trolley's to when they're done! |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15258 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: trolley Dash |
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Pirate3000 wrote: | Why not iphone users????
this tesco is my local and already is using a trial of the use of diy scanner shopping.
I would love to trial this and see just how good it is...
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Can't find the interview right now [edit to add: it's in the link darren posted above] but it's basically cos the beta test process on Android is far easier than the iOS method. I.e. they can email a file to install to android far easier than they can the iOS ones with provisioning file and a limit of 100 testers...
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mrfrank Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 46
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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So are we saying we will get free wifi too in Tescos? he he ;)
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15258 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 9:29 am Post subject: |
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no, you can have an access point without having internet connection. one of my local pub's has wifi although it's only used for the waiting staff's "buzzers" and no internet.
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spook51 Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 26, 2004 Posts: 548 Location: East Midlands
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Once Tesco realise impulse purchasing has dropped because shoppers aren't meandering through all the aisles I reckon this will be quietly dropped - on the other hand, it could be used to guide shoppers via specific promotions.
I manage to navigate one of the largest Tesco branches in the UK (Chesterfield) without the need for a phone app. If I can do it, any idiot can. |
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Dodgy Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:30 am Post subject: |
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This is already available, albeit implemented differently. Just install the Tesco Finder app. You type in the products you want while at home during the week (as you run out of them for instance), store them in a shopping list. You've already told the app where your nearest Tesco is, so the app knows the layout of the store. Then the app re-orders all your items by aisle and you get full instructions on how to find that bottle of wine for instance - Aisle 22, 5th rack along, 3 shelves up.
It's easy!
Can't see the point in upping the tech if it already works. |
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Senyor Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:39 am Post subject: |
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mrfrank wrote: | So are we saying we will get free wifi too in Tescos? he he ;)
Cheers!! |
We should ask for it! |
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