Blick is testing a newly opened vending machine shop
With these tricks, Migros prevent theft and rampage
Shop at Migros anytime, day or night. Now you can, at Teo’s new vending machine store. Blake was there and did a security test.
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The second Swiss vending machine store TEO opened in Winterthur Hegi ZH on Thursday.
A small wooden tube-shaped building has been decorating the Neuhegi industrial district in Winterthur ZH since Thursday. The orange M logo catches the eye because the area didn’t have a supermarket yet.
Teo is the name of Migros’ new vending machine shop. Imported from Germany from the local organic supermarket chain Tegut, which has been owned by the Migros Zurich cooperative for nearly ten years.
Migros promises to shop around the clock, seven days a week. But how is this supposed to be possible without the sales staff?
Migros already had initial trials at Teo’s first demo site in Bürglen TG, which, according to Migros spokeswoman, Silke Seichter, was “really overtaken by customers”. “We realized that some of the technical details in the different systems built into Teo don’t get along with each other,” Seichter explains. These shortcomings have now been eliminated.
Easy access via the aggregate card
It’s important that customers can access Teo as easily as possible, says Seichter. “Anyone with a bank, credit or Cumulus card can show it like a badge at the entrance and the door will open.”
This serves to identify the customer. Video cameras and sensors track your every move as Blick learns during the test. Payment is made in a self-propelled machine. Seichter: “Very little is stolen in our branches. We trust our customers. »
In the event of theft, the materials from the surveillance cameras will be evaluated. In addition, a person in the Control Center follows the screens and sets off the alarm.
Emergency button protects customers
In the cold season, a night owl can be attracted to a hot teo. “There are motion detectors with an alarm function. But the alarm does not go off unless you have not moved for a long time.” Seichter says customers don’t need to worry if they stay in front of the shelf for a while. “The alarm doesn’t ring that fast.”
In case a person needs help, there is an emergency button at the entrance. After pressing it, you can communicate with the security man at the headquarters, according to Sechter. “Teo also has a volume meter. In the event of an attack or fight involving shouting or yelling, the meter will sound an alarm.” After the screen scan, the security person in the control center can alert the police immediately. Hopefully that doesn’t happen, says Seichter with the goal of opening more Teo stores.
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