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Lidl is planning a big change in stores and it means shoppers can dodge checkout queues. Lidl has filed a trademark in Europe and the UK for “Lidl & Go” to apply to digital payment systems.

It means the retailer, which has branches in Birmingham , is planning to roll out scan and shop handsets in a bid to save shoppers time at the checkout.

These include customer-operated electronic terminals. Lidl, which is rivalled by Aldi , Tesco , Morrisons , Asda , Sainsbury's and more, said the new feature would be branded “Lidl Pay” and would be integrated directly into the discounter’s rewards app.

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Shyam Unarket, Customer Relations Director at Lidl GB, said: “The integra

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