SmartLists is a new AI-powered feature that helps customers plan their shop, create their shopping list, find products in store and manage their budget with Nectar Prices
Customers can create a list from a photo or simply typing their meal ideas, such as spaghetti bolognese or a pasta bake
This feature is part of a redesigned and upgraded Sainsbury’s app bringing online grocery orders, SmartShop, ChopChop, Smartlists and Nectar points together in one place for the first time
Wednesday, 7 October– Sainsbury’s has today launched SmartLists, a new AI-powered way to shop in the Sainsbury’s app that helps customers plan their shop, create a shopping list, find products more easily in store and manage their budget with Nectar Prices.
SmartLists lets customers create shopping lists by typing or taking a photo of what they need. This new feature matches those lists to real Sainsbury’s products, including Nectar Prices, so customers can see their options and get the best value for their budgets. Items can then be added straight to the trolley for online orders. This new feature is designed to save customers time. A list can start from something as simple as “ingredients for spaghetti bolognese”, or a photo of a list already written down, rather than adding every item one by one, making planning a shop quicker and easier.
The built-in Product Finder helps customers find products in store, making shopping smoother and easier for customers, whilst allowing colleagues to spend more time on valuable customer support.
As part of the wider Sainsbury’s app upgrade, Smartshop has been integrated into the newly unified Sainsbury’s app featuring the distinctive ‘S’ logo to create a simpler, smoother shopping journey. Bringing together online grocery orders, ChopChop, SmartLists, In-store SmartShop and enhanced Nectar experiences in one place means customers can access more of Sainsbury’s services through a single app, without needing to switch.
Ben Edge, Director of Product at Sainsbury’s said: “We know our customers are busy and want shopping to feel simple, joyful and easy to fit around their lives. SmartLists is designed to take the effort out of creating and buying a shopping list, whether customers are typing, speaking or taking a picture of what they need.
“Alongside this, by bringing more of our services together in one app, we’re making it easier for customers to plan their shop, build their basket and find products in store, however and whenever they choose to shop with us.”
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About Sainsbury’s
Offering delicious great quality food at competitive prices has been at the heart of what we do since John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury opened our first store in 1869. Today, inspiring and delighting our customers with tasty food remains our priority and our purpose is clear – we make good food joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day. Our focus on great value food and convenient shopping, whether in-store or online is supported by our brands – Argos, Nectar, Tu Clothing, Habitat and Smart Charge.
Sainsbury’s has more than 600 supermarkets and over 885 convenience stores. Argos is a leading digital retailer with over 80 per cent of its sales starting online and 20 million active customers. Digital and technology enables us to adapt as customers shop differently and our profitable, fast-growing online channels offer customers quick and convenient delivery and collection capability.