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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by theoh on Friday May 17, 2019 @06:19PM (#19944138)
You might be thinking of this system used by Ikea. https://youtu.be/JRXdlgBe8wg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarte_Carte looks like it might be the airport system you have in mind.

The usual European shopping cart system works with a coin deposit, chains and mechanical locks on each cart, as described in several other comments.

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