The decision in the case of Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemist (Southern) Limited [1953] 1 QB 401 means that when a customer shops at a supermarket, the offer is accepted and the contract is formed:

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The decision in Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemist established that the display of goods on shelves is considered an invitation to treat, rather than an offer. It is the customer who makes the offer to buy the goods by presenting them at the checkout for purchase, and the supermarket then accepts this offer by completing the transaction and taking payment. Therefore, the contract is formed at the checkout when the supermarket accepts the customer's offer to buy the goods.

The Decision in the Case of Pharmaceutical Society of Great