In the U.S.A., retailers are reviewing their self-checkout practices. Here's a look at the measures recently introduced by Target, Walmart, Dollar General and Five Below to counter the problem of shrinkage and theft.
Against a backdrop of food inflation in the U.S.A. (HICP up to 17% over 2 years to the end of 2023), many retailers are claiming to be suffering from theft at self-checkouts. To counter this phenomenon, they are making adjustments around the self checkout facilities.
On March 17, Target announced a self-checkout limited to 10 items throughout the U.S.A. On April 19, Walmart followed suit. Rather than implement the computer vision solution recently deployed in Sam’s Club stores, the firm...
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Morgane Monteiro
Journalist
Journaliste économique pour mind Retail depuis 2024, j’analyse la transformation digitale du commerce.