Inc. (October 1)
“Self-checkout was supposed to cut costs. instead, it created a problem retailers didn’t anticipate.” Some of the retailers who installed them “are starting to abandon self-checkout lanes” because they are proving costly. ECR Retail Loss found that “grocery stores experienced an average 22 percent increase in merchandise losses in the year after installing self-checkout lanes. These losses included both theft and accidental errors, such as missed scans and incorrect product selections.” Overall, retailers are still investing in technology, but they are currently searching for better solutions.
Tags: Abandon, Accidental errors, Costs, Grocery stores, Incorrect product selections, Losses, Merchandise, Missed scans, Problem, Retailers, Self-checkout, Theft
LA Times (July 23)
Covid-19 cases are “reaching levels in Los Angeles County not seen since the waning days of the winter surge…. Though L.A. County’s indoor mask mandate remains the most expansive in the state, about 60% of Californians now live in a county that either advised or instructs universal face coverings in places such as grocery stores, retail outlets, movie theaters and at restaurants when not eating or drinking.”
Tags: California, COVID-19, Expansive, Grocery stores, Indoor, Mask mandate, Movie theaters, Winter surge
