BillionaireStew@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoRetailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savingswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square202linkfedilinkarrow-up1686arrow-down111
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minus-squareHonytawk@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI see a trend of completely automated supermarkets. You scan your card to walk in. The automated system scans the products you take. And you pay in order to leave. It works pretty well, and is 24/7. You can be entirely alone in that store. And if you need someone there is a phone to a callcenter.
minus-squareMashedTech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoOne problem your forget to foresee: people will leave shit about, leave products outside of freezers, and misplace things. It needs employees
I see a trend of completely automated supermarkets.
You scan your card to walk in. The automated system scans the products you take. And you pay in order to leave.
It works pretty well, and is 24/7. You can be entirely alone in that store. And if you need someone there is a phone to a callcenter.
One problem your forget to foresee: people will leave shit about, leave products outside of freezers, and misplace things. It needs employees