Technology and the self-checkout debate

 

The Scourge of Self-Checkout

The technology promised to make shopping easier. It has done the opposite

by David Moscrop Updated 8:09, Jun. 17, 2024 | Published 6:30, Jun. 17, 2024

 

For detailed information check out this article: https://thewalrus.ca/the-scourge-of-self-checkout/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us  

What's your opinion? I prefer the cashier to do it's job and avoid any issues that sometimes come up which on self checkout lane. 

 

 "... Despite the odds being stacked against shoppers and labourers, there’s been a recent self-checkout consumer backlash, even a decline in consumer loyalty, but it’s been modest. Still, the overall frustration has led to small wins. In April, posters encouraging shoppers to steal from Loblaws on May 12 began popping up. Later, May became the “boycott Loblaws month”—a temporary protest that, for some, is set to stretch on indefinitely even as the company met with one of the boycott organizers. At that meeting, according to Yahoo Canada, Loblaw CEO Per Bank shared the company was ditching its multi-buy promotions, which forced shoppers at No Frills locations to buy multiples of an item to get a discount. In another concession, the company finally signed the voluntary federal grocery code of conduct, which is meant to formalize and govern the relationship between food retailers and their suppliers. But it looks like Loblaws is keeping self-checkout. ..."