THE president of Giant Foods has spoken out against bands of thieves stealing groceries and warned that stores could close from the increase in retail crime. Retail theft has become a nationwide is…
How are lower priced competitors not having the same issues? If those competitors use labour to checkout, they’re going to be more expensive. If they’re using self-checkout, they would have the same theft issues.
ALDIs in my area is a great example. No self check out, lower prices and they know their market, always placing stores within sight of a Walmart. Winn-Dixie somehow still exist where I live and they do have shelf check out but it’s not like Walmart. And like Publix they always have people at other check out lanes. So it definitely seems like a choice to be only self check out that Walmart chooses.
How are lower priced competitors not having the same issues? If those competitors use labour to checkout, they’re going to be more expensive. If they’re using self-checkout, they would have the same theft issues.
ALDIs in my area is a great example. No self check out, lower prices and they know their market, always placing stores within sight of a Walmart. Winn-Dixie somehow still exist where I live and they do have shelf check out but it’s not like Walmart. And like Publix they always have people at other check out lanes. So it definitely seems like a choice to be only self check out that Walmart chooses.