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Re:The failure of self-checkout technology by logifail on Thursday January 18, 2024 @03:08PM (#39046938)
> Obviously this sounds like such a US problem. Self checkout in the UK and Europe (Estonia and Barcelona) IME works perfectly: > - No thefts

Source?

"Shop thefts have more than doubled in the past three years, and the boss of M&S says the reduction of service plays a crucial part"

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/21/middle-class...

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Re:The failure of self-checkout technology by workfromspace on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:53PM (#39050682)
You may be right about the UK, but most of Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Nordics are better than the US (or the UK) to my perception and these sources I could quickly find:

- https://www.economist.com/news/2013/11/11/shoplifters-of-the... - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38129353 - https://www.numbeo.com/crime/

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