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Re:Walmart joins other big retailers in scaling back on self... by nneonneo on Monday April 22, 2024 @12:25AM (#40111399)
There was some news story a while back which claimed that the receipt checking was for the benefit of the consumer, but no: it’s mainly loss prevention. See https://www.businessinsider.com/why-costco-workers-check-rec... for example.
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Re:Walmart joins other big retailers in scaling back on self... by denimnerd42 on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @09:55AM (#40132011)
I mean technically loss prevention is to the benefit of the customer.
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