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Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them

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Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout | CNN Business
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Retailers in Europe, like Booths supermarkets, and the United States, like Walmart, are pulling back on having self-checkout in light of complaints and shoplifting.
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    iirc that is deliberate. They move things around so you have to browse and hopefully buy more than what you came for.

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      a common retail tactic, but I feel like costco is the worst.

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