Dollar stores like Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, and Dollar General are facing challenges with shoplifting and theft, prompting them to remove or reduce self-checkout registers in hundreds of stores. The shift away from self-checkout was driven by the unintended consequences of increased theft despite initial cost-saving intentions.
From shoplifters defecating to avoid capture, to needle threats... https://t.co/9GON8c2aoE
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The stores are introducing new measures in an effort to cut the cost of shoplifting https://t.co/8OVn2LmorA
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#FamilyDollar and #DollarTree closing nearly 1,000 stores, amid crises involving shoplifting & $41.6M fine for storing food in rodent-infested warehouse. U.S. media amplification of these narratives can be seen in this #NarrativeIntelligence brief. https://t.co/HKDL6ONOwc
Dollar General pumps the brakes on self-checkout in effort to reduce thefts https://t.co/6xLCysIGWb via @BIZPACReview
Stores pushed self-checkout to save money on labor, now claim they’re losing money on theft and are shifting away from self-checkout. Law of unintended consequences and/or the circle of life. https://t.co/Jc6exjo63a
Dollar stores are hitting hard times, amid shoplifting and inflation-weary shoppers https://t.co/IJBjf9iJIE
CHECK THIS OUT: The company will remove self-checkout registers from 300 stores that have the biggest issue with lost or stolen merchandise, CEO Todd Vasos said on an earnings call Thursday. https://t.co/md1UKFzMFH https://t.co/tmESiOAd5e