• Nilz
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    10 months ago

    Over here stores are increasing their prices because people steal at the self-checkout. So they reduce costs by not having cashiers but then increase prices due to theft. Quite some logic.

    You’d assume it’s an easy balance to make: if (saving on cashiers - loss due to theft) > 0 implement self-checkout else don’t implement.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Yes, but: They can shift the cost of theft onto consumers this way, without having to make their line item budget for payroll any bigger. The retailers don’t give a fuck as long as they’re not the ones paying.

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      10 months ago

      Over here they increase their costs because we have no choice but to pay it.

      and frankly the amount they lose is nothing to the amount they steal.