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> 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 th
by logifail 3y ago
> 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-shoplifting-how-self-service-tills-became-hotbed-crime https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/21/middle-class...
- workfromspace 3y agoYou 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-world https://www.economist.com/news/2013/11/11/shoplifters-of-the... - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38129353 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38129353 - https://www.numbeo.com/crime/ https://www.numbeo.com/crime/