TechnologyEnglish • 10 months ago

'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology

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'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology

TechnologyEnglish • 10 months ago

Unstaffed tills were supposed to revolutionise shopping. Now, both retailers and customers are bagging many self-checkout kiosks.

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7•10 months ago
Many German supermarkets do this. You scan as you put items in the trolley.
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  Same in the Netherlands.

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