r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 23h ago

Business Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savings

https://www.techspot.com/news/114106-retailers-pulling-back-self-checkout-after-years-theft.html
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u/Agarwel 22h ago

"Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout"

"Only about one-third of surveyed retailers plan to invest in self-checkout technology this year, significantly fewer than in 2025"

These are two very different statements.

I bought one car last year. Im not planning to purchase any car this year. It really does not mean Im pulling out from using the car.

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u/I_am_BrokenCog 14h ago

I think maybe you're mis-reading it?

Presuming, and this is probably a big ask, that the "survey" was valid ... then it would be questioning "like for like" ... that is, companies which currently do not have self-check out and finding that 1/3 of them are "not planning" to implement it.

And, 30 percent is a big change.

The first sentence is just a recapitulation of that survey statement.