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BillionaireStew@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

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

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

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BillionaireStew@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Only about one-third of surveyed retailers plan to invest in self-checkout technology this year, significantly fewer than in 2025, according to an annual retail industry report. While...
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    Why is it good for anyone else?

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      because, in theory, it will lead to a reduction in prices. In practice this requires a highly competitive market that would exist significantly more if the antitrust laws were enforced.

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        Until unions are strong and anti compeition has a spine, labour efficiency should not be championed.

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          unions are just workers forming a monopoly

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            Do you know what monopoly means?

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              a single supplier of a good or service, workers supply labour to those that want to purchase it.

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                Neither are true

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        AKA trickle down economics. Thats worked really well

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          did trickel down economics not promote the exact opposite of antitrust enforcement?

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