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Comment on Why several big-box stores have ditched their self-checkouts | CBC News
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 10 months agoThat’s how it was in the early 1920s.
But I mean, you can do this today. Home delivery or pickup.
CubbyTustard@reddthat.com 10 months ago
thejml@lemm.ee 10 months ago
That last part is a HUGE part of why they generate revenue. There’s an entire industry based around what goes where in a grocery store. Companies fight over getting their stuff at eye level or on end caps to make their products more appealing and likely to get bought. The entire point of sales is to get you to come in and buy more things you didn’t have on your list. (Even online sales)
cerevant@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Store managed delivery/pickup seems to be growing since the pandemic. I think they discovered that the reduced theft and the ability to sell imperfect produce more than covers the cost of the system.
cerevant@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Store managed delivery/pickup seems to be growing since the pandemic. I think they discovered that the reduced theft and the ability to sell imperfect produce more than covers the cost of the system.