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German Shoppers Favor Staffed Lanes as Self‑Checkout Grows

Retailers expand self‑checkout to cut staff costs, using AI, spot checks, cameras to limit higher theft and inventory losses.

Coca‑Cola to Collect and Replace Bottles After Theft of Panini World Cup Stickers

NYC Bill Would Cap Self-Checkout at 15 Items and Mandate Staffing Ratios

Aldi Self-Checkout Notice Prompts Privacy Backlash as Retailers Step Up Cameras and SB Rollouts

Two Prolific Shropshire Shoplifters Jailed, Given Multi‑Year Bans From Retailers

Corsair Puts Vengeance DDR5 Two-Module Kits in Transparent, Tamper-Evident Packaging

Early-Morning Fire at Harrisonburg Walmart Brought Under Control With No Injuries

Solingen Edeka Threatens Bans Over Abandoned Meat as Cases Decline Post-Warnings

Rewe Store Puts Branded Coffee Behind Checkout to Deter Theft

Montreal Police Probe Robin Hood-Style Grocery Theft by Masked ‘Santas’

Montreal Police Probe $3,000 ‘Robin Hood’ Grocery Raid by Santas and Elves

NYPD Seeks Suspect Who Used Payment Trick to Steal $9.7K in Cards From Tom Brady’s SoHo Shop

Walmart, Fact-Checkers Refute Viral Claim of Nov. 1 Store Closures

Cnil Fines La Samaritaine €100,000 for Hidden Audio-Recording Cameras

Walmart Mexico TV Price Error Spurs Store Clashes as Police Detain Shopper

San Jose Launches Pilot Linking Small-Business Cameras to Police for Real-Time Response

Australian Watchdog Rules Kmart Breached Privacy With Facial Recognition Pilot

Hochul Says Organized Retail Theft in New York Down 12% Year Over Year

B.C. Opens Applications for $5M Community Safety and Targeted Enforcement Program

Man Breaks Into Supermarket Using Stolen Weightlifting Bar