Grocery Workers and Unions

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (670+ words) A Sainsbury’s employee has been fired after intervening as a security guard fought to apprehend two shoplifters. Jorge Costa, 57, worked at the supermarket in Hertford for two years and was described as a ‘dedicated’ worker as he managed the fruit…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (368+ words) A Christchurch City Council attempt to create a map of hot spots for abandoned shopping trolleys has failed because staff could not obtain retailers' information about where the trolleys were dumped. In May last year councillors asked staff to examine…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (384+ words) Lithuanian retailers say self-checkout lanes have become more popular than traditional cashier-operated registers. Despite thousands of euros in annual losses caused by theft, fraud and accidental customer errors, supermarkets are expanding self-checkout areas, saying the technology requires fewer employees. Self-checkout…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (384+ words) Steals & Deals, Boxes & Last Chance Market At first, Julie Pierre, owner of South Florida-based bakery Roll and Dough, thought a delivery driver had stolen hundreds of her cinnamon rolls. But, it turns out, he was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol (CBP)…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (228+ words) Mashgin’s computer vision system aims to reduce the complexity of traditional checkout as well as self-checkout kiosks by automatically identifying and scanning items placed on the machine. Additionally, Glory’s technology allows customers with cash to use the machines. “We were…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (383+ words) SHOPPERS at Walmart, Target, Costco, and others could be breaking a major etiquette rule in self-checkout lines without even realizing. Manners expert Jodi Smith said she’s noticed some bad habits when shoppers are crammed into the kiosk areas with their…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (92+ words) CTV News Two people are facing charges after multiple Calgary-area Costco stores reported being defrauded of more than $30,000 over approximately three months It’s alleged that between April 9 and June 30, a woman repeatedly used fraudulent or altered barcodes for lower-cost…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) UK’s supermarket chain Morrisons has selected Everseen, a global leader in Vision AI solutions for the retail industry, in a long-term strategic partnership that will see the deployment of its Evercheck solution across 200 Morrisons stores in the initial rollout phase,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (70+ words) The Newark Advocate Finding peace while using self-checkout machines | Mark Katrick After I got my first driver’s license, I would take my mother grocery shopping on Saturday mornings to the Fazio Store at Midway Mall, between Elyria and Lorain. One…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (694+ words) The West Hollywood City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Monday to establish new rules for self-checkout machines. The ordinance will require grocery stores and other retail establishments to meet specific self-checkout guidelines to reduce retail theft. Authored by Councilman…...