#Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting

#Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting

“Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting” Wegmans bagged its self-checkout app because too many shoppers skipped paying and gave themselves a five-finger discount, the popular supermarket chain said. The SCAN app, which was introduced during the pandemic in 2020, will be shut off Sunday. “Unfortunately, the losses we are experiencing from this program…

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#SPAM goes on lockdown due to inflation

#SPAM goes on lockdown due to inflation

“SPAM goes on lockdown due to inflation” It’s the nation’s crises in a can.  Inflation and crime have gotten so bad in Gotham that even cheap meat like Spam has to be locked up. At Duane Reade’s store in the Port Authority bus depot, the shelf-stable product — only $3.99 a can — is now…

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#Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to fight shoplifting surge by going after repeat offenders: biz group

#Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to fight shoplifting surge by going after repeat offenders: biz group

“Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to fight shoplifting surge by going after repeat offenders: biz group” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is rolling out a plan to cut shoplifting and smash-and-go robberies, the president of a top business group said Sunday. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office — which has faced blowback over Bragg’s progressive prosecution policies…

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