{"id":493223,"date":"2022-09-15T02:11:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T23:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wegmans-scraps-self-checkout-app-after-spate-of-shoplifting\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T02:11:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T23:11:42","slug":"wegmans-scraps-self-checkout-app-after-spate-of-shoplifting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wegmans-scraps-self-checkout-app-after-spate-of-shoplifting\/","title":{"rendered":"#Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37c6260ee6c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37c6260ee6c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wegmans-scraps-self-checkout-app-after-spate-of-shoplifting\/#%E2%80%9CWegmans_scraps_self-checkout_app_after_spate_of_shoplifting%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWegmans_scraps_self-checkout_app_after_spate_of_shoplifting%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Wegmans bagged its self-checkout <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> because too many shoppers skipped paying and gave themselves a five-finger discount, the popular supermarket chain said.<\/p>\n<p>The SCAN app, which was introduced during the pandemic in 2020, will be shut off Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the losses we are experiencing from this program prevent us from continuing to make it available in its current state,\u201d CEO Colleen Wegman said in a memo to customers.<\/p>\n<p>The trendy market\u2019s shoppers quickly registered their outrage on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemoving its SCAN app will single-handedly ruin the way i food shop from now on. Cannot believe they are doing away with this incredible service,\u201d tweeted one shopper.<\/p>\n<p>Another tweeted: \u201cNot happy to see @Wegmans SCAN app going away. This will literally make me shop less at Wegmans. The convenience of completing my shopping, bagging my own items, and not having to go through regular checkout often made it worth a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-04-in-line.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Customers with full carts waiting in a checkout line.\" class=\"wp-image-23862353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-04-in-line.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-04-in-line.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-04-in-line.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The SCAN app helped Wegmans customers avoid long lines at checkout.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some lamented that they were being punished for others\u2019 misdeeds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs there anything your loyal and faithful customers can do to convince you to keep the SCAN app? It was the GREATEST convenience during and after COVID and it will negatively impact the shopping experience moving forward. Signed, Your customers who didn\u2019t steal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wegmans said it \u201ctried many adjustments to keep\u201d the app, according to the memo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-01-memo.jpeg?w=461\" alt=\"Wegmans memo to customers.\" class=\"wp-image-23862419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-01-memo.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=922 922w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-01-memo.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=691 691w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-01-memo.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=461 461w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-01-memo.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=230 230w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-01-memo.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\"\/><figcaption>Wegmans sent out a memo to its SCAN customers, explaining that it would end on Sept. 18.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @DakotaInDC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wegmans will hand out a $20 credit to SCAN customers as a peace offering, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Retail theft, particularly at grocery stores, is a growing problem, with some supermarkets in New York hiring armed, off-duty police officers to stand by the exits. Still many thieves have made off with hundreds of dollars of goods every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scan-and-go <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> took off during the pandemic when customers were anxious to limit their contact with people and to exit stores quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-02-aisles.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A Wegmans store aisle.\" class=\"wp-image-23862470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-02-aisles.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-02-aisles.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/wegmans-app-02-aisles.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Wegmans is offering its customers who signed up for the SCAN app a $20 credit.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While such apps enhance the shopping experience for customers, they also makes it \u201ceasy to scam the system\u201d said retail consultant Brittain Ladd.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, Amazon Go stores, which have no cashiers and rely on a system of cameras and lasers to scan items customers put into their shopping carts, has virtually no theft, Ladd said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of how someone tries to steal something, the [Amazon] system will identify that the customer picked up an item and should be charged for the item.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s technology has not been more widely adopted by other retailers even though the e-commerce giant is offering it to the industry because it\u2019s a pricey investment, Ladd said, estimating that it cost Amazon initially about $1 million to install the technology in its Amazon Go stores.\u00a0\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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