In the short run these aren't cheap. But remove the annual salary, 401k plan, medical insurance, or union benefits, payroll taxes. Reduced managment time. Then compound that savings year over year, these machines more than pay for themselves.
They also increase store theft, and the retailers still come out ahead
Shoplifting accounts for nearly 4% of inventory for retailers with self-checkout, compared to just 1.5% for traditional checkout, according to a report. What’s more, in a recent review of shoplifting offenders, 72% said that self-checkout made theft easy to very easy. Only 8% answered it made shoplifting more difficult.
In the short run these aren't cheap. But remove the annual salary, 401k plan, medical insurance, or union benefits, payroll taxes. Reduced managment time. Then compound that savings year over year, these machines more than pay for themselves.
They also increase store theft, and the retailers still come out ahead
https://www.simplr.ai/retail-podcast/self-checkout-increases-theft-risk