DinSide has previously mentioned that the number of reported shop thefts in Norway has risen sharply.
Now reports Nordre Aker Budstikke that the self-service checkouts at Rema 1000 are permanently closed.
– Just waste on the plastic bags, which cost four kroner, represents a loss of tens of thousands of kroner for me over the course of a year. In addition, food and other waste amounts to hundreds of thousands of kroner every year, says merchant Kristian Hansen to the newspaper.
May be banned
Several stores have done the same
Hansen explains that waste and theft are so widespread with the self-service checkouts that it is a smaller expense to have a full-time permanent employee at the till.
– I am amazed at people’s habits. This is sad. But I may have generally too high expectations of people in the area, says one of the customers with whom the district newspaper has been in contact.
DinSide has contacted Rema 1000 to find out if they are experiencing an increase on a national basis, and if other stores have taken similar steps to prevent nagging.
– One of the most extreme
Harald A. Kalvøy, head of security, preparedness and privacy at Rema 1000, explains that they have great faith in their customers, but that some merchants are unfortunately experiencing an increase in theft.
– There are probably several reasons for this, but it may be natural to see it in the context of the current economic situation in Norway. Our skilled merchants are self-employed who make good assessments in their own shop, according to their own needs, and in consultation with us.
He continues:
– We have some examples of merchants who have closed their self-service checkouts recently, but we feel that the solution, on the whole, is something that both our customers and merchants appreciate.
Locks in the food
It is not only in Norway that grocery stores are taking action. In 2023 wrote Danish BT that American stores report a tremendous increase in shoplifting, both general and organized.
As a result of this increase, several supermarkets have found themselves forced to lock in certain products.
THE GOODS ARE LOCKED UP: In San Francisco, several stores have found it necessary to lock up the goodies. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP/NTB Show more
– During the first five months of the year, our stores experienced a 120 percent increase in the number of thefts involving violence or threats of violence, said Brian Cornell, CEO of Target.
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