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Voice of Sainsbury’s self-checkout reveals lines that got her job

The woman behind the voice of the Sainsbury’s self-checkout tills revealed the phrases she recorded to get the gig. Alison Parsons, 36, says it’s amusing to her people getting frustrated at “her” ...
Yahoo

'It Sucks, And I Hate It': It Seems America Has A Big Self-Checkout Problem

In 1986, a company named CheckRobot invented self-checkouts. They claimed to reduce long lines, human interaction, make checkout lanes faster and reduce labor costs. These self-checkouts reduced ...
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Target, grocery chains find self-checkout, retail theft answers

While you can debate the overall impart of retail theft on America's retailers it's clear that small-time shoplifting has been on the rise. That's clearly related to the growth of self-checkout. Not ...
Los Angeles Times

Long Beach enforces first-in-nation self-checkout staffing rules to combat retail theft

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Long Beach became the first U.S. city to mandate staffing ratios at self-checkout lanes, requiring one employee ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Mass. lawmaker pushes to limit self-checkout stations in stores

REGISTERS AT SUPERMARKETS ALL ACROSS THE STATE. JENNIFER BENITEZ IS LIVE IN DEDHAM TONIGHT WHERE NOT EVERYONE IS BUYING THAT IDEA. RIGHT, JEN? YEAH. ED AND ERIKA. SOME SHOPPERS SAY THAT THEY LIKE THE ...