Checkout operators of retail chains are increasingly being
replaced with automated systems, in
order to save costs and improve efficiency. The customer simply scans the items
themselves, and is prompted via on-screen instructions and audio to insert
their method of payment. In 2009,
around 100,000 self-service checkouts were installed worldwide. By 2014, this
number has more than quadrupled.*
References
Jacqui Smith's secret plan to carry on snooping, The Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6211101.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1
Accessed 4th May 2009.
Self-Checkout Terminals To Quadruple By 2014, Retail Solutions Online:
http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Self-Checkout-Terminals-To-Quadruple-By-2014-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO
Accessed 19th October 2010.
http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Self-Checkout-Terminals-To-Quadruple-By-2014-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO
Accessed 19th October 2010.
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