Walmart's invisible barcodes crack down on shoplifting

[horselightning]

Walmart's invisible barcodes crack down on shoplifting

Walmart has implemented technology to combat shoplifting at its self-checkout stations. The retailer has introduced invisible barcodes on Great Value branded items, allowing shoppers to simply move an item over the scanner for it to be registered, according to a…

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well i wonder if this is working. now we got more then one barcode on walmart merch. who would have thought.

 

[horselightning]

the will probably find away to find them and take them off

 

[whitehall]

Invisible barcodes? who thinks this stuff up? My local Walmart has a couple of obviously physically but not mentally impaired door check people and you show them the sales ticket and they power up their device to scan the cart.

 

[horselightning]

Invisible barcodes? who thinks this stuff up? My local Walmart has a couple of obviously physically but not mentally impaired door check people and you show them the sales ticket and they power up their device to scan the cart.

i dont know. i sure shoplifter will find a device to b able too see them and remove them.

 

[candycorn]

The post office uses them on your envelopes. Not exactly new technology.

 

[Dr.Know]

My guess, they are RFID tags. and I did see an unusual tag on an item.

 

[LeftofLeft]

These sound pretty racist to me

 

[horselightning]

These sound pretty racist to me

lol

 

[American Eagle]

I've always heard that most retail theft is from employees and not customers. I would bet that is true.

 

[horselightning]

I've always heard that most retail theft is from employees and not customers. I would bet that is true.

its the other way around

 

[American Eagle]

its the other way around

Evidence?

 

[horselightning]

Evidence?

every articlri post the theif has nothing to do with working on the store.l so were is your evidence>?

 

[American Eagle]

every articlri post the theif has nothing to do with working on the store.l so were is your evidence>?

Seriously? Your evidence is human interest anecdotal stories? lol

 

[American Eagle]

Every source I look at shows employees steal more than customers.

Here is one. Follow the links and take it for what it's worth.

1. 75% of employees have stolen at least once from their employer. (Source: CalRest.org)
2. More than 30 percent of business bankruptcies are due to employee theft. (Source: Service Management Group)
3. 90% of all significant theft losses come from employees. (Source: Willis North America)
4. Cash theft is the top cause for over 20% of businesses. (Source: Balance Innovations)
5. 40% of employees who steal from their work have experienced HR red flags prior. (Source: SHRM)
6. 60% of employees would steal if they knew they wouldn’t get caught. (Source: FBI)

60+ Employee Theft Statistics for 2024 | Embroker

We've compiled a list of important employee theft statistics in order to illustrate how detrimental internal crime can be for businesses of all industries.

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[horselightning]

Seriously? Your evidence is human interest anecdotal stories? lol

i looked it up its about evan.

 

[American Eagle]

i looked it up its about evan.

So Evan is doing all the stealing? I knew it!

 

[horselightning]

Every source I look at shows employees steal more than customers.

Here is one. Follow the links and take it for what it's worth.

1. 75% of employees have stolen at least once from their employer. (Source: CalRest.org)
2. More than 30 percent of business bankruptcies are due to employee theft. (Source: Service Management Group)
3. 90% of all significant theft losses come from employees. (Source: Willis North America)
4. Cash theft is the top cause for over 20% of businesses. (Source: Balance Innovations)
5. 40% of employees who steal from their work have experienced HR red flags prior. (Source: SHRM)
6. 60% of employees would steal if they knew they wouldn’t get caught. (Source: FBI)

60+ Employee Theft Statistics for 2024 | Embroker

We've compiled a list of important employee theft statistics in order to illustrate how detrimental internal crime can be for businesses of all industries.

www.embroker.com

does it matter.

about evan.

 

[American Eagle]

does it matter. View attachment 1011374

about evan.

Customers are a little over one third. Try math. lol

 

[horselightning]

Customers are a little over one third. Try math. lol

yeah a little mostly the same.

 

[American Eagle]

yeah a little mostly the same.

ok math major