Lidl The second retailer has become the second retailer in the UK, which has introduced a new anti-theft software that has been dubbed ‘Supermarket’ Our,
In a bid to reduce ShopliftingThe store has installed overhead cameras on its self-checkout, to identify that a customer has failed to scan a item properly.
When it arises on a possible theft, This can re-write the life-action recording of the item that does not scan before payment of the shopkeeper.
It follows a similar trick Tesco In May, which was widely joking on social media as compared to the scheme, with video supporting referee (VAR) technology used in football matches.
Sainsbury has also rolled out AI recognition To promote security measures in some of its stores, while LIDL has introduced cameras in two of its London stores.
This comes when shopkeepers reach a record high with data of crimes National statistics office So -in -law Incidents recorded by police in England and Wales increased by 20 percent 515,971 in 2024.
This figure is the highest as the current police recording practices began in the year in March 2003, stating that the Kovid -19 had “rapid growth” since the epidemic.
Despite this, the new technology was widely criticized in May, in which a commentator feared that it could pave the way for more monitoring measures: “What’s next? To follow the drone …. You about the store?”.
Another joke “VAR decision – Tuna rejected in a video” which has been viewed more than 3.5 million times since.
In an interview with the BBC, a shopkeeper said: “Yes, you have cameras behind you everywhere in the store, but it’s just very aggressive.
“If the stores are very crazy about shopkeepers stealing shopkeepers, they should return to Staff Till instead of wasting money on this aggressive technique.”
Reacting to high shoplifting figures, Tom Ironuside from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said that retail crime “spiral out of control” continues, with shop theft with a purchase of more than £ 2.2 billion per year to retailers.
Director of Trade and Regulation at BRC said: “While he is spending £ 1.8 billion on anti-retailer crimes, thieves boulders are becoming more aggressive, resulting in an increase in misuse against violence and employees.
“It is important that we see more police resources allocated to deal with this epidemic of crime.”
