Second UK supermarket introduces ‘checkout VAR’ after widely-mocked Tesco scheme

Second UK supermarket introduces ‘checkout VAR’ after widely-mocked Tesco scheme

Shoplifting offences have reached a record-high with police recording over half a million incidents last year

Lidl follows Tesco in rolling out ‘checkout VAR’ to tackle shoplifting - Retail Gazette

Lidl has followed Tesco in introducing controversial ‘checkout VAR’ technology as part of a wider crackdown on shoplifting, which has reached record highs across the UK. According to The Independent, the discounter has installed overhead cameras at self-checkouts in two London stores to identify when an item has not been scanned. The tech plays back a live-action recording of the missed scan before shoppers can pay, mimicking the instant replay …