Some San Francisco Stores Shut Down Self-Checkouts To Thwart Shoplifters

CBS San Francisco

December 13, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO – What was once billed as the shopping experience of the future is now a thing of the past at some stores in San Francisco, as they shut down their self-checkout lines in an attempt to thwart shoplifters.

The Safeway on Webster Street in the Fillmore is one of several stores in the city that has removed its self-checkouts, just months after it installed the new technology over the summer.

Workers confirm to CBS News Bay Area that it's due to its rampant shoplifting.

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