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Major store's CEO blasts self-checkout theft & warns of closures due to crime (www.the-sun.com)

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[–] BlameThePeacock 1 points 2 years ago

Yes it is, the pricing is set by retailers competing against each other, all of which are having theft problems. They will all simply pass along the costs associated with theft because purchasers can't get the same or substitute products anywhere else cheaper.