Law of Unintended Consequences Strikes Grocers

netbuzz writes "The law of unintended consequences is taking a chomp out of grocery chain profits as more stores transition from human clerks to self-service checkout technology, thus reducing the time shoppers spend in line and under the temptation of impulse items. That's the upshot of research being released tomorrow by IHL Consulting Group in Franklin, Tenn., which provides market analysis to the retail industry and its IT vendors."

Comments

Re:Amen brother! We need a special lane

[GungaDan]

Always shop on Sunday mornings - the majority of slowtards are getting their jeebus fix at that time.

Re:How can you live?

[flipmack]

yes, it's not cheap...and because it's not cheap, maybe checkers and baggers should stop depending on their unions for insurance and start looking at a better job with room for growth and better pay so they can afford the health insurance.

don't be a dummy and join a union so you can get health insurance. you do realize that the union is just passing the cost of health insurance on to the consumers, right?