Sunday 9 December 2018

'They kill jobs': Meet Canadians who refuse to use self-checkout

'They kill jobs': Meet Canadians who refuse to use self-checkout

Tom Eburne and his wife, Peggy, are self-checkout virgins. They refuse to use the machines, determined to keep cashiers employed. "We will resist as long as we can," said Tom Eburne, who lives in Chilliwack, B.C. "I think any job loss is a step backwards." A new Dalhousie University grocery shopping study found that out of 1,053 Canadians surveyed in October, slightly more than one-quarter said they never use self-checkout at the grocery store — not even for a small purchase.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/self-checkout-cashier-jobs-retail-automation-1.4937040?source=Snapzu

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