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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.
Lidl has become the latest supermarket to trial new "VAR-style" self-service checkouts in select UK stores. The new ...
Lidl has become the second retailer in the UK to introduce a new anti-theft software that has been dubbed ‘supermarket VAR ’.
Lidl is making a major change in all its supermarkets to ease out the check-out process for its customers. The UK budget ...
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 ...
Tesco has scrapped one of its Clubcard offers, leaving shoppers across the UK "disappointed". Tesco, which is the largest supermarket chain in the UK, has discontinued several products in 2025. These ...
Tesco has launched a trial of new American-style plastic trolleys, sparking a flurry of online mockery as shoppers liken them to 'Target rejects'. Yet despite the criticism, the supermarket argues ...
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 has become the second retailer in the UK to introduce a new anti-theft software that has been dubbed ‘supermarket VAR’. In a bid to reduce shoplifting, the store has installed overhead cameras at ...
It follows a similar move by Tesco in May, which was widely mocked on social media after the scheme was compared to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology used in football matches.
Lidl has become the latest supermarket to trial new "VAR-style" self-service checkouts in select UK stores. The new self-service checkout systems feature "non-scan technology", which detects when a ...
In a bid to deter shoplifters, Lidl is in the early stages of trialling artificial intelligence-powered cameras at ...