Asda to put more staff on checkouts in stores

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The firm denied the move was about shoppers' preference for a human to help them rather than a machine.

He added that the move was not about more checkouts but about "more colleagues on checkouts".

The tills can also be an issue for deaf shoppers who can't rely on the self-checkouts verbal instructions.

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Category: Business

Markets: United Kingdom

Topics: Asda Year Staff Reached Customers Self-checkouts Checkouts Tills Self-service Supermarket

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News Sentiment: Neutral

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Article Type: News Report

Published On: 2024-08-09 @ 11:16:23 (16 hours ago)

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News Source URL: bbc.com

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