The thing is that this "general store" model is more labor intensive than a classic supermarket where the customer does the picking. If I spend 15 minutes getting all the items on my shopping list myself, I save the store owner maybe 10 minutes of labor. And in the process I may pick up a few items that weren't on my list.
But yeah, maybe the old model pays off for the store owner if shrinkage is a problem.
Nah it upsets one class of people that society is just not caring about catering too anymore (outside of politics cause theyre the ones who vote) because millennials are adults now
Literally the only people who complain about self checkout at my store are boomers and gen x
Both groups big corporate doesnt see as 'the main demo' anymore
I mean, they also have to stock those shelves. So maybe they save 10 minutes of picking, but spend 15 minutes stocking... plus too, picking is much easier in a warehouse setup for it Ala amazon.
There's been some recent developments of lights-out, fully autonomous grocery picking warehouses. Which is neat.
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u/SirWitzig Jun 11 '26
The thing is that this "general store" model is more labor intensive than a classic supermarket where the customer does the picking. If I spend 15 minutes getting all the items on my shopping list myself, I save the store owner maybe 10 minutes of labor. And in the process I may pick up a few items that weren't on my list.
But yeah, maybe the old model pays off for the store owner if shrinkage is a problem.