BillionaireStew@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoRetailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savingswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square496linkfedilinkarrow-up11Karrow-down114
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minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoThe Australian Woolworth is a totally unrelated company. In Germany the Woolworth GmbH was originally founded by the American Woolworth, but then sold off. The American one essentially died later.
minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI had no idea. Although I fondly remember it being cool and then suddenly becoming absolute dogshit. Thanks for educating me.
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoI also remember my mom driving over the boarder to shop there when I was a child, so that checks out for me
minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoAt least you have the good kind of Woolworth it seems 😁
The Australian Woolworth is a totally unrelated company.
In Germany the Woolworth GmbH was originally founded by the American Woolworth, but then sold off. The American one essentially died later.
I had no idea. Although I fondly remember it being cool and then suddenly becoming absolute dogshit.
Thanks for educating me.
I also remember my mom driving over the boarder to shop there when I was a child, so that checks out for me
At least you have the good kind of Woolworth it seems 😁