Retailers knew there was some risk of theft when they introduced self-checkout lanes – even such losses were classified as “shrinkage” and claims were made that some theft, as That, as traditionally coined, would be unintentional.
But a latest conviction has cast doubt.
A woman in California was convicted this month of stealing more than $60,000 worth of merchandise during a yearlong shoplifting spree after making more than 100 visits to the retail store using Target’s self-checkout service, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s office. Was found guilty of.
Aziza Graves, during her visits to the same San Francisco Target store in late 2020 and much of 2021, allegedly picked up items from shelves before going to the self-checkout counter, scanning her items, and a nominal amount paid, such as a coin or bill, before exiting the store and walking two blocks away to sell the looted goods.
Arrested in 2021, he faces a sentencing hearing later this month.
