Kroger has signed a deal with Irish artificial intelligence firm Everseen to use the company’s technology to help stop items from passing through self-checkout stations in the grocer’s stores without being scanned, according to an emailed press release.
Everseen’s system uses computer vision cameras to detect if a shopper fails to scan an item and discreetly alerts a store employee, who can intervene before the customer leaves without paying for the merchandise
Kroger began installing the Everseen equipment in stores in March and plans to deploy it at as many as 2,500 supermarkets as part of an effort to combat shrink… Grocery Dive