{"id":1980495,"date":"2023-07-22T19:40:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T23:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-sf-grocery-stores-turn-to-high-tech-upgrade-to-combat-theft-i-guarantee-it-cuts-down-on-the-crime\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T19:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T23:42:49","slug":"desperate-sf-grocery-stores-turn-to-high-tech-upgrade-to-combat-theft-i-guarantee-it-cuts-down-on-the-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-sf-grocery-stores-turn-to-high-tech-upgrade-to-combat-theft-i-guarantee-it-cuts-down-on-the-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"SF grocery stores desperate to combat theft are turning to high-tech upgrades, with the assurance that it will significantly reduce crime."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesperate-sf-grocery-stores-turn-to-high-tech-upgrade-to-combat-theft-i-guarantee-it-cuts-down-on-the-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980495&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Desperate SF\u2062 Grocery Stores Turn to High Tech Upgrade to Combat \u2063Theft:\u2063 &#8216;I\u200d Guarantee It Cuts Down on the Crime&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>As crime continues to soar,\u2062 businesses and stores are\u2063 resorting\u200b to \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-bans-non-masculine-men-from-tv\/\" title=\"China Bans Non-Masculine Men From TV\">increasingly restrictive measures<\/a> to mitigate that destructive spillage.<\/p>\n<p>Whereas many businesses\u2064 have already adopted\u2064 some\u200d sort of a receipt checkout before leaving the store\u2019s \u200dpremises, certain\u200c Safeway stores in\u200c San Francisco are adding a high-tech wrinkle to that established practice, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/san-francisco-safeway-locations-receive-high-tech-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPIX-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In short, these new checkouts in San Francisco have \u200creplaced \u2063the elderly lady\u200b who glances at a customer\u2019s\u2063 receipt with a\u200c physical\u2062 gate that \u2063won\u2019t open until a receipt is scanned.<\/p>\n<p>KPIX reporter Betty Yu tweeted\u200c out a video of the\u2063 new \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-oceangate-suspends-operations-coast-guard-investigates-sub-implosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gates<\/a> in\u200c action:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">San Francisco Safeway stores \u200dinstall new gates to deter shoplifting <\/p>\n<p>Safeway has installed gates inside some of their high-theft stores where customers have \u200dto scan their receipts to exit. This\u2064 one is located\u2063 on\u2064 Webster Street. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPIXtv?\">@KPIXtv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaKPIX?\">@DaKPIX<\/a> \u2062 reports: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gi05hGhNqu\">https:\/\/t.co\/gi05hGhNqu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BgLeiHq4tG\">pic.twitter.com\/BgLeiHq4tG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Betty\u2063 Yu (@bett_yu) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bett_yu\/status\/1680372687682809856?\">July 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s a simple setup: \u200dThere is an automated kiosk located at the \u2062exit of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-year-of-living-fearfully\/\" title=\"The Year of Living Fearfully\">grocery store<\/a>. After scanning\u2063 something printed \u2064on the\u200c receipt, the\u2064 gates slide open, and the customer is \u2062free to go about their day.<\/p>\n<p>At first blush, it feels like there could be a\u2062 number of hassles associated\u200d with this that\u2063 would turn off local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bank-america-ordered-pay-customers-100-million-double-dipping-illegal-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">customers<\/a>. Apart from the actual act of always having to, effectively,\u200b \u201cpunch-out\u201d of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-defend-abortion-in-the-weirdest-and-dumbest-ways-possible\/\" title=\"Democrats Defend Abortion In The Weirdest And Dumbest Ways Possible\">grocery trip<\/a>, what happens if there\u2019s an issue with \u200cthe kiosk?<\/p>\n<p>KPIX notes \u200bthat Safeway\u200c workers can manually override the gate \u2064to open it, \u2064but that still doesn\u2019t account for what happens if the unit fails\u2063 altogether (or if there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-south-african-parliament-ablaze-legislative-chambers-damaged\/\" title=\"PHOTOS: South African Parliament Ablaze; Legislative Chambers Damaged\">massive power outage<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h3>Should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-sf-grocery-stores-turn-to-high-tech-upgrade-to-combat-theft-i-guarantee-it-cuts-down-on-the-crime\/\" title=\"SF grocery stores desperate to combat theft are turning to high-tech upgrades, with the assurance that it will significantly reduce crime.\">law enforcement officials crack<\/a> \u2063down \u2062on shoplifting \u2064this way?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should law \u2063enforcement\u2064 officials crack down on shoplifting \u2063this way?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles \u2062you to\u2063 The Western Journal news updates free of charge. \u200cYou may opt out at anytime.\u200d You also agree \u200dto our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy\u200c Policy<\/a> and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms \u2063of\u2062 Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 \u200dVotes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite those\u200c potential\u2064 annoyances, local customers at \u2064these Safeways (KPIX notes that two locations \u2064in\u200b San Francisco that \u200chave adopted these sliding\u200d gates) all \u2063appear to be for it \u2014 because anything appears to be better\u200d than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-national-guard-called-fight-san-francisco-crime-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime wave<\/a> that has the city in its clutches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryday,\u201d one customer told KPIX. \u201cYou see \u2064(shoplifting), you just mind your own business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another\u200b customer told KPIX\u2063 that \u2064the new sliding gates are \u201cthe best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That same customer added: \u201cIt\u2019s\u200c going to cut down on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-detail-disgraced-non-binary-ex-biden-officials-thievery-comes-light-american-public-involved-crime-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a>.\u2062 I guarantee it cuts\u200d down on the crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2063more they shoplift, the more \u200cwe \u2064have to \u2063pay for \u2063the products,\u201d another shopper \u2062lamented to KPIX.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also \u2062noted that, across the customer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jason-aldeans-try-small-town-hits-1-chart-cmt-caved-woke-mob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spectrum<\/a>, \u200cthere was\u200b a lingering sense of dread about store closures, which is an issue with precedent\u2062 in the\u200b Bay area.<\/p>\n<p>A much-hyped new Whole Foods that opened \u200bin San Francisco lasted all of a year before a \u2062number of issues \u2014 including shoplifting \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/whole-foods-flagship-store-makes-1-year-crime-ridden-san-francisco-shutting-doors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shuttered the business<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n<p>Time will tell if \u2064these new sliding gates can \u2062help mitigate the rampant shoplifting in the area, but\u200c that still\u2064 leaves a number of \u200dother issues afflicting the jewel\u200b of\u200d Northern California \u2014 or at\u200c least the once \u200bconsidered jewel of NorCal.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from this\u200b bubbling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/almost-two-dozen-major-retailers-fled-downtown-san-francisco-amid-skyrocketing-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retail exodus<\/a>, San \u200dFrancisco has been subject to a string of negative headlines, ranging from\u200c the bizarre to\u2064 the tragic.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier \u200cthis month, \u200cSan Francisco mothers \u200dwere being \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/san-francisco-moms-mugged-kids-baseball-bats-blame-disturbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorized by youths<\/a> with baseball \u200cbats.<\/p>\n<p>In April, San\u2064 Francisco was\u2064 thrust\u2064 into the negative\u2063 spotlight when CashApp founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/43-year-old-cash-app-founder-murdered-overnight-attack-san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Lee<\/a> was wantonly stabbed to death in \u2063the streets.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-sf-grocery-stores-turn-high-tech-upgrade-combat-theft-guarantee-cuts-crime\/\">Desperate SF Grocery Stores Turn to High Tech Upgrade\u2062 to Combat Theft: &#8216;I\u200b Guarantee It Cuts Down on\u2063 the Crime&#8217;<\/a> \u200d appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>response to the rising crime rates, Safeway stores in San Francisco are implementing advanced measures to combat theft. Alongside the existing receipt checkout system, these stores are incorporating innovative technology to enhance security. This move aims to minimize the detrimental impact of criminal activities on businesses and ensure a safer shopping experience for customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1980496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}