{"id":111082,"date":"2024-08-09T09:32:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T09:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/asda-to-put-more-staff-on-checkouts-as-self-service-reaches-limit\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T09:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T09:32:23","slug":"asda-to-put-more-staff-on-checkouts-as-self-service-reaches-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/asda-to-put-more-staff-on-checkouts-as-self-service-reaches-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"Asda to put more staff on checkouts as self-service reaches limit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/0961\/live\/af1321a0-5625-11ef-b082-713963fa2c72.jpg?resize=1024,576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Asda to put more staff on checkouts as self-service reaches limit\" title=\"Asda to put more staff on checkouts as self-service reaches limit\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Asda is going to put more staff on checkouts after admitting it has reached a limit with self-service tills.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The supermarket said while self-checkouts work well for customers, it wants to invest additional hours into having manned checkouts.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe know that our customers like to have the choice of how they complete their shop which is why we have self-checkouts, manned checkouts and scan and go at most of our larger stores. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Customers can be assured that colleagues will always be on hand to help however they choose to complete their shop,&#8221; an Asda spokesperson said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Michael Gleeson, Asda\u2019s chief financial officer, admitted that a threshold had been reached in terms of how many self-checkouts the brand feels works well.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI think we have reached a level of self-checkouts and scan and go where we feel that works best for our customers, and we feel we\u2019ve got the balance just about right.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe have invested additional hours in manned checkouts and that\u2019s been within the existing physical infrastructure [of the stores],&#8221; Mr Gleeson said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He added that the move is not about more checkouts but said &#8220;it\u2019s more colleagues on checkouts&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3w6q4x99pwo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asda is going to put more staff on checkouts after admitting it has reached a limit with self-service tills. 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