The New York Times
Wegmans’ Self-Checkout App Discontinued After Experiencing Losses
Friday, October 21, 2022,
By Julia Mazzer
, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed by The New York Times for the article “.” The article explains why Wegmans is discontinuing SCAN, a self-checkout app that was created by the chain during the peak of the pandemic to provide customers with a contactless payment option. Wimer states, “Retailers in particular are very sensitive to loss prevention issues because the margins in their business are tighter, especially the grocery store retailers.”