Target to use secret technology against shoplifters - with the AI-powered cameras able to identify repeat offenders at the checkout

Target is deploying a new weapon to combat theft at its self-checkout machines. Target is deploying new scanners to combat theft at its self-checkout machines, which will roll out to all stores by the end of the year Self-checkout machines are especially vulnerable to theft since shoplifters can either not scan items or scan cheaper items TruScan will identify shoppers 'who repeatedly fail to scan their items even after being prompted,' documents seen by Bloomberg showed. Target's latest move comes after it announced last month it would limit self-checkout to 10 items or fewer at most stores. Last month Target announced it would limit self-checkout to 10 items or fewer at most stores Dollar General is among the retailers which have announced sweeping changes to automated registers in stores across the US Recently Dollar General also announced it was pulling self-checkout stands entirely from 300 of its stores with the highest level of shoplifting and unscanned items. In 9,000 other locations, Dollar General said it would convert some of its self-checkout registers to regular cashier checkouts, and limit self-checkout purchases to five items or less in a further 4,500 stores.