Crossville Kmart Store
With the increase in online sales and less foot traffic at retail stores the Kmart/Sears stores company continue closing, hoping to find profitability in the mix somewhere.
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Kmart Pharmacy customers have had their prescriptions transferred across the street to the Kroger Pharmacy creating some lines for customers there.
Crossville Kmart Store
The Crossville Walmart is in the process of greatly increasing the self-service checkout lines and will be testing out the new program where a customer can take a scanner around with them to scan items as they go into the shopping cart and then pay without a checker. There is an app for smartphones and the story will also have scanners a customer can pick up when entering the store.
Photo courtesy Walmart
Photo courtesy of Walmart
Three years ago Walmart attempted to roll out such a system but it did not catch on. They are hoping the newer system brings customers around.
Some of these changes have raised concerns about reducing local employment and privacy concerns as retailers learn more and more about shoppers habits and purchases.
