Foodstuffs Trialling Facial Recognition Technology to Combat Increasing Violence and Theft
November 23, 2022
PHOTO: NZ Herald File
Supermarket giant Foodstuffs is trialling facial recognition technology across its North Island stores as the rates of theft, burglary, robbery and other crimes continue to soar.
The chain said the move was an attempt “to proactively reduce serious incidents in stores and meet our safety responsibilities to customers and team”.
Foodstuffs owns New World, Pak’N Save and Four Square supermarkets.
It admitted that a small number of supermarkets were already using the technology, but won’t say which ones. Their use will be reviewed in connection with the trial.