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The increase in the number of shoplifting cases correlating with the increased use of self-checkouts should be easy to prevent. New technologies are already being widely used abroad that make theft virtually impossible, experts say.
Following the viral success of the crompouce, several variations have emerged on social media, some with questionable taste combinations. The trend has spread like wildfire across the country.
Dutch grocery store chain Albert Heijn has agreed to raise the wages of its distribution center workers by 10 percent in a deal with the FNV and CNV labor unions. The workers went on an 11-day strike, which was suspended on Thursday as the two sides agreed to begin talking again.
The FNV and CNV labor unions rejected a new wage offer from Albert Heijn that would increase distribution center employee pay by 10 percent. Workers at distribution centers serving other supermarkets could ultimately go on strike as well, which may lead to an increase in grocery prices, said retail and brand expert Paul Moers. Albert Heijn made its latest offer on Monday evening, but the unions turned it down, according to a spokesperson for the supermarket group. She said she was “extremely surprised” by this.
Supermarkets in the Netherlands are now trying to lure customers with the promise of lowering their prices after a year in which record-high inflation levels became a much-discussed theme. Experts call it a tough battle to win over consumers, but do not think it will lead to a price war like at the beginning of this century.