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Walmart quietly rolls out new way to curb theft at self-checkout

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Walmart has quietly rolled out a new feature at its stores that is beneficial for paying customers, but bad news for thieves.

In a recent TikTok video, a Walmart customer showed herself scanning Great Value items through a self-checkout machine at Walmart without using a barcode.

Walmart partnered with Digimarc , which is the company that’s behind the new feature, to innovate its barcodes for $3 million a year.

Retail theft has grown to become a significant problem for retailers over the past few years .