A major Australian retailer is limiting self-service checkouts in an attempt to reduce shoplifting.
Last year, Australian research suggested a widespread practice of scanning expensive items as carrots to "trick" the automatic system.
Coles will limit self-service checkouts to 12 items or fewer at some stores as part of a trial.
The supermarket chain said the limit would make checkout faster for customers.
Last year, the company announced that it was targeting self-checkout shoplifting, with New South Wales police pledging to pursue people over amounts as small as A$2 (£1.22).
