Roboterpacker und KI-Kameras: Britischer Einzelhandel setzt auf Automatisierung, um Personalkosten zu senken | Einzelhandel
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/21/robot-packers-and-ai-cameras-uk-retail-embraces-automation-to-cut-staff-costs
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From the article
>Electronic shelf labels, returns machines, robot bag packers and yet more self-service tills – just some of the many technologies that UK retailers are embracing as they try to solve the problem of rising labour costs.
>Investment in automation was a constant drumbeat amid the flurry of festive trading updates from big retailers in the past few weeks, as they face higher staffing bills from April after the rise in [the national minimum wage](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/29/national-minimum-wage-to-rise-by-67-from-april-reeves-confirms) and [employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs)](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/30/bosses-reeves-tax-rises-employers-national-insurance-contributions).
>The investments could improve productivity – [a key government aim](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/17/economist-shaping-rachel-reeves-growth-plans-john-van-reenen) – in an industry long reliant on cheap labour. However, they will also replace entry-level jobs and reduce the number of roles in a sector that is the UK’s biggest employer.
Companies: Fire all people and replace them with AI and Robots to save cost.
People: Can’t buy their products anymore because they don’t have jobs to earn money.
Companies: *surprised Pikachu face*
At this point, why would anyone with a choice stay in the dystopian hell of the UK?
This should not be viewed in a negative light, automate the mundane allowing people to do more interesting work.
This is why we need more immigrants to replace the ageing population.
In our overpopulated society what we need most is less jobs.