Iceland makes major change in stores to crackdown on theft and violence

Iceland is implementing facial recognition technology at its tills as part of a significant shake-up of its checkout processes. The move is in response to efforts to combat theft and violence targeting staff, with two outlets already piloting the system. …

Iceland making change to all UK stores that is 'disproportionate and chilling'

Iceland is making a major change to checkouts and says it will expand to more stores. Iceland has announced the deployment of live facial recognition technology in two stores in northern England. The chain, which has outlets in Birmingham, has promised a …

Iceland makes major change to checkouts

Iceland is installing facial recognition technology in branches in a major change at checkouts aimed at cracking down on theft and violence against staff. Two of the supermarket chain's outlets are testing the cameras, which check customers' faces …

Iceland’s PLAY Airlines to shift operations to Malta, end U.S. flights

Icelandic budget airline PLAY is preparing to transfer its operations to Malta under a new subsidiary, Fly Play Europe, as part of a shareholder-led takeover bid. If completed, the airline will give up its Icelandic operating licence and move its fleet of …

Iceland to roll out facial recognition cameras at checkouts in stores

Iceland is preparing to introduce facial recognition technology at its checkouts as part of a significant change aimed at reducing theft and protecting staff from violence. The new system is being trialled in two stores, where cameras will check customer …

Getting drunk in Iceland: a formal guide

The first Icelander I met worked in the duty-free shop at Reykjavik airport. "We have the highest alcohol prices in Europe," he announced gleefully to the arriving throng. But he was understating things. They have the highest alcohol prices in …

A.F. Blakemore Teaming Up With Iceland On Frozen Food In SPAR Stores

Iceland is making major change to checkouts and 'will expand' to more stores

The cameras check customers faces against a database of known offenders, it then triggers an alert to staff to the store when a match is made Iceland is set to install facial recognition in stores as part of a major change to its checkouts. It comes as …

Iceland Producer Price Inflation Eases To 14-Month Low

Iceland's industrial producer price inflation moderated in May to the lowest level in just over a year, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Wednesday. The industrial producer price index rose 0.3 percent yearly in May, much slower than the 5.4 …

Iceland to cancel whaling this year

Iceland will not be hunting fin whales this summer, following a decision by Hvalur hf., the only company in the country licensed to hunt the species. CEO Kristján Loftsson, a leading figure in Iceland’s whaling industry for over five decades, confirmed the …