Asda trials facial recognition to combat retail crime

Asda is trialling live facial recognition at five of its stores in Greater Manchester to help combat the rise in retail crime.
The retailer has launched a two-month trial of the technology supplied by FaiceTech at its Ashton, Chadderton, Eastlands, Harpurhey and Trafford Park supermarkets.
More than 1,400 incidents of assault took place against Asda store colleagues last year – an average of four per day.
The technology is integrated into the supermarket’s existing CCTV network and w