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1. 1. Swedes lead trend toward high-tech living

   www.mcall.com/html/news/am_mag - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/26/2001   Last Visited: 4/26/2001

   Consider B+W supermarkets : Customers who use the self-scanning technology spend an average of 60 percent more than those who go through the checkouts , and they visit the stores four times for every three trips made by the others , said Thomas Timbaeck , sundries manager for the superstore in the Stockholm suburb of Bromma.
   
   Stores in the capital region have witnessed a 25 percent rise in revenue since the scanners were installed at a cost of about $ 315 , 000 per store. That's even more striking when you consider that the whole thing works on an honor system , with only very infrequent spot checks. They paid for themselves within a few weeks -- it's been a great investment , said Bromma store manager Jeans Lundstrom.
   
   Perhaps the only negatives to IT services spreading to daily chores may be for those -- and apparently they do exist -- who consider vacuuming , supermarket lines and traffic backups forced down time and a chance for introspection.