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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Anger as Sainsburys and Morrisons supermarkets in Greater Manchester bring in rules shoppers aren't happy about

Greater Manchester supermarkets are bringing in increasing measures to deter shoplifters - but many shoppers are unhappy about it.

Sainsburys and Morrisons are among the retailers to introduce electronic gates which bar customers from leaving a store until they scan their receipts.

The move has been criticised by many customers, with threats by some shoppers to boycott the retailers. Sainsbury's said this was 'not a new measure', while Morrisons said the measures had recently been introduced to one store in south Manchester.

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