A delivery worker wearing a face mask rides by a Fairway supermarket in Kips Bay in March 2021. The grocer's yellow sign and dark green awnings are visible.
New York City grocer Fairway is using facial recognition technology at a Manhattan store in a move to catch shoplifters.
  • New York City grocer Fairway is collecting biometric data on its shoppers to catch shoplifters, the New York Post reported. 
  • Shoppers have mixed reactions to the technology. 
  • Retailers have turned to facial recognition and similar technology to combat a rise in thefts.

A New York City grocery chain is trying to recognize its customers better ā€” in case they steal something.