PHOENIX — Phoenix is taking steps to address the growing problem of abandoned shopping carts throughout the city, with a proposed ordinance that would require larger retailers to install GPS tracking devices on their carts.
More than 7,800 shopping carts were retrieved by a city contractor across 460 retailers during the last fiscal year, according to data from the city of Phoenix.
Among the worst offenders were Target, Fry’s, and Walmart, with WinCo leading the list of retailers whose carts were found abandoned throughout the city…