Almost every grocer or superstore offers self-checkout lines, but do they offer the ease and convenience they promise? In ...

Self-checkout machines are themselves designed to negotiate several trade-offs. Employers want lower costs. But they also ...

There’s a lot of room for error—in particular, user error—at self-checkout. One shopper reacted to their own mistake at the self-checkout of their local Walmart store with a bold decision. They called ...

Walmart spent years telling shoppers that scanning their own groceries was the future. Now the retailer is quietly ripping out machines, locking down lanes, and in some locations shutting ...

Walmart’s recent decision to eliminate self-checkout stations from select locations has sent shockwaves through the retail industry, marking a significant departure from the automation trend that has ...

Labor unions are renewing their push to place rules on self-checkout lanes in California stores. The latest proposal is a scaled-back version of a failed bill from last year, but business groups still ...

California lawmakers are again pushing to further regulate self-checkout lanes in grocery and drug stores, reviving a proposal that failed last year. SB 442, introduced by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, ...

While self-checkout was designed to speed up your shopping experience, certain generational habits can transform a quick scan ...

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