Walmart spent years telling shoppers that scanning their own groceries was the future. Now the retailer is quietly ripping ...

Across the United States, the debate over self-checkout has grown louder as stores rethink how automation fits into everyday shopping. Some states are quietly removing self-checkout stations after ...

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 ...

Higher prices are driving theft at self-checkout in stores. A recent survey by online financial marketplace LendingTree said 27% of self-checkout users have purposefully taken an item without scanning ...

More shoppers are stealing from self-checkouts and what they're taking may surprise you. In a new study by Lending Tree, 27% of respondents admitted to stealing something from the self-checkout ...

California SB 442 aims to regulate self-checkout machines in stores, requiring a dedicated employee to assist customers. The bill also limits items allowed in self-checkout and expands the ban on ...

You wouldn’t think we’d need a law to protect human interaction from being programmed out of what’s considered an everyday exercise. But when it comes to checkout lines at grocery stores, that’s ...

A customer uses a self-checkout machine while shopping at Albertsons in Arcadia in July 2023. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Tired of rampant shoplifting scaring away citizens and shoppers, Long ...

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s been a long day at work, and you still need to stop by the store on your way home. To spare yourself more social ...