A Memphis resident’s attempt to deceive Walmart’s self-checkout system has spotlighted growing concerns about retail theft and the sophisticated measures stores are implementing to combat fraudulent ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the last decade, self-checkout has become a defining feature of modern retail. Some places can’t imagine operating without it, while others still see it as a novelty. Having built a self-checkout ...

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 ...

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 ...