The retail landscape witnessed a seismic shift in 2024 when Walmart began systematically removing self-checkout machines from ...

Shoppers across the country are facing a new reality at their local Walmart stores. The familiar self-checkout lanes that ...

But while cashiers can inspect their own readers, Michael Podolsky, CEO and co-founder of the consumer advocacy platform ...

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 ...

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 ...

As much as I hate to admit it, I’ve been making a critical error in the discussion about self-checkout technology in grocery stores. Adding my part to that ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the ...

Retail giant Target has limited self-checkout to customers with 10 items or less, but denies claims the move is due to theft. Like several other retail stores, the Minneapolis store has been hit with ...

The Wegmans on East Avenue was one of the first in the Rochester market to get self-checkout machines. In 2018, the company removed seven of the store’s 21 conventional lanes to make room for 12 ...

The state Capitol building in Olympia, Washington. (Photo by Albert James) Proposed legislation could change the way customers shop at grocery stores, as one Democratic lawmaker is pushing for ...