Gif: TESA TSA started testing a new “self-checkout” lane in Las Vegas on Wednesday for pre-checked flyers. Network TV morning shows billed it as the future of airport security. But anyone who ...

The problem, and it’s a big one, is that self-checkout leads to increased theft. Some of that is unintentional, as people ...

Walmart customers were confused to find their unbagged items slapped with a sticker at the self-checkout in an apparent ...

Self-checkout arrived in the late 1980s at supermarkets. A decade later, it began spreading to big-box chains and drug stores. Now, self-checkout, loved by some and hated by others, ...

Self-checkout might be making customers less loyal to stores that use it, according to new research.; Researchers at Drexel University found that customers expect service, including human checkout ...

According to a November 2023 LendingTree survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers, 15% of self-checkout users have purposely stolen an item − and 44% of self-checkout thieves plan to do it again.

Target, Dollar General reducing self-checkout lanes 00:52. Walmart is joining the ranks of retailers rethinking self-checkout, with the industry giant in the process of removing the self-service ...

Failures aren’t uncommon with the devices, despite their high price tags. And while self-checkout is meant to help cut down labor costs, this has yet to pan out in the data. Albertsons, which ...

Self-checkout is far from solely responsible for this doom loop, but it has contributed to the way certain stores have rotted from the inside. And then, of course, there’s theft.

“As part of our announced plans for additional investments and improvements to stores across the country, we're converting the self-checkout lanes at our 7437 Watson Road store in Shrewsbury, MO ...