Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At a grocery store in Dorchester, a “worst case scenario” took place at the self-checkout machines. “A member was intervening when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At a grocery store in Dorchester, a “worst case scenario” took place at the self-checkout machines. “A member was intervening when ...

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PHILADELPHIA -- From theft to scanning errors, retailers are running into headaches with self-checkout after rolling out the technology aggressively over the last decade. Now, research finds another ...

New self-checkout restrictions are becoming a hot topic, and the subject of much legislation.

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A large number of grocery, convenience and other food retailers have recently reported increases in shrink due to theft. Although some of these increases are due to ...

Walmart spent years telling shoppers that scanning their own groceries was the future of retail. Now the company is quietly ripping out many of those machines, retreating from a flagship automation ...

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 ...

Target is testing a new self-checkout policy as retailers are finding the cashier-less technology can put off customers. At a handful of stores, Target has restricted self-checkout to customers buying ...

Imagine an invention that is worse at what it does than humans, threatens jobs and increases the potential for crime. You might think it would go nowhere fast. In fact, the supermarket self-checkout ...