Self-checkout continues to receive approximately 44 percent of grocery transactions but that convenience has begun to appear less imminent in big-box aisles. During the past few weeks, some shoppers ...

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 ...

Walmart’s checkout tech spots mismatches in seconds: cameras, sensors, and smarter codes pause lanes fast, then keep lines moving. The post Walmart Can Tell You’re Stealing Faster Than You Think ...

A study tracked purchases at grocery stores during the rollout of self-checkout between 2008 and 2011. Shoppers were significantly more likely to buy stigmatized items—especially condoms and pregnancy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...