Walmart is quietly rewriting the rules of checkout, and the rest of big-box retail is being forced to react. By scaling back self-service lanes, tightening who can use them, and experimenting with new ...

Target is rolling out an accessible self-checkout experience in stores nationwide beginning this holiday season, continuing into early 2026. The system was built with and for people who are blind or ...

Aldi, superstar of international superstores, is fast becoming everyone's favorite German import in the U.S., mainly for how they help consumers save more money on household essentials and even finds ...

Target has initiated several changes at its self-checkout registers, each designed for guests with disabilities, including those who are blind or have low vision. The accessible solutions will roll ...

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 ...

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 ...

Customers use self-checkout kiosks at Stew Leonard's grocery store in Paramus, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in New York. Self-checkout faces a reckoning of sorts just as retailers are in the midst ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Long Beach became the first U.S. city to mandate staffing ratios at self-checkout lanes, requiring one employee ...

SEEKONK, Mass. (WPRI) — A Massachusetts lawmaker is pushing to limit self-checkout at grocery stores across the state. Sen. Paul Feeney is pushing for the state to take a step back and prioritize ...