Across the United States, the debate over self-checkout has grown louder as stores rethink how automation fits into everyday shopping. Some states are quietly removing self-checkout stations after ...

Self-checkout was sold as a frictionless shortcut, yet a growing body of data shows it is riddled with traps that most shoppers never see coming. From quiet "oops" moments that count as theft to ...

Higher prices are driving theft at self-checkout in stores. A recent survey by online financial marketplace LendingTree said 27% of self-checkout users have purposefully taken an item without scanning ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A customer uses a self-checkout machine while shopping at Albertsons in Arcadia in July 2023. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) ...

S.237, filed by state Sen. Paul Feeney, D-Foxborough, would limit grocery stores to eight self-service checkout stations. It would also require stores with self-checkout stations to have a minimum of ...

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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 ...