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 ...

Walmart has long been the pulse of American retail, a place where trends are born and industry standards are set. So when the world's largest retailer began quietly pulling self-checkout machines out ...

What once looked like a simple convenience has become a pressure point across the grocery store. Self-checkout was designed to speed up small trips and reduce waiting, but a growing mix of scanning ...

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 ...

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a proposal that would limit the use of self-checkout lanes at grocery stores, a measure that has drawn sharp opposition from retailers and business groups.

From factory floors to fast-food counters and even office desks, machines and smart systems are steadily taking on tasks once done by people. To understand how ordinary South Africans feel about the ...

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 ...

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 ...