Picture this. You're standing at the entrance of your neighborhood Walmart, ready to grab paper towels, laundry detergent, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Choosing the human cashier isn't just about avoiding a finicky machine; it's a small act of resistance against social ...

Self-checkout may be on its way out at Aldi. According to Axios Chicago, the discount grocer is removing self-checkout kiosks from area stores. The removal is also confirmed by a recent Aldi Reddit ...

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 ...

Technology has a way of both making life radically more convenient and upsetting organized labor. This has always been the case. A case in point is California’s perpetual war on self-service machines ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are two types of people at the grocery store: those who make a beeline for the self-checkout kiosks, and those who'd rather ...

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 ...

New research shows that Americans admit they are stealing more from self-checkout machines. The study from Lending-Tree says one in four of us now admit that we have stolen at least one item. 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 ...