Walmart is quietly rewriting the rules of checkout, and the rest of big-box retail is being forced to react. By scaling back ...

In early November, the self-checkout system at the U-Store’s University Place location was removed without explanation. Joette Leamon, the U-Store’s Director of Stores, declined to comment about the ...

In 1986, a company named CheckRobot invented self-checkouts. They claimed to reduce long lines, human interaction, make checkout lanes faster, and reduce labor costs. These self-checkouts reduced ...

Now that it has become a mainstream offering in the supermarket industry, what's next for self-checkout? For one thing, more self-checkout lanes. According to the Food Marketing Institute, 45.6% of ...

Costco has been testing checkout technology it hopes will speed up the checkout process, something members rank as one of their significant concerns with the warehouse retailer. CEO Ron Vachris said ...

The way we pay for groceries and goods is changing dramatically, with giants like Walmart leading the charge in an evolving ...

In 1986, a company named CheckRobot invented self-checkouts. They claimed to reduce long lines, human interaction, make checkout lanes faster and reduce labor costs. These self-checkouts reduced ...

Self-checkout lanes at grocery stores and retail outlets are sometimes a controversial topic. Shoppers either love the convenience or hate that they have to do the work they feel an employee should be ...

In a new Lending Tree survey, 27% of respondents said they had purposely taken an item without scanning at the self-checkout.

Here’s the Trending team’s main character of the week. It’s the Walmart workers who will do customers’ jobs for them even though they technically shouldn’t be. TikTok user Chris (@bigbossbz), a ...