Tucked away in Kettering, Ohio sits a bargain hunter’s paradise so legendary that locals plan their schedules around its colored tag sales – Valley Thrift Store, where shopping carts overflow with ...

The Long Beach regulations require that large stores have at least one staff member for every three self-checkout stations in ...

Long Beach passed the “Safe Stores are Staffed Stores” in September, which requires large grocery stores and pharmacies to ...

Self-checkout kiosks have increased dramatically in recent years and as of 2024, 96% of grocery stores offer a self-checkout ...

Retailers are increasingly removing self-checkout lanes due to rising concerns over theft, according to consumer advisor Clark Howard.

Target is rolling out new self-checkout features, geared toward customers who are blind or have low vision. Target announced on Sept. 26 that it has added new, accessible technology to self-checkout ...

Target is introducing accessible self-checkout in what it calls a “first of its kind in U.S. retail,” the company announced Friday. The technology will integrate with Target’s existing self-checkout ...

For months, KTLA has been tracking the problems with self-checkouts across the country—companies struggling with how to staff the lanes while also securing their products. Now, one Southern California ...

The city’s first-in-the-nation “Safe Stores are Staffed Stores” ordinance requires major retailers to hire more employees and limit self-checkout, drawing praise from unions and pushback from grocers.

Self-checkout systems have been a significant convenience for many shoppers, allowing them to avoid longer wait times commonly found at traditional checkout lines with cashiers. However, those who are ...