Walmart and Dollar General are pulling back on self-checkout at roughly 9,000 locations, a sharp reversal for two chains that once treated automation as the future of the front end. I see that shift ...

Self-checkout was supposed to be the future of fast, frictionless shopping. Instead, it has turned into one of retail’s biggest headaches, with theft spiking just as major chains quietly rip out the ...

DG's push to curb inventory shrink fuels a 107-basis-point gross margin jump in Q3 FY25, making shrink reduction its biggest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey (NewsNation) — Self-checkout may save time at the store, but ...

Self-checkouts may save time at the store, but a growing number of shoppers admit they’ve also used it to steal. Among Americans who’ve used self-checkout, 27% say they’ve intentionally taken an item ...