Workers aren’t the only ones unhappy with the self-checkout machines. Many shoppers find them difficult to operate and are frustrated by issues such as hidden barcodes or items not scanning.

SB 1446, from Democratic state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, would “prohibit a grocery or retail drug establishment from providing a self-service checkout option." ...

SB 1446 also absurdly deigns to limit the kinds of items and the number of them that can go through self-service checkout, as if the state Senate had any expertise in that.

Walmart removes self-checkout machines from select stores due to theft concerns and customer complaints, ... Other major retailers have begun questioning the wholesale adoption of self-service ...

Systems and strategies—like smart carts, or ‘self-checkout on wheels’—are evolving to boost shopping speed and address theft ...

Miami, Hialeah Gardens, Fla., Walmart Supercenter, self-service checkout customer scanning and paying. Jeff Greenberg/Getty Images. Walmart’s technical issues with self-checkout comes during a ...

After years of investing in self-checkout machines, some major retailers are starting to reverse course. The U-turns are occurring at retailers that once touted the upsides of fully self-service ...

SB 1446 also absurdly deigns to limit the kinds of items and the number of them that can go through self-service checkout, as if the state Senate had any expertise in that.

After years of investing in self-checkout machines, some major retailers are starting to reverse course. The U-turns are occurring at retailers that once touted the upsides of fully self-service ...

SB 1446 also absurdly deigns to limit the kinds of items and the number of them that can go through self-service checkout, as if the state Senate had any expertise in that.

Walmart’s decision came after Target completely removed its self-checkout machines from 300 locations most impacted by shoplifting. Dollar Tree also cut back on its self-checkout option at ...