In 2020 my beloved local Fairway went under, and for five years the store space has languished, sitting dark and empty alongside several other shuttered chains: Modell’s, Subway (although somehow the ...

Checkout-free stores use sensor technology to identify items for purchase. The system has worked mostly in smaller venues. A new form of self-checkout that enables shoppers to pay and retailers to ...

The retail landscape witnessed a seismic shift in 2024 when Walmart began systematically removing self-checkout machines from select stores across the United States. This strategic pivot from the ...