Costa Mesa becomes the second city in the state to adopt a law requiring manned self checkout stations despite concerns from grocery and drug store operators.

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 ...

Costa Mesa is considering adopting new self-checkout rules that would require local retailers to station workers in 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 ...

Walmart spent years telling shoppers that scanning their own groceries was the future of retail. Now the company is quietly ripping out many of those machines, retreating from a flagship automation ...

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 ...

As much as I hate to admit it, I’ve been making a critical error in the discussion about self-checkout technology in grocery stores. Adding my part to that ...

Some Walmart shoppers are grumbling about the retailer's self-checkout lanes. The benefit of self-checkout is in the eye of the consumer. For every shopper who is upset there's no self-checkout lane ...