Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At a grocery store in Dorchester, a “worst case scenario” took place at the self-checkout machines. “A member was intervening when ...

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California SB 442 aims to regulate self-checkout machines in stores, requiring a dedicated employee to assist customers. The bill also limits items allowed in self-checkout and expands the ban on ...

New self-checkout restrictions are becoming a hot topic, and the subject of much legislation.

The first self-checkout machine was invented back in 1986, and since then they have been integrated into the framework of the grocery industry. These machines innovated the way we experience grocery ...

More shoppers are stealing from self-checkouts and what they're taking may surprise you. In a new study by Lending Tree, 27% of respondents admitted to stealing something from the self-checkout ...

Imagine an invention that is worse at what it does than humans, threatens jobs and increases the potential for crime. You might think it would go nowhere fast. In fact, the supermarket self-checkout ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s been a long day at work, and you still need to stop by the store on your way home. To spare yourself more social ...