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 takes work once done by retail employees and makes consumers do it. That's something many retail chains try to sell as a positive, rather than a spending cut. "Self-checkout technology ...

Shoppers at one of Walmart’s Philadelphia locations will no longer be able to scan their own groceries after the retailer removed self-checkout lanes and returned to traditional cashier-led service, ...

Checkout counters in dozens of Walmart stores across the country have quietly shifted from open access to strictly controlled express lanes, and the reaction from everyday shoppers has been sharp.

As theft surges and lawmakers move to regulate automated checkout lanes, major retailers are rethinking the technology that once promised to revolutionize shopping. Walmart is quietly rolling back one ...

Walmart is quietly rolling back one of retail’s most visible experiments. The world’s largest retailer has removed self-checkout machines at additional store locations, most recently at a South ...

The weekly Retail Tech Roundup compiles technology news across the supply chain, manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, logistics and fulfillment sectors. Walmart is suing BJ’s Wholesale Club, accusing ...

Some major retailers are doing away with self-checkouts as legislators fight for stricter regulations on such systems. Among those brands, Walmart is eliminating self-checkout machines as the retail ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A local family claims they were traumatized at a metro-area Walmart and captured the incident on video. In the process, two of their teenage sons ended up handcuffed, but were later ...

A Georgia elementary school assistant principal has been accused of brazenly stealing 98 items worth about $1,000 from Walmart using a “stacking” scheme at self-checkout kiosks. Courtney Janell Shaw, ...

Three primary factors are said to have changed the minds of retail executives in regard to self-checkout. The era of the “unpaid cashier” may be coming to an end as retail giants Walmart, Target, and ...