That’s what one TikToker wanted to find out. Last week, @themortgageengineer admitted in a video that he found it “distracting” to have to stare at a video of himself while purchasing his items. His ...

A fake pin pad used as a card-skimming device meant to steal credit card information was discovered in the self-checkout line of an Atlanta-area Kroger grocery store, police say. The fraud was ...

Self-checkout—it’s a term that seems pretty self-explanatory. You bring your items to a machine designed for customers to scan and pay for items themselves. One Walmart employee and TikToker Chris ...

A Memphis resident’s attempt to deceive Walmart’s self-checkout system has spotlighted growing concerns about retail theft and the sophisticated measures stores are implementing to combat fraudulent ...

For a while, it seemed as though stores like Walmart and Costco were considering eliminating self-checkout due to customers' complaints about malfunctioning machines and incorrect pricing. But it ...

In the last decade, self-checkout has become a defining feature of modern retail. Some places can’t imagine operating without it, while others still see it as a novelty. Having built a self-checkout ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Over the course of the past decade or so, grocery shoppers at ...

After years of investing in self-checkout machines, some major retailers are starting to reverse course. Dollar General said it has eliminated self-checkout options at about 12,000 locations, a ...

Some things in life seem highly appealing to begin with, only to lose their sheen once you actually experience them for yourself. And for the longest time, that was exactly how I felt about using the ...

You wouldn’t think we’d need a law to protect human interaction from being programmed out of what’s considered an everyday exercise. But when it comes to checkout lines at grocery stores, that’s ...