Two people, one wearing a pink hoodie and pink sandals, the other pushing a stroller with a toddler in it, walk on the sidewalk past a brick building and a yellow-and-black sign that reads
Dollar General is cutting self-checkout at hundreds of stores.
  • Dollar General is pulling self-checkout options out of 300 stores.
  • The dollar store is also getting employees involved again at thousands more.
  • Theft and other losses spurred the about-face, Dollar General's CEO said.

Dollar General is taking a big step away from self-checkout as a reckoning over the concept continues.