Some Walmart stores are limiting self-checkout lanes just for Spark drivers and Walmart+ customers

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$100,000 of goods were stolen from Home Depots across Florida in an organized self-checkout barcode switching scheme, the state's attorney general says

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Customers shop at a Home Depot store on November 14, 2023 in Miami, Florida.

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Target is limiting self-checkout hours in some stores as the retailer continues to battle missing inventory

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Self checkout and cashier stations at a Target store in Queens, NY.

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Kroger brings back humans at Texas store after getting 'customer feedback' on self-checkout

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Kroger CFO Gary Millerchip described digital grocery as "becoming less of a headwind" — indicating that investments are still outweighing profits.

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A grocery store chain is limiting how many items you can buy at its self-checkouts as concerns over theft mount

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Retailers across the US are rethinking the self-checkout lane.

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Self-checkout is alienating shoppers, new research finds

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Walmart associates help customers at a self-service checkout.

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Rich people are more likely to steal from self-checkout. Why?

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In a recent survey, people with household incomes of more than $100,000 were the group that most admitted they stole items from a self-checkout.

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Dollar General is having its own self-checkout reckoning

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Dollar General said it would adding more employees to the front of its stores.

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Self-checkout theft is a bigger problem than you may have thought

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People wearing coats and other cold-weather clothing scan and pay for groceries at a supermarket in New York City. Lighted signs that read
Shoplifters or shoppers?

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How self-checkout took over our favorite stores — and how it's upending the way we shop

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The benefits of self-checkout, like speedier service and higher sales, also bring frustrations, like technical errors or rising rates of missing inventory.

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