Across the United States, the debate over self-checkout has grown louder as stores rethink how automation fits into everyday shopping. Some states are quietly removing self-checkout stations after ...

S.237, filed by state Sen. Paul Feeney, D-Foxborough, would limit grocery stores to eight self-service checkout stations. It would also require stores with self-checkout stations to have a minimum of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...