Walmart has long been the pulse of American retail, a place where trends are born and industry standards are set. So when the world's largest retailer began quietly pulling self-checkout machines out ...

Walmart is scaling back on its self-checkout machines at two stores, as more retail giants are reducing the self-service option at their stores, citing an effort to combat theft. A Walmart in a suburb ...

Disgruntled customers have slammed Kroger for its "ridiculous" self-checkout system as they urge the retail chain to get rid ...

A newly proposed bill in California could ban grocery stores and certain retailers from offering self-checkout options for customers in an effort to cut down on theft. Senate Bill 1446 would "prohibit ...

Grocery chain Safeway is removing self-checkouts at several stores in California due to rising theft levels. Safeway, which operates 918 stores throughout the U.S., will remove self-checkout ...

A March 10 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows clips of people running from security and scanning the wrong barcodes at Walmart self-checkout lanes. A narrator says the store started ...