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 ...

SAN DIEGO — You may have heard of “tip fatigue” or “tipflation,” but now, we’re starting to see “tip creep” when people are asked to leave gratuities at self-checkout machines, some calling it ...

Andy Poppert, of New Hope, scans his purchases at the self-checkout during a sneak peek of the Target in Doylestown Borough, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Michele C. Haddon / Bucks County USA TODAY ...

Self-checkout machines want you to tip them for all that they do. Businesses are starting to introduce new options for tipping at self-checkout machines, putting even more pressure on customers amid ...

Trader Joe's is known for a lot of things. The grocery chain has become royalty in the frozen food market, and the franchise has a reputation for never offering discounts on its food. Trader Joe's ...

Fast Retailing, the parent company of Japanese clothing store Uniqlo, deployed the new self-checkout tech earlier this year. It came to national attention through a recent Wall Street Journal visit to ...

The way a self-checkout machine says the word bananas has amused the internet. Self-checkout has become the norm in many grocery stores, and while the machines that allow shoppers to scan their items ...

While self-checkout was designed to speed up your shopping experience, certain generational habits can transform a quick scan ...