Self-checkout machines are in the crosshairs. In recent months, numerous states and localities have considered legislation to curtail the use of automated checkout in grocery stores. These bills are ...

Self-checkout was supposed to be the future of fast, frictionless shopping. Instead, it has turned into one of retail’s biggest headaches, with theft spiking just as major chains quietly rip out the ...

Houston ISD is installing self-checkout kiosks at campus libraries in the 2025-26, district budget documents show, to comply with a state law that requires parents to have access to their child's ...

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 ...