What once looked like a simple convenience has become a pressure point across the grocery store. Self-checkout was designed to speed up small trips and reduce waiting, but a growing mix of scanning ...

Checkout-free stores use sensor technology to identify items for purchase. The system has worked mostly in smaller venues. A new form of self-checkout that enables shoppers to pay and retailers to ...

Now that it has become a mainstream offering in the supermarket industry, what's next for self-checkout? For one thing, more self-checkout lanes. According to the Food Marketing Institute, 45.6% of ...