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Walmart's unexpected self-checkout move rattles the multi-billion-dollar retail sector

The Shocking Police Data That Changed Everything Picture this: a retail giant that operates nearly 5,000 stores across ...
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Self checkout theft explodes as Walmart and Dollar General yank machines

Self checkout was sold as the future of retail, a frictionless way to grab groceries and get out the door. Instead, a surge ...
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Shoppers turn Walmart self-checkout into personal slot machine

WINTER HAVEN, Florida -- Police in Florida are looking for a group of people who used a Walmart self-checkout as their own personal slot machine. Last week, at least eight people who appeared to know ...

Self-Checkout Theft Surges as Walmart and Dollar General Remove Machines

Self-checkout was supposed to be the future of fast, frictionless shopping. Instead, it has turned into one of retail’s ...
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Walmart Starts Removing Self-Checkout Lanes as Automation Backfires

Walmart spent years telling shoppers that scanning their own groceries was the future of retail. Now the company is quietly ripping out many of those machines, retreating from a flagship automation ...
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Customers have soured on self-checkout, according to Drexel University study

PHILADELPHIA -- From theft to scanning errors, retailers are running into headaches with self-checkout after rolling out the technology aggressively over the last decade. Now, research finds another ...