The library in Scott County is one of a handful in the Twin Cities that have implemented a new self-service model. Patrons access books, computers, printers and meeting rooms at times when the ...

Self-checkout, first tested in supermarkets in the late 1980s, gained momentum 20 years ago. But grocers ramped it up even more three years ago to address the pandemic-induced severe labor shortages.

Target will limit self-checkout to 10 items, claiming the move will improve the customer experience and speed up the process. The Minneapolis-based retailer joins dozens of other retail chains ...

Self-checkout, on the other hand, shifts the work to customers, making them feel less rewarded, the study found. “Extra effort required to checkout and bag purchases and the expectation of ...

Dollar General and other retailers plan to remove self-checkout from some stores citing frustrations with the technology and thefts. Some retailers are revising their opinions in favor of self ...

Self-checkout is far from solely responsible for this doom loop, but it has contributed to the way certain stores have rotted from the inside. And then, of course, there’s theft.

It's been nearly two months since the Seattle Public Library's systems went offline. Services are returning slowly.

Why are some stores bagging self-checkout? 03:51 BOSTON – For stores, self-checkout is supposed to be a cost saver. For customers, it's supposed to be a time saver.

Self-checkout, first tested in supermarkets in the late 1980s, gained momentum 20 years ago. But grocers ramped it up even more three years ago to address the pandemic-induced severe labor shortages.