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 ...

The first self-checkout machine was invented back in 1986, and since then they have been integrated into the framework of the grocery industry. These machines innovated the way we experience grocery ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Consumers already contending with a squeeze on their bank accounts due to inflation are now facing more pressure as businesses introduce new tipping features at self-checkout machines. Companies, ...

Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S.

Self checkout isn’t for everyone. If I have a lot of items in my cart, I wait in line for someone else to scan my purchases, but with just a few items, self checkout can be the quicker, easier ...

The retailer's CEO says the department store chain is replacing all its technology infrastructure with a new system that won't require clerks. Instead, shoppers will be able to use self-checkout ...