Only about one-third of surveyed retailers plan to invest in self-checkout technology this year, significantly fewer than in 2025, according to an annual retail industry report. While...
Except for if you buy multiples of one item, e.g. a box full of 12 milk kartons, and then have to manually input the amount by pressing the plus icon on screen 12 times…
And except for when the hand scanner shows you the correct item number and amount to be paid when you press “Pay now”, but then the self-checkout inexplicably “loses” some items, shows you a different amount, asks an employee to check your cart, and you get accused of trying to steal…
Except for if you buy multiples of one item, e.g. a box full of 12 milk kartons, and then have to manually input the amount by pressing the plus icon on screen 12 times…
And except for when the hand scanner shows you the correct item number and amount to be paid when you press “Pay now”, but then the self-checkout inexplicably “loses” some items, shows you a different amount, asks an employee to check your cart, and you get accused of trying to steal…