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Self-checkout Coverage

Retailers nationwide are making changes to self-checkout policies due to consumer preferences and theft concerns. 

Whether you love it. I do not have to talk to a single person or loathe it this morning. There are big changes in the self checkout aisle. Target now limiting purchases to 10 items or less in self checkout. The new policy already in effect at most stores nationwide. Why Target says it's pilot tests found the restriction made self checkout twice as fast and improved the customer experience. It comes as the do it yourself option meant to get you out of the store quicker and reduce face to face interactions continues to cause technical hurdles for some consumers. I started there for almost 10 minutes. Help is on the way help is on the way we found mixed reaction to Target's new policy. The line goes quicker. But also I feel like it's not very convenient for some people that you are buying a lot of stuff. I like someone that's doing it for me. I don't really like touching the screens to be honest with you. Target follows other major retailers also checking out of self checkout according to multiple retail, self checkout machines, increase the risk of theft and in some cases outweigh the investments companies made in them at Wal Mart. Some stores are experimenting with limiting self checkout to delivery drivers and paid subscribers to the Wal Mart app. This during high traffic times, a spokesperson says the decision is intended to better manage check out availability. Dollar general removing self checkout machines from hundreds of its stores in part to reduce shoplifting and Costco has started screening membership cards in its self checkout lanes after noticing more cases of card sharing. But for some shoppers, there's simply no substitute for a real human cashier as a mom who has three kids with her, usually everything's just chaotic as is.

Target, Dollar General reducing, restricting self-checkout lanes

Dollar General is pulling out self-checkout stands in 300 stores. On Thursday, Target announced it's rolling out a new "express self-checkout" with limits of 10 items or less at most of its stores.

Self-checkout Coverage

Target, Dollar General reducing, restricting self-checkout lanes

Dollar General, Target among latest retailers to remove or restrict self-checkout