Checking out from a grocery store used to be a relatively simple thing. You waited in line, then a person scanned your items, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome back to what we are calling the "Grocery Shopping Chronicles" where we encourage our audience to share their grocery ...

Ohio is moving toward stricter self-checkout limits, from item caps to staffing requirements — and similar rules are gaining ...

It's not for the reason you'd think.

Self-checkout kiosks were first introduced in 1984, popping up in only a tiny corner of the retail market. Today, they are commonplace — more than 96% of grocery stores offer this checkout option ...

Massachusetts and two other New England states are considering regulating self-checkout at grocery stores. Here's how the ...

Interceding on behalf of grocery and retail drugstore workers fed up with too many self-checkout stands and the complications they engender, Costa Mesa officials this week supported the idea of ...

A recent poll shows 72% of shoppers believe self-checkout lanes should have an item limit. Some readers suggest designating only a portion of self-checkout lanes for 10-12 items or less. Other ...

A recent poll found 57% of shoppers would not intervene if they saw someone stealing at a self-checkout. One-third of poll respondents said they would notify a store manager about theft at ...

S.237, filed by state Sen. Paul Feeney, D-Foxborough, would limit grocery stores to eight self-service checkout stations. It would also require stores with self-checkout stations to have a minimum of ...

Santa Ana officials will be the latest to consider implementing staffing ratios and item limits at self-checkout stands in local supermarkets.