{"id":2230333,"date":"2024-04-25T17:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walmart-is-getting-rid-of-self-checkouts-at-two-locations-because-of-theft\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T17:35:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:35:08","slug":"walmart-is-getting-rid-of-self-checkouts-at-two-locations-because-of-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walmart-is-getting-rid-of-self-checkouts-at-two-locations-because-of-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart to Remove Self-Checkouts at Two Stores Due to Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalmart-is-getting-rid-of-self-checkouts-at-two-locations-because-of-theft%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230333&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Walmart is phasing out \u200cself<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-your-own-fault-youre-being-asked-to-tip-at-self-checkouts\/\" title=\"You're asked to tip at self-checkouts because of your own actions.\">-checkout machines<\/a>\u2063 in two locations following \u2063a surge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shoplifting-skyrockets-in-san-francisco-forcing-retailers-to-close-stores\/\" title=\"Shoplifting Skyrockets In San Francisco, Forcing Retailers To Close Stores\">theft incidents<\/a>. Stores in\u200c Cleveland, Ohio, and Shrewsbury, \u200cMissouri, will replace these kiosks with staffed lanes to \u2062provide more personalized services. This decision is based on feedback from customers and associates, aiming to enhance efficiency and mitigate\u2062 theft concerns.\u200d Neil Saunders from GlobalData highlighted the move to manned checkouts as a strategy to address\u200d theft rates and cut retailer costs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/walmart\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walmart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  has decided to get rid of self-checkout machines in two locations due to a rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">crime<\/a> at those lanes not manned by staffed personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two stores \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">one in Cleveland, Ohio, and another at Shrewsbury, Missouri \u2014 said they would be replacing the self-checkout kiosks with staff to \u201cgive our associates the chance to provide more personalized and efficient service,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/yourmoney\/consumer\/article-13341161\/walmart-self-checkout-removal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe\u2019ve decided to remove self-checkout lanes and replace them with staffed lanes at select locations,\u201d a spokesperson for Walmart said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe decision was based on several factors, including feedback from associates and customers, shopping patterns and business needs in the area,\u201d the person added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-requires-gender-neutral-stores-fines-retailers-1000-for-having-separate-boy-and-girl-toy-departments\/\" title=\"California Bill Requires \u2018Gender Neutral\u2019 Stores, Fines Retailers 00 For Having Separate \u2018Boy\u2019 And \u2018Girl\u2019 Toy Departments\">large retailer<\/a> would not say if the two stores would be the only locations where the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">self-checkout machines would be removed, only that it did not \u201ccurrently\u201d have any announcements.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Walmart begins removing self-checkout machines<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/38r6Eut90H\">https:\/\/t.co\/38r6Eut90H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VOZ (@Voz_US) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Voz_US\/status\/1782465641569755539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said, \u201cMost of the rollback of self-checkouts is due to retailer concerns over theft.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTheft rates at self-checkouts are reasonably high both because of deliberate actions and accidental mistakes,\u201d he added. \u201cForcing more customers to used manned checkouts resolves a lot of these issues and saves retailers money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also turns out that the unmanned kiosks aren\u2019t super popular with shoppers. A recent study from Drexel University in Pennsylvania found that the idea of self-checkout actually left shoppers irritated because they were left to having to do it all themselves, the outlet noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walmart isn\u2019t the only retailer making that decision. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/yourmoney\/consumer\/article-13210331\/self-checkout-dollar-general-target-walmart.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dollar General<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  has opted to take the lanes away altogether from 300 of its stores due to high levels of shoplifting or mis-scanned items, the outlet noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe believe these actions have the potential to have a material and positive impact on shrink,\u201d Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Target also revealed that it was limiting self-checkout kiosk customers to 10 items to improve shoppers\u2019 experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The decision follows Walmart\u2019s recent announcement about the closure of four stores in Chicago, Illinois, due to poor performance at the locations, a move that also occurs as the city sees worsening crime rates.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to shutter the four locations comes one month after Walmart closed the firm\u2019s remaining two stores in Portland, Oregon. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in an interview with CNBC last year that the company has been impacted by an uptick in shoplifting and warned that \u201cstores will close\u201d if the phenomenon is not resolved by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcs-hotel-harrington-closes-for-january-6-pro-trump-march-after-pressure-over-proud-boys\/\" title=\"DC\u2019s Hotel Harrington Closes for January 6 Pro-Trump March After Pressure Over Proud Boys\">city officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ben Zeisloft contributed to this piece.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/walmart-closes-four-stores-in-chicago-amid-elevated-crime-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walmart Closes Four Stores In Chicago Amid Elevated Crime\u00a0Rates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walmart is removing self-checkouts from stores in Cleveland, Ohio, and Shrewsbury, Missouri, citing increased theft. The stores will replace kiosks with staffed lanes to safeguard against rising crime and support associates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2230334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1242531388.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2230333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1242531388.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2230333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2230334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2230333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2230333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2230333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}