{"id":2290196,"date":"2024-07-07T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-number-of-retailers-remove-self-checkout-lanes-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T15:02:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T19:02:57","slug":"growing-number-of-retailers-remove-self-checkout-lanes-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-number-of-retailers-remove-self-checkout-lanes-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing number of retailers remove self-checkout lanes &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fgrowing-number-of-retailers-remove-self-checkout-lanes-washington-examiner%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=2290196&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> a growing trend among retailers to reevaluate their use of self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walmart-costco-considering-a-radical-change-in-stores-as-problems-with-self-checkout-becomes-clear\/\" title=\"Walmart, Costco Considering a Radical Change in Stores as Problems with Self-Checkout Becomes Clear\">-checkout lanes<\/a> in order to combat merchandise shrinkage and theft. Retailers such as Dollar\u2064 General, Five Below, and Target are making changes to their\u200d self-checkout options, with some limiting their use to customers buying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-takes-us-citizen-captive-after-demilitarized-zone-incident\/\" title=\"US Citizen Captured by North Korea Following DMZ Incident\">small \u200cnumber<\/a> of \u2062items. A study mentioned in the article found that \u200da majority\u2064 of \u2063respondents\u200d believe self-checkout lanes contribute to shoplifting, with some admitting to stealing items through this method. Retailers like Costco are taking measures to prevent theft, such as adding more staff \u200bto self-checkout lanes.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Growing number of retailers remove self-checkout lanes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-07T15:00:29-04:00\">July 7, 2024 3:00 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1646165\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A growing number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>retailers<\/a> are reconsidering their reliance on self-checkout lanes in an effort to clamp down on the shrinkage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/retail-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>theft<\/a> of their merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>Among those reworking its use of self-checkout lanes are bargain retailers Dollar General and Five Below, the former of which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/business-news\/major-retailers-are-backtracking-self-checkout-rcna160234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>removed this option at 12,000 of its locations<\/a>. Five Below, meanwhile, has stated that it is removing the self-checkout option at its \u201chighest risk locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE- In this Aug. 3, 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/\" title=\"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January\">file photo<\/a> the Dollar General store is pictured in Luther, Oklahoma. (AP Photo\/Sue Ogrocki, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Target<\/a> has also been reevaluating its self-checkout lanes, as it announced in March that most of its stores nationwide would only allow customers to use self-checkout when buying 10 items or less. These lanes could also be closed entirely depending on the time of day and how many customers are shopping.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lendingtree.com\/debt-consolidation\/self-checkout-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>A study from last year<\/a> found that 69% of respondents believe that self-checkout lanes are a contributing factor to shoplifting at stores. 15% of respondents also admitted to stealing items via self-checkout, with 44% of these respondents saying they were likely to use this method to steal in the future. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2586191\/retailers-including-walmart-and-costco-reconsider-self-checkout-lanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Management for Costco<\/a>, which revealed last year that it was adding more staff to self-checkout lanes to prevent theft, stated that its shrink in merchandise had increased, at least in part, \u201cdue to the rollout of self-checkout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grocery retailer Safeway revealed earlier this month that it was also removing its self-checkout lanes in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3018986\/safeway-removing-self-checkout-san-francisco-fight-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>citing the need to create a safe environment<\/a> for both its employees and customers. One of the chain\u2019s locations in Oakland, California, had already removed these lanes and replaced them with a display of soda cans.<\/p>\n<p>Stores in the United States and Europe using self-checkout lanes and apps have had a loss rate of about 4%, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphagalileo.org\/AssetViewer.aspx?AssetId=114179&#038;CultureCode=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a study<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1646165\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1646165\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A growing number of retailers are reconsidering their use of self-checkout lanes in order to reduce theft and shrinkage of merchandise. Dollar General and Five Below are among the retailers making changes, with Dollar General removing self-checkout at 12,000 locations and Five Below removing it at high-risk locations. Target is also reevaluating its self-checkout lanes, limiting use to customers buying 10 items or less. A study found that many believe self-checkout contributes to shoplifting, with some admitting to stealing items through this method. Costco has added staff to self-checkout lanes to prevent theft, while Safeway has removed self-checkout lanes in the San Francisco Bay Area to create a safer environment for employees and customers. Stores using self-checkout lanes and apps have a loss rate of about 4%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2290197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dollar-General-1-scaled-1024x694.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34151,12969,34150,32076],"class_list":["post-2290196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-consumer-trends","tag-retailers","tag-self-checkout","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dollar-General-1-scaled-1024x694.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290196","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}