Walmart is scaling back on its self-checkout machines at two stores, as more retail giants are reducing the self-service option at their stores, citing an effort to combat theft. A Walmart in a suburb ...

Customers want physical shopping to feel as quick and simple as online purchasing. The demand has led to the rise of autonomous retail — stores where customers simply pick items and leave without ...

The days of filling up a crisp cup of Sprite from McDonald’s on your own are over: The chain confirmed it would phase out self-service machines. So, if you want more of your Diet Coke or other soft ...

Helping oneself to a refill or mixing up a custom concoction at a soda fountain are simple habits soda lovers probably took for granted. But due to coronavirus, self-serve food and beverage stations ...

In grocery stores, self-service coin machines—machines that count coins for consumers and offer cash in exchange—can be beneficial for the stores. But for retailers considering placing one in their ...

Old tricks at the self-checkout machine — like trying to pass off a bottle of vintage Bordeaux as a banana— are becoming harder to get away with. Ever since retailers hit on the idea that they could ...