Self-checkout annoys some customers and helps shoplifters. So why are more stores adding it?

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Self-checkout annoys some customers and helps shoplifters. Stores are adding it anyway

Self-checkout arrived in the late 1980s at supermarkets. A decade later, it began spreading to big-box chains and drug stores. Now, self-checkout, loved by some and hated by others, has entered discount clothing and department stores.