Another US State Adds Self-Checkout Limits Law as Shoppers Reveal Worst Store

Another US state adds self-checkout limits law as shoppers reveal worst store

THANKS to the controversy that the machines have caused, yet another US state is working to pass legislation placing limits on self-checkout. The self-serve kiosks are hated by many for the trouble they cause, pushing the state to potentially restrict how many machines that stores are permitted to have. GettyA US state is working to implement certain restrictions on self-serve machines[/caption] The first self-checkout machine was rolled out at …

Long Beach City Council votes to mandate more staffing at self-checkout lanes

Expect more clerks at self-checkout stations in Long Beach, after the City Council voted Tuesday to draft an ordinance requiring food and drug stores to staff up at their automated cashier counters. Titled “Safe Stores are Staffed Stores,” elected officials say the local ordinance will be a first in the nation: It will establish a 2:1 staffing ratio, where grocery stores and retail drug stores must staff at least one worker to supervise every tw…