Reason being due to theft. Wal-Mart is going to require you to be a Wal-Mart+ member, Target is looking at possibly limiting self-checkout to 10 items or less, and Costco is going to have employees monitoring self-checkout lanes to ensure only members are using them.
Why is self-checkout closed at some Walmart, Target stores? Here's what we know
'Y'all were the ones who took the cashiers away': Retail giants Walmart, Target, Costco experiment with self-checkout restrictions to combat theft.
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