Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savings

This seems very US coded. In euro they’re doubling down even with self scan on the phone or with a tool they give me. I scan them as I put them in my cart and at checkout I just pay and leave. It’s awesome.

I see a trend of completely automated supermarkets.

You scan your card to walk in. The automated system scans the products you take. And you pay in order to leave.

It works pretty well, and is 24/7. You can be entirely alone in that store. And if you need someone there is a phone to a callcenter.