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Walmart has removed self-checkout lanes from one of its Philadelphia stores.
Walmart has removed all self-checkout lanes from its South Philadelphia store after an internal review.
KEY POINTS
- The company is evaluating checkout formats store-by-store, signaling possible wider removal of self-checkouts.
- Rising theft and inventory losses linked to self-checkout are major reasons for this industry-wide reassessment.
- Several US state legislatures are now considering laws to regulate or limit self-checkout use in retail stores.
- Walmart recently removed self-checkout machines from Missouri, Ohio, and New Mexico stores in similar reversals.
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