Walmart Alters Course: Drops Self-Checkout Expansion Amid Customer Concerns.
Shopping often takes longer due to struggles finding items and long checkout lines. Many retailers, including Walmart, introduced self-checkout lanes to combat these challenges. Walmart even launched Scan and Go technology, aiming to speed up shopping. However, this strategy encountered setbacks.
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Customers disliked the added responsibilities and missed the human touch. Randy Parraz from Making Change at Walmart noted, “You can’t convince customers to do the job of a cashier just because you don’t want to pay for the work.”