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The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monotonous tasks themselves and retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of…

This past fall, Walmart removed self-checkout kiosks in 3 stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but on the whole it is adding more than it is taking away.

Self-checkout isn't going away, especially with still stubborn labor shortages.

This past fall, Walmart removed self-checkout kiosks in 3 stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but on the whole it is adding more than it is taking away.

This past fall, Walmart removed self-checkout kiosks in 3 stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but on the whole it is adding more than it is taking away.

This past fall, Walmart removed self-checkout kiosks in 3 stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but on the whole it is adding more than it is taking away.

This past fall, Walmart removed self-checkout kiosks in 3 stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but on the whole it is adding more than it is taking away.

This past fall, Walmart removed self-checkout kiosks in 3 stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but on the whole it is adding more than it is taking away.

This past fall, Walmart removed self-checkout kiosks in 3 stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but on the whole it is adding more than it is taking away.