Self-Checkout Crackdown Spreads Across U.S. With 15-Item Caps, New Staffing Rules
U.S. regulators are stepping in on self-checkout, rolling out limits on items, staffing requirements, and penalties—despite Connecticut shelving its proposal just last week. What started as a retail management topic is fast becoming a heated policy clash. Long Beach’s restrictions are up and running, Costa Mesa’s kicked in on April 20, and lawmakers in New York City, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Ohio are weighing similar steps. This push has real urgency, with big retailers already changing how their stores handle checkout. Target, for instance, rolled out a 10-item express self-checkout at most of its close to 2,000 U.S. locations, claiming it’s shaved almost 8% off overall transaction times. CBS MoneyWatch notes that Walmart and Costco have also tweaked their self-checkout